University Health Service at Kensington campus is a medical clinic with Doctors, Nurses, a Mental Health Nurse and visiting Psychiatrists and an Orthopaedic surgeon. Services are available for all UNSW, COFA, NIDA and UNSW Global students. Domestic students are bulk billed and overseas students are billed directly if they have insurance with Medibank Private or OSHC Worldcare.
The most common conditions seen at our clinic are infections, musculoskeletal injuries, sexual health, skin problems, mental/psychological health and travellers’ health, including Yellow Fever vaccination. The clinic has male and female doctors and a well equipped treatment room. Interpreters can also be provided.
If you would like to see a doctor, you will need to make an appointment a few days in advance for non-urgent problems, but the clinic also offers a small number of urgent appointments each day. The service also provides referral to specialist doctors. A private dental practice is also located within the centre.
The doctors work closely with the campus counseling service, student services, accommodation providers, equity and diversity unit and international student office for students in crisis or with special needs.
The clinic is open Monday to Friday, 8.15am to 5.30pm. After hours services are provided by an external health service, or in the case of emergency contact the local hospital emergency department - Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Steet, Randwick on 9382 2222, or call 000.
If you are thinking of coming to UNSW and have any particular concerns about your health care while you are here you can contact the Practice Manager Cheryl Walker cheryl.walker@unsw.edu.au
Useful Links
Medicare Australia Medicare Australia
Overseas student insurance OSHC Worldcare or Medibank OSHC
Reciprocal cards Medicare Australia Reciprocal Card for some countries
(Ireland, New Zealand, UK, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Malta and Italy)
UNSW Counselling UNSW Counselling and Psychological Service
Online counselling Turning Point Counselling
Physiotherapy Kensington Physiotherapy and Sport Injury Clinic
Sexual Health Family Planning Australia - Youth - Sexual Health
NSW Health Website NSW Health
Travel health advic DFAT - Smart traveller
Disease prevention Centre for Disease Control