How do I see an online GP in Perth?
Book a bulk billed telehealth consultation with an AHPRA-registered Australian GP and meet them online. NewDoc is online only, with no clinics, and consultations are delivered by phone or video. Whether your visit is bulk billed depends on your Medicare card and where you are, and we check that when you book. Most people see a GP the same day they book.
The consultation, eScripts, medical certificates, and specialist referrals are bulk billed for eligible Medicare cardholders. Telehealth handles most routine GP issues; for emergencies call 000.
Telehealth GP services for Perth residents
Greater Perth is home to around 2.2 million people, spread across one of the largest urban footprints in Australia: Perth metropolitan stretches more than 150 km from Yanchep in the north to Mandurah in the south. That sprawl means telehealth is particularly useful for Perth residents.
NewDoc connects Perth residents with AHPRA-registered Australian GPs across Western Australia. Most issues that don't need a hands-on physical examination can be managed by video or phone. See our WA bulk billed telehealth page for state-level Medicare and eligibility detail.
Perth's healthcare-access realities
WA has comparatively long wait times for non-urgent specialist appointments, which makes having a GP referral ready (so you can get on the waitlist) more important than in eastern-state cities. Telehealth is a useful first step: a NewDoc GP can issue a referral the same day, and you can book the specialist while you wait.
When telehealth works, and when it doesn't
Telehealth is well suited to most routine GP work: repeat prescriptions, medical certificates, common infections (UTI, sore throat, sinusitis, conjunctivitis), reflux, contraception advice, mental health support, asthma and eczema management, hay fever, and specialist or pathology referrals.
Telehealth is not suitable when a physical examination is needed (ear-drum check, joint examination, abdominal palpation), for procedures (injections, IUD insertion, skin lesion removal), or for symptoms suggesting an emergency. Your NewDoc GP will tell you if in-person attendance is appropriate.
Common reasons Perth residents book a telehealth GP
High-volume Perth telehealth topics include vitamin D deficiency (yes, despite the sun), skin and dermatology questions, UTIs, asthma, chronic-disease management (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes), and guidance on Mental Health Treatment Plans, which a NewDoc GP can prepare where clinically appropriate (booked as their own consult).
Perth emergency departments and after-hours care
For an emergency, call 000 or attend the nearest ED. Perth's major adult EDs include Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (Nedlands), Royal Perth Hospital (Perth CBD), Fiona Stanley Hospital (Murdoch), Joondalup Health Campus, Rockingham General Hospital, Armadale Health Service, and St John of God Midland Public. Paediatric emergencies go to Perth Children's Hospital (Nedlands, co-located with Sir Charles Gairdner). For current ED wait times in WA, see our WA emergency wait times page.
For non-emergencies after-hours, options include telehealth, urgent care clinics across Perth, and after-hours home-visit services. For a directory of Medicare urgent care clinics in WA, see our WA urgent care clinic directory. Several Perth metro hospitals also offer GP-led urgent care adjacent to their EDs.
Bulk billing and Medicare for Perth patients
NewDoc bulk bills every telehealth consultation for eligible Medicare cardholders, so there is no out-of-pocket cost. You need a valid Medicare card and to be in Australia at the time of consultation. Whether your visit is bulk billed also depends on where you are, and we check that when you book.
Last reviewed 30 August 2026. Editorial policy