After hours medical care in Perth — your options explained
Last updated: April 2026
If you or a family member needs medical care outside normal clinic hours in Perth, you have several options — and the right choice depends on how urgent the situation is. Your main after hours options in Perth include emergency departments, after hours urgent care clinics, after hours home doctor services where a doctor comes to your home, and telehealth consultations by phone or video. This guide explains each option and how to decide which one is right for you.
At a glance
For emergencies or life-threatening conditions — always call 000 or go to your nearest emergency department
After hours urgent care clinics offer walk-in GP appointments, but hours and availability vary across Perth
After hours home doctor services send a doctor to your home — they operate after hours, weekends, and public holidays
Perth Home GP (mobile GP practice) operates daytime, after hours, weekends, and public holidays — with fully qualified GPs
Telehealth lets you see a GP by phone or video — some services are bulk billed for eligible patients
If you're unsure what you need, call Healthdirect on 1800 022 222 for free 24/7 health advice
If you're unsure, always call 000
If you think someone’s life might be at risk, call 000 immediately or go to your nearest emergency department.
As advised by St John WA and the WA Department of Health, examples of situations where you should call 000 are chest pain or tightness, breathing difficulties, uncontrollable bleeding, severe burns, poisoning or suspected overdose, unconsciousness or seizures, numbness or paralysis, a life-threatening injury, on-going fever in infants, or if someone is unresponsive.
Emergency departments in Perth
There are several major hospitals with 24-hour emergency departments across Perth, Rockingham and Mandurah.
Hospital
Location
Serves
Type
Royal Perth Hospital
Perth CBD
Adults
Public
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Nedlands
Adults
Public
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch
Adults
Public
Perth Children’s Hospital
Nedlands
Children (under 16)
Public
Joondalup Health Campus
Joondalup
Adults & Children
Public
Midland Hospital (St John of God)
Midland
Adults & Children
Public
Armadale Health Service
Armadale
Adults & Children
Public
Rockingham General Hospital
Rockingham
Adults & Children
Public
Peel Health Campus
Mandurah
Adults & Children
Public
St John of God Murdoch Hospital
Murdoch
Adults
Private
Hollywood Private Hospital
Nedlands
Adults
Private
Public hospital emergency departments are free. Private hospital emergency centres may charge fees — check with the hospital. For a complete list, visit the WA Health emergency and crisis services page.
What emergency departments are for: Emergency departments are the right choice when someone’s life is at risk or they need urgent specialist care that can’t be provided by a GP.
What to be aware of: Emergency departments triage patients by urgency, not arrival time. If your condition isn’t immediately life-threatening, you may wait several hours. For non-emergencies, an after hours urgent care clinic, home doctor, or telehealth may be a more appropriate choice that could get you seen faster.
After hours urgent care clinics
Some GP clinics and medical centres in Perth offer after hours urgent care walk-in appointments. These are bricks-and-mortar clinics — you travel to the clinic, walk in, and see a GP in their rooms for one-off urgent issues.
What after hours urgent care clinics are best for: illnesses and injuries that need same-day attention but aren’t life-threatening — things like minor fractures, sprains, and strains, minor burns, asthma flareups and cuts that may need stitches — issues that cannot wait until your the next day when your regular GP is next open.
What to be aware of: These clinics are designed for urgent, one-off presentations — not ongoing management of chronic conditions, repeat prescriptions, or routine care. Availability varies significantly across Perth. Walk-in urgent care clinics can also have long wait times, and you won’t see your regular GP.
For people searching for an “after hours clinic near me,” an “urgent care clinic near me,” or a “24 hour medical centre” in Perth, it’s worth knowing that very few clinics operate around the clock. You can search for available services on the Healthdirect service finder.
Home doctor services — a doctor who comes to you
A home doctor service sends a doctor to your home for a consultation. Most home visit services operate solely after hours and provide urgent care only. If you’re looking for a GP to come to you in normal business hours, or require non-urgent GP care at home, Perth Home GP is a full mobile GP service that operates in hours and after hours.
Home GPs are particularly valuable when getting to a clinic is difficult or impractical: when you’re too unwell to drive or sit in a waiting room, when you’re caring for young children and can’t easily get to a clinic (especially in the evening when you have other children at home), when you have an an infective illness such as gastro and don’t want to spread it in a clinic waiting room, or when you’re elderly or have limited mobility.
When a home doctor visit makes sense: If you’re well enough to travel and your issue is a one-off urgent problem, an after hours urgent care clinic might be just as suitable. But if leaving the house is difficult — because of the nature of your illness, your family situation, or mobility issues — a home doctor is often the better choice.
What to be aware of: Some home doctor services are bulk billed but may have longer wait times with no reliable Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), and consultations might be shorter in length. Private billing services tend to offer less rushed consultations and keep you updated with ETAs.
What a home doctor brings to your home: Home doctors carry basic diagnostic equipment for a clinical assessment. Some after hours services may also carry starter medications — though this varies by provider.
