was over the island visiting family and had go here the staff were great with my son the place is tidy and on time instead waiting round ages after your appointment time.

Approximate cost: $40

As the only doctors surgery on the island its not bad. It can vary greatly with the doctors available at the time and they cannot seem to keep good doctors. It can be a bit hit and miss. The surgery however is always busy and it can be hard to get an appointment

Located a short walk from the ferry jetty, the supermarket and chemist, Bay Islands Medical Service is the only medical practice on Macleay Island. Open 6 days per week, the Medical Service provides an essential service not only for residents of Macleay Island, but also the adjacent islands, Karragarra and Lamb, neither of which have a medical practitioner. Karragarra and Lamb islands are both a 2 or 3 minute ferry trip from Macleay Island, therefore making the practice's location close to the ferry jetty very convenient.

The Bay Islands Medical Service also operates a practice at Russell Island and records from both practices are accessible to the doctors. In cases of emergency the practice is very obliging and will "slot in" urgent matters. One Saturday morning, when the Macleay Island dentist was closed and I was suffering from a raging gum abscess, the receptionist was most obliging and allowed me to walk in and almost immediately obtain an appointment with the doctor for antibiotics. Similarly, when the abscess again flared up and the Russell Island practice was closed, I was again "slotted in" at short notice.

The Bay Islands Medical Service, Macleay Island, also has the services of a female doctor which is very advantageous as the Russell Island practice is staffed entirely by male doctors. This affords the opportunity for women on all the Southern Moreton Bay Islands to attend a female doctor for matters of a delicate or personal nature.