02/11/2025
💬 Understanding the Recent Bulk Billing Changes — and What It Means for You
From 1st November, the Government introduced new changes to the Bulk Billing incentive. There’s been a lot of talk about this lately, so we thought we’d take a moment to explain what it means in real life for GP clinics like ours.
At Upper Beaconsfield GP Practice, we’re proud to offer longer, 15-minute standard consultations. That’s because we believe good medicine takes time — time to listen, to understand your history, to look beyond the immediate concern, and to focus on your overall health and prevention.
While the new incentive helps in some situations, it still doesn’t cover the true cost of providing the kind of comprehensive, high-quality care that we believe every patient deserves. Running a modern, accredited, well-supported clinic comes with significant costs — nurses, admin support, IT, medical equipment, accreditation, and compliance.
For that reason, our private billing policy remains unchanged, allowing us to continue offering the time, care, and attention you’ve come to expect from us.
We completely understand that not everyone can afford private billing, and we always do our best to support patients in genuine need.
We’re sharing this not to criticise, but to help explain how the system works and why different clinics make different choices. We’re grateful for your ongoing support and trust — it’s what keeps independent practices like ours thriving in the community.
If you’ve ever appreciated the time and care our doctors take to go that little bit further, we’d love to hear from you ❤️
— The Team at Upper Beaconsfield GP Practice
