Bridging Healthcare

Bridging Healthcare is a primary healthcare service offering health services to the Canberra community and beyond. We provide common health services you get in mainstream healthcare clinics, but do so using a nursing philosophy of care.

We offer a wide range of preventive healthcare, care for minor illnesses and injuries, and management of long-term health conditions. Our Nurse Practitioner can independently diagnose medical conditions, prescribe most medicines, request and interpret diagnostic tests and refer to medical specialists. Medicare rebates are available.

Bridging Healthcare Nurse Practitioners can diagnose and treat most conditions seen in general practice. We specialise in the following services:

• Weight loss and smoking cessation services

• Hepatitis C treatment

• Sexual Health and wellness Care, including:

  • Contraception care, including Implanon insertion and removal

  • Medical terminations of pregnancy

  • HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PreP)

  • HIV Care (S100 Prescriber)

  • LGBTIQ+ care

• Health maintenance planning

• Heart and lung health checks

• Skin checks, including skin biopsies and cryotherapy