Perth Home GP — daytime and after hours home visits
Perth Home GP is the only mobile GP service in Perth that provides daytime home visits as well as after hours. As a fully fledged GP practice — not a locum or after hours deputising service — all of our visits are conducted by fully qualified, FRACGP-accredited GPs. We also offer services that most home doctor providers don’t: we can arrange for pathology as well as some ultrasound and X-ray at home through partner providers, perform ECGs and fit Holter monitors for heart monitoring, and we carry starter medications so you don’t need to find a late-night pharmacy. Available 24/7, 365 days a year, across 320+ suburbs in Perth, Rockingham, and Mandurah.
After hours telehealth — see a GP by phone or video
Telehealth lets you consult a GP remotely, by phone or video call, without leaving home. This is well suited for conditions where the GP can assess and treat based on your description, history, and visual assessment over video.
What can be treated over telehealth: urinary tract infections, some respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, asthma management, rashes, COVID-19 assessment, diabetes management, sexual health concerns, weight management and allergy management..
What to be aware of: Some conditions need an in-person assessment — if the GP suspects something that requires a physical examination, they may recommend a home visit or clinic visit instead. Telehealth is best when the GP can make a clinical decision based on what you describe and what they can see on video.
Perth Home GP — bulk billed telehealth
We offer bulk billed telehealth appointments for eligible patients:
Who qualifies
Requirement
Babies under 1 year of age
No prior appointment required
Urgent medical issue after 11pm
No prior appointment required
Concession card holders
Home visit from Perth Home GP in past 12 months
Patients under 16
Home visit from Perth Home GP in past 12 months
Patients who do not meet these criteria can still book — standard telehealth fee applies with Medicare rebate.
Comparing your after hours options — at a glance
Home doctor
Telehealth
Emergency dept
Urgent care clinic
Best for
Illness where leaving home is difficult; contagious illness; families with young children; elderly patients
Scripts, certificates, advice, conditions treatable without physical exam
Serious or life-threatening emergencies
One-off urgent issues
Location
Doctor comes to your home
Phone or video from home
You go to hospital
You go to clinic
Availability
After hours, weekends, public holidays (Perth Home GP also offers daytime)
Evenings, weekends, holidays (some 24/7)
24/7
Varies by clinic
Typical wait
1–3 hours (private services provide ETAs)
Usually under 1 hour
1–8+ hours
30 min – 2+ hours
Cost
Bulk billed (longer waits + shorter consults) + Private – with Medicare rebate (better ETAs + less rushed consults)
Most privately charge. Some bulk bill eligible patients*
Free (public) + private options
Varies — some bulk bill
*Perth Home GP bulk bills telehealth for babies under 1, urgent consults after 11pm, and concession/under 16 with a home visit in the past 12 months.
*Perth Home GP bulk bills telehealth for babies under 1, urgent consults after 11pm, and concession/under 16 with a home visit in the past 12 months.
How to decide which after hours option is right for you
Not sure where to start? Here's a simple way to think about it.
Could it be life-threatening?
Call 000 or go to your nearest emergency department. If you're not sure, call 000 anyway — it's always better to call and not need it.
Is it urgent but not life-threatening?
If you're well enough to travel, an after hours urgent care clinic can see you for one-off urgent issues. If leaving the house is difficult, a home doctor visit is usually the better option.
Do you need a script, certificate, or advice?
Telehealth is often the quickest option. A phone or video consultation can get you what you need in minutes.
Can it wait until morning but you need advice now?
Perth Home GP offers bulk billed late-night telehealth for eligible patients — including urgent consultations after 11pm. A quick telehealth call can help you assess whether you need care now or can safely wait.
After hours medical care in Perth — frequently asked questions
Weeknights after 6pm through to 8am, all day on weekends, and all day on public holidays. Some providers, including Perth Home GP, are available 24/7. More from Healthdirect
Public hospital EDs are free. Some urgent care clinics bulk bill. Home doctor visits vary by provider — some bulk bill while others are privately billed with Medicare rebates. Perth Home GP bulk bills telehealth for babies under 1, urgent consults after 11pm, and concession/under 16 with a home visit in the past 12 months. See our fee schedule →
Most home doctor services only operate after hours. Perth Home GP is different — we’re the only mobile GP service in Perth that provides daytime home visits as well. Daytime home visits →
Perth Home GP typically arrives within 1–3 hours. We provide a provisional Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) at the time of booking, and your doctor will send you a more accurate ETA once you’re on their visit list.
Yes — Perth Home GP bulk bills telehealth for babies under 1, urgent consultations after 11pm, and concession card holders / patients under 16 who have had a home visit with us in the past 12 months. Book telehealth →
If you’re unsure, err on the side of caution — call 000. It is always better to call and not need it than to wait and wish you had.
Need after hours medical care in Perth?
Perth Home GP provides after hours home visits, daytime GP visits, and bulk billed telehealth across Perth, Rockingham, and Mandurah — available 24/7.
Or call us on 1300 815 321
The information on this page is general in nature and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 000 immediately.
