GP Services
The Local Doctor provides comprehensive general-practice services across its Ivanhoe and Diamond Creek clinics, including family medicine, urgent care, women's and men's health, skin cancer checks, immunisations, onsite pathology collection, WorkCover/TAC care, employment medicals, travel medicine, health assessments, minor procedures and iron infusions.
Written by Dr Christopher Irwin · MBChB, FRACGP, MMed (Skin Cancer), FACAM, ASCD · Reviewed by Dr Christopher Irwin · Updated 11 June 2026
We promote excellence in health by providing comprehensive health care and GP services for the patients in our community. We are caring, friendly, and thorough.
There is very little that we do not offer at our clinics. If there are any other services you require that are not listed below, please get in touch and we will do everything we can to help.
- Skin cancer checks and treatment
- General Medicine and Family medicine
- Urgent care – e.g. injuries and lacerations
- Women’s health – Cervical Screening, Contraception advice, Pregnancy planning, Pregnancy Shared Care (Diamond Creek Only), Gynaecological Clinical Care, Menopause, Implanon insertion/removal, IUD insertion/removal (Diamond Creek Only)
- Men’s health
- Cosmetic medicine – Anti-wrinkle treatments, skin peels, fillers, laser (Ivanhoe only)
- Immunisations
- Onsite pathology collection Diamond Creek: Mon-Fri 8am -4pm, Saturday 9am-1pm Ivanhoe: Wednesday 9am-12pm
- WorkCover and TAC care
- Pre-employment medicals
- Travel advice and vaccines
- Health assessments
- Minor procedures
- Physiotherapist
- Audiologist
- Iron Infusions