Minor procedures in Springfield
On-site minor procedures for wounds and simple injuries, performed by GPs and nurses in an urgent-care setting.
What we do on-site
Wound cleaning
Irrigation and debridement for suitable wounds.
Sutures
Simple wound closure with sutures where appropriate.
Tissue glue & clips
Glue and skin clips for suitable lacerations.
Dressings
Initial and follow-up dressings with clear wound-care advice.
Burns first aid
Cooling, cleaning and dressing of minor burns.
Foreign body assessment
Assessment and removal of accessible superficial foreign bodies.
Simple splints
Splinting for suspected minor fractures pending imaging.
Medicare & MBS notes
Eligible Medicare-bulk-billed procedure components may apply where the strict MBS criteria are met. For wound repair, the relevant MBS items sit in the 30023–30049 range — for example items 30023, 30029 and 30035 — which cover wound repair of varying complexity and location. Eligibility depends on the exact clinical circumstances (wound size, site, complexity, contamination) as assessed on the day. An MBS item does not always apply and any bulk-billed component is confirmed at the visit.
Our urgent-care episode fee (see the fees page) covers in-clinic medications, nurse time, monitoring, consumables and eligible Medicare-bulk-billed procedure components where MBS criteria are met.
When to go to ED instead
- Uncontrolled or spurting bleeding — call 000
- Deep hand, foot or joint wounds; suspected tendon/nerve injury
- Animal or human bites needing washout in theatre
- Severe, chemical or electrical burns
- Wounds contaminated with soil, sewage or rust needing tetanus and irrigation you may not tolerate awake