Terms & Conditions
At Malvern Physiotherapy Clinic in Malvern East, it is our commitment to provide you with expert care and attention from when you first see our therapists until your injury/concern is fully resolved.
Our commitment to you is:
To provide you with The Complete Care
To welcome you warmly into the clinic
To be sensitive your needs
To be polite, friendly, knowledgeable & helpful
To treat you with respect
To comply with the Australia Physiotherapy Privacy Policy
To, when possible, contact you prior to your appointment time if your therapist is running late.
Our service to you will be:
To deliver you with high quality treatment by our well-trained staff
To assist you with our Online Booking system should you wish to use it
To endeavour to deal with any enquiries on the spot or within one business day
To respond to any online/telephone queries within one business day
To handle any complaints promptly & professionally
To provide you with a wide range of Pilates class times so you can find one that fits in with your lifestyle
To do anything we can to make you feel comfortable
To continue to adapt to your needs wherever possible
You can help us by:
Being on time for your appointment
Communicate with us promptly should you need to make any changes to your appointments
Providing honest feedback to friendly staff on your experience with us
Reporting any problems/issues you notice
Being flexible to support our growing clinic
Thank you for:
Being loyal to our clinic
Being on time for your appointments
Providing our friendly team with feedback
Cancellation and No-Show Policy
Our cancellation policy is twelve (12) hours. If you cancel an appointment less than twelve (12) hours before your scheduled appointment time, you will be charged a Late Cancellation Fee. You are unable to use any private health insurance etc for this fee.
If you do not attend your appointment without prior notice, ie. Non-Attendance or No-Show, you will be charged the full consultation fee of your appointment. When cancelling, you can contact us by phone (preferable), or email.
Cancellation of a session by us
From time to time, we may be unable to provide an appointment that was previously scheduled due to unforeseen circumstances. In this instance, we will do our best to have another practitioner take your appointment. If it becomes necessary to cancel, we will endeavour to contact you as soon as practicable.
Physio-Led Exercise Class (Formerly Clinical Pilates) Policy
To best tailor our sessions to your needs, and to comply with physio-led group exercise regulations, we must complete an initial assessment with you. This is a 60 minute, 1:1 session with a physiotherapist. In this session you will:
1. Review your medical history, past injuries and current issues, complete specific assessment tests to assess function, and also discuss your goals for these sessions.
2. Ask the physiotherapists any questions you may have.
3. Learn basic principles of Pilates.
4. Develop your base exercise program with the physiotherapist that will be your starting point for classes.
The physiotherapist will discuss your options with you, and progress you to the 1:3 groups as appropriate. We have created a ‘Term Structure’ to follow to make bookings easier. The Term Structure is as follows:
– Bookings for the Term Structure needs to be done with one of our reception team.
– We break the year up into terms based on the public school terms. We still run classes during the school holidays.
– You can take up a ‘permanent place’ in one or more of our 1:3 group sessions. This is a weekly booking into the same class.
– Once you agree to your group time, this place is yours until it no longer works for you.
– You will be booked into this time weekly unless you tell us otherwise.
– By taking up a permanent place under our Term Structure, you agree to pay upfront for your classes each term, known as a ‘Term Pack’. You will receive a 10% discount for this pack.
– Before the start of each term, we will contact you via email. In this email will be: The dates for the following term; A request to contact us if you have classes you won’t be able to attend eg. for holidays, work conflicts etc.
– If we do not get a response from you, we will assume you are able to attend all classes that fall within the next term.
– To calculate the Term Pack, we will: 1. Remove you from any sessions you are unable to attend. 2. Determine how many sessions you will be attending, and multiply this by our discounts group price. Eg. There are 12 weeks in term 1. You are unable to attend 2 sessions. Your pack would be 10 x Discounted price.
– The term pack is to be paid within the first week of each new term.
– You will still be able to claim private health insurance on these sessions. However, we are unable to claim for you PRIOR to a session being completed. We will email you the receipt at the end of each term for you to claim.
If you are under the Term Structure and are unable to attend a session that you had previously paid for:
– Please give us as much notice as possible.
– If the cancellation is for illness, you will be able to use the credit for this session and any time in the future. Ideally, we schedule you for a make-up session.
– If the cancellation is for any other reason, you must do a make-up session to use this credit, or forfeit the credit.
– A make-up session must not be your usual class.
– A make-up session must be used within the same term, or within the first few weeks of the following term, depending on the timing of the missed class.
Casual bookings are available, however this availability is opened after we have booked patients under the term structure. For casual bookings, you will need to pay the full cost per session. These bookings can be done through our online booking software.
If you are booking casually and are unable to attend a session previously booked, the standard cancellation policy applies.
Use of your private health insurance:
In most instances you will be able to claim your session using your private health insurance. We use the group therapy code 560 for our Clinical Pilates group sessions. Private health insurance companies dictate what they will cover and how much they will pay. If you wish to find out more, please contact your insurer. However please be aware that your private health insurance company may change their rules and that is out of our control.
Right to Refuse Service
We reserve the right to refuse service to any individual who is disruptive, rude, or threatening the safety of our patients and staff.
Terms and Conditions for Giving Back Community Initiative
Welcome to our Giving Back Community Initiative!
This program is designed to acknowledge and assist individuals who have been selfless in their actions by offering them up to 15 complimentary physiotherapy sessions, each lasting up to 30 minutes, over the course of six months. Please read the following terms and conditions carefully.
Eligibility
Eligible Participants: The initiative is open to individuals who have been recognised for their selfless contributions to the community.
Non-eligible Participants: Staff members and their immediate families are not eligible to participate or win.
Recipient: There will be one recipient of the complimentary physiotherapy sessions per 6-month period.
Sessions
Complimentary Sessions: Eligible individuals will get treatment and management guidance from their physio based on their best clinical judgement (which can include up to 15 complimentary physiotherapy sessions within a 6-month period). These sessions are not transferable.
Duration: Each session will last up to 30 minutes.
Time Frame: 6 months duration. Any treatment sessions outside of this 6 month period will be billed at the normal rate.
Physiotherapist: The most appropriate physiotherapy for the recipient will be discussed when the recipient makes their first booking. The following staff members are unavailable to provide physiotherapy sessions for this program: Mark Fotheringham, Alisa McLachlan, and Peter Growse.
Other services: The recipient or other party will pay for any services other than the complimentary physiotherapy consultations outlined above.
Booking and Cancellation
Booking Appointments: Sessions must be booked in advance through our specified channels.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Failure to do so will result in the forfeit of the missed session. If 2 sessions are cancelled within the late cancellation period of 24hrs, the agreement of these complimentary sessions will be forfeited and no more free sessions will be offered.
By participating in this initiative, you agree to abide by these terms and conditions. We appreciate your selfless contributions and look forward to assisting you on your wellness journey. Thank you for being an integral part of our community!