Central Coast · Telehealth
Telehealth Dietitian for the Central Coast
Video appointments with Accredited Practising Dietitians for clients from Gosford to Toukley. Experienced women’s health, eating disorder and medical nutrition support, without the drive.
How we see the Central Coast clients: by telehealth only. Ausclin’s rooms are in Mount Hutton and we do not run a clinic in the Central Coast, so every the Central Coast appointment is a video consultation. Medicare and private health rebates apply on the same basis as an in-person visit.
Why a Newcastle practice, for a Central Coast client?
The Central Coast is not short of dietitians. What it has less of is depth in specific areas — paediatric and adolescent eating disorders, mental health and nutrition, complex women’s health. Those are the areas we have deliberately built around, rather than offering a bit of everything.
If you need general healthy-eating support, a local dietitian you can sit in a room with is a perfectly good answer, and we would say so. If you are looking for someone who works regularly with eating disorders in young people, or with PCOS, endometriosis and perimenopause as a main focus rather than a sideline, the drive stops being the deciding factor.
Where our Central Coast clients are
We see clients by video from Gosford, Erina, Terrigal, Avoca Beach, Kincumber, Woy Woy, Umina Beach, Ettalong, Wyong, Tuggerah, The Entrance, Bateau Bay, Long Jetty, Toukley and Budgewoi.
The Central Coast sits in its own local health district, separate from Hunter New England, which sometimes means public dietetics waitlists differ from what people expect if they have moved from Newcastle or Sydney. Telehealth sidesteps the geography entirely.
What we work with
Eating disorders in children, adolescents and young people · women’s health including PCOS, endometriosis and menopause · fertility and preconception · pregnancy and postpartum · mental health and nutrition · medical nutrition therapy · SIL and NDIS support-worker training.
How telehealth works, and what it costs
Do you have a clinic on the Central Coast?
No. Our rooms are in Mount Hutton, near Charlestown, and we do not travel to the Central Coast. Every Central Coast appointment is by video. If seeing someone in person matters more to you than the specific areas we work in, a local Central Coast dietitian is the better choice and we will happily say so.
Is a telehealth dietitian covered by Medicare?
Yes, on the same basis as an in-person appointment. If your GP prepares a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan, Medicare item 10954 currently rebates $63.40 per session for up to five allied health sessions per calendar year, and the session must run at least 20 minutes. Eating disorder arrangements allow considerably more. You can check the pathways with our Medicare Eligibility Checker.
Does telehealth actually work for dietetics?
It suits dietetics better than most clinical work. There is no physical examination in a standard dietitian appointment — it is conversation, history, food patterns, planning and review. A video call loses very little of that, and it gains something: we can see your kitchen, your pantry, the labels on the products you actually buy, which is often more useful than anything that happens in a consulting room.
What do I need for a video appointment?
A phone, tablet or computer with a camera, and somewhere you can talk without being overheard. We send a link before the appointment; there is nothing to install. If your connection drops we finish on the phone, which happens occasionally and is not a problem.