Guidance Officer
GP in Schools Pilot Program
Exciting News. Our GP, Dr Dushyant Singh, and his clinic nurse started Friday 15th July. Dr Dushyant Singh was born in Amritsar, India, famous for the Golden Temple. Dr Dushyant always wanted to be a doctor and worked diligently to enter medical school. He is an excellent footballer and at one point he represented his school at national level. After finishing Medicine, he worked in General Practice and Emergency. In Australia, he completed his fellowship General Practice and continued to practice as a GP with emergency skills while in Australia. Dr Singh is now director of Urgent Care Brisbane, a medical practice which treats walk in emergency appointments. Dr Singh’s passion for the adolescent health is evident. He states, “It comes with many challenges, and I still study and keep myself updated. I have always found adolescent medicine very interesting and have developed skills of instant rapport building, a highly essential skill in consulting with adolescents! All doctors at Urgent Care Brisbane are highly passionate and are welcoming of the state government initiative of GP in schools pilot program.”
About the GP in schools pilot program
Helping students access the health care they need
The Pilot is part of the Queensland Government's Student Well-being Package, an initiative which will make it easier for all Ripley Valley SSC students and students in Year 6 at Ripley Valley SS to access the healthcare they need.
The GP clinic is located in our B block, community hub which already houses a community midwife clinic. This clinic will provide students with access to a GP each Friday morning between the hours of 9.00AM to 12:30AM during the school terms.
Parents/Guardians and Students are able to book an appointment with the School GP by:
Email: GPbookings@ripleyvalleySSC.com.au
Phone: 3819 5321
Students may also book an appointment by speaking directly with the Administrative Co-ordinator in Student Support Services (J Block) and an appointment slip will be emailed to you. If you are a first-time user of the clinic, please register you (student) or your child’s details using this link:
https://urgentcarebne.snapforms.com.au/form/student-registration-form---ripley-school-
This link will allow you to register your medicare number and basic medical details with Urgent Care Brisbane, but the booking must be made via the options given above (email, phone or in person at Student Support Services). Please input Dr Singh as your Doctor and Ripley Valley SSC as your clinic.
What services will the GP provide?
Our school GP clinic will offer secondary students the majority of services that young people are able to access from GPs in the community, including management of physical health, mental health, and sexual and reproductive health issues. The school GP clinic is not a vaccination centre.
Will there be a cost for students to see the GP?
All visits to the GP will be provided at no cost to students or their families. The GP will bulk-bill all appointments through Medicare, so it is important that students bring their Medicare card (or their Medicare number) with them to their appointment.
For Frequently Asked Questions about the GP clinic, please click on this link: LINK
The booking process is outlined here: LINK
Please take a moment to read the fact sheets above and if you have further questions, about the school GP clinic, please contact the program leaders:
Mrs Janet Ingram (Guidance Officer) or Mr Daniel Pym (Deputy Principal) on studentservices@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au or phone (07) 3819 5333
Janet Ingram
Guidance Officer