Doctor consult $59, 8am–6pm Mon–FriAfter hours $79See pricing
the Australian Capital Territory

Telehealth doctors in Canberra

Doccio is an online service rather than a Canberra practice. Our Australian-registered doctors can see anyone located in the ACT and the surrounding region.

Online consultations available during service hours

Areas covered

  • Canberra city and Braddon
  • Belconnen
  • Woden and Weston Creek
  • Tuggeranong
  • Gungahlin
  • Queanbeyan

Doccio has no clinic address. Our doctors see people wherever they are in the Australian Capital Territory.

Hours and after-hours care in Canberra

Doctor care is available 8am–6pm Mon–Fri (AEST/AEDT) at the standard rate. Outside that window the same consultation is handled at the after-hours rate, and requests are still reviewed by an Australian-registered doctor.

Canberra keeps the same clock as Sydney, so those hours are your local hours all year.

Business hours 8am–6pm Mon–Fri

Using Doccio in Canberra

What it's like here

Bulk-billing practices are comparatively scarce in Canberra and appointment waits are often measured in days, so a short certificate or a repeat script is frequently the thing people cannot easily get quickly.

Prescriptions and pharmacies

Prescriptions are issued as electronic prescriptions. You receive a link by SMS and show it at any pharmacy in Canberra that dispenses electronic prescriptions, which is now the great majority of them. Nothing needs to be posted, and you can use the same link at a different pharmacy if the first one cannot fill it.

Certificates and employers

Canberra's employers include a large public-service workforce whose leave systems ask for a medical certificate for an absence. A Doccio certificate is an ordinary one, with a verification reference an HR team can check. The ANU and the University of Canberra accept one in support of an extension.

What it costs

Prices are the same everywhere in Australia. There is no membership and no subscription.

  1. $191-day medical certificateA single day off work, study or caring duties.
  2. $292-day certificate or repeat prescriptionTwo consecutive days off, or a repeat of a stable, existing medication.
  3. $59Doctor careA standard GP consultation, during business hours.
  4. $79Doctor care, after hoursThe same doctor care outside 8am–6pm Mon–Fri.
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When to be seen in person instead

Telehealth is not the right choice for everything. If you need to be examined, have severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, or are worried about someone's safety, get care in person. Canberra has nurse-led walk-in centres and a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for urgent problems that are not emergencies.

In an emergency, call 000.

Free health advice in Canberra

healthdirect — 1800 022 222, 24 hours a day, for free health advice from a registered nurse.

Questions, answered

Is Doccio a clinic in Canberra?

No. Doccio is an online service. Our doctors are registered in Australia and can see anyone located in the Australian Capital Territory, but there is no Doccio clinic to visit and no local phone line.

What are your hours in Canberra?

Our service hours are 8am–6pm Mon–Fri (AEST/AEDT), which is your local time. Requests outside that window are handled at the after-hours rate.

How do I get my prescription filled in Canberra?

Prescriptions are issued as electronic prescriptions. You receive a link by SMS and show it at any pharmacy in Canberra that dispenses electronic prescriptions, which is now the great majority of them. Nothing needs to be posted, and you can use the same link at a different pharmacy if the first one cannot fill it.

Will my employer in Canberra accept the certificate?

Canberra's employers include a large public-service workforce whose leave systems ask for a medical certificate for an absence. A Doccio certificate is an ordinary one, with a verification reference an HR team can check. The ANU and the University of Canberra accept one in support of an extension.

Online consultations available during service hours

Care for Canberra, without the waiting room.

Start online in a few minutes. An Australian-registered doctor reviews your request and gets back to you, usually within the hour.