Discover the Range of Services Offered by Intercare Doctors

Patient welfare is the primary focus for doctors at Intercare. The model for delivering quality patient-care services at Intercare has been developed specifically to provide in all the healthcare needs of patients. This has been achieved in several ways:

- Operating hours to meet the needs of patients, which include weekend and public holidays, as well as extended operating hours to enable patients the opportunity to visit doctors just after work

- Location of facilities in major centres in the country, ensuring optimal accessibility

- Convenience of having various specialists and general practitioners under one roof

- Convenience of having a pharmacy located close by, adjacent, or in the Intercare facility

- Virtual consultations for patients who cannot travel to one of the clinics

- State-of-the-art-technology to support optimal primary healthcare

- Central reception for faster processing and a single point of contact

- Convenient find and booking system to help patients save time and administration

- Online availability of health-related information

- Sub-acute and day hospitals to meet specific medical treatment needs

The primary care clinics offer patients access to services, ranging from radiology, X-ray, and pathology to dieticians, dentists, pharmacies, specialists, and general practitioners. The primary care centres focus on routine care, chronic condition care, preventative healthcare, and general medical practice.

Medical services you can expect include, but are not limited to:

- General practitioners

- Travel clinic to bring the healthcare to patients

- Psychology

- Dieticians

- Physiotherapy

- Dental care

- Specialised services

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When it comes to the choice of doctors, patients can choose from a wide selection of highly qualified health professionals, which include the primary healthcare physicians and specialists. Before we take a look at the services offered by general practitioners, let us look at the range of specialists forming part of the Intercare teams:

- Biokineticist

- Dentist

- Dermatologist

- Dietician

- Ear, nose, and throat specialist

- Gastroenterologist

- General and breast surgeon

- Gynaecologist

- Ophthalmologist

- Oral hygienist

- Orthodontist

-Orthopaedic surgeon

- Paediatrician

- Physiotherapist

- Plastic surgeon

- Psychiatrist

- Psychologist

- Specialist surgeon

- Urologist

As can be seen from the list, patients not only have access to general practitioners, but also specialists and speciality medical service providers.

Services offered by the doctors at Intercare are directly related to their specialisation. Apart from consultations to diagnose and treat conditions, they offer advice and general check-up services. Patients benefit from the broad spectrum of medical professionals forming part of the Intercare group of healthcare professionals. With such, patients can be referred directly to a specialist working at the same clinic or at one of the day hospital facilities nearby. It is no longer an issue of having to travel from one suburb or town to another to visit the general practitioner and then the specialist after referral.

Under the medical services category, Intercare offers the following:

- Routine care

- Walk-in care

- Chronic care

- Discovery Vitality

- Wellness

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Routine Care

General practitioners or family doctors, as they are often referred to, offer routine care services. These include medical check-ups, consultations for urgent care such as minor bruises and cuts, stomach pains, flu and colds, back pains, etc. They also offer follow-up consultations and screenings for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, asthma, and diabetes. Regular consultations with these general practitioners help to detect underlying conditions that need treatment before these turn into serious conditions. The medical professionals also refer patients to specialists when needed.

Walk-In Care

A headache can turn into a migraine within hours, a common flu can turn into something more serious, and an ear infection can hinder a person’s ability to function. For any condition that requires immediate attention, but is not life threatening, you can visit one of the Intercare clinics without an appointment. You might have to wait for a short while until one of the doctors is available, but you have the assurance of quality care, also for unforeseen urgent medical treatment matters.

Chronic Care

Intercare Salubrity offers chronic care support, advice, and treatment. The doctors at Intercare understand that being diagnosed with a chronic condition can mean a complete lifestyle change for the patient. It can be depressing and the fear of what lies ahead should be dealt with. Understanding the condition and available treatments is important in order to ensure life quality even with the condition. Individuals suffering from one of the many types of chronic conditions can get more information about the chronic care programme here.

Such conditions range from high blood pressure to skin conditions, diabetes, and more.

Vitality Wellness

As the largest single Vitality Wellness Centre in South Africa, Intercare offers as many as twelve such centres in no fewer than three of the country’s provinces. Doctors and other health professionals perform a range of screenings, tests, and assessments. Booking for any such assessments can be made through a central call centre, and the patient can have all the assessments completed in one visit. These assessments make it possible for members to gain points, which benefit their membership to Discovery Health.

Wellness

This category of service is focussed on the overall well-being of the individual, which includes the mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Doctors at the Intercare clinics, along with other healthcare professionals, offer services like:

- General annual check-ups

- Medical check-ups and vaccinations for travel and visa purposes

- Chronic care

Doctors perform annual check-ups to determine the state of health of the individual, identify conditions that may have developed over the past year and which require treatment, detect early signs of more serious conditions, provide advice, and more.

Travel and Visa-Related Check-Ups

Vaccinations are often required for travelling abroad. The health professionals perform childhood and required vaccinations for travel.

Chronic Care

As mentioned earlier, chronic conditions require ongoing management. The healthcare professionals identify such conditions, provide advice, prescribe treatment, and perform check-ups.

In addition to the above, the medical practitioners also perform medical assessments for insurance purposes, applications for employment, and employee medicals on behalf of employers.

In Summary

The medical welfare of patients is at the heart of the service offering from Intercare. It is for this reason that you will find several types of doctors and medical services under one roof. It is also for this reason that comprehensive information is made available at the website in the Health Hub. In addition, the convenience of a central booking system, several types of facilities, and a comprehensive range of services makes it easier for patients to access essential primary, general practice, and specialised medical services.

Whether you require a consultation with one of the general practitioners because you have fallen ill or need a medical check-up or vaccination, to see a specialist or to screen for a chronic condition, Intercare is here for you. Experience the convenience offered, superior-quality service, professional and friendly guidance from doctors, and the medical support you need for a particular condition by making use of the services offered by Intercare doctors and related health professionals.