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Sandstone Healthcare

20 years of innovative healthcare built on listening.

Where you’ll never feel like a number.  

About us

Putting passion into practice.

Twenty years ago, a handful of doctors, academics, clinicians and public health advocates came together to save something too good to lose – quality healthcare for the disadvantaged community of Inala.

Two years of determination, imagination and persuasion later, a trailblazing, not-for-profit practice was ready to step in when the government service closed its doors. It was called Inala Primary Care and, in the transition, the health of the people of Inala never missed a beat.

Now we’re Sandstone Healthcare. Over the years, the spirit and compassion of our beginnings have inspired many others who share our values to join us—same commitment to fairness, excellence and partnership; same passion put into practice.

We think it’s exactly what health care should be.

Sandstone Healthcare ~ Health for good

About us

Our Story

Sandstone Healthcare is a not-for-profit general practice built on something simple: a team working together for you. We focus on being proactive rather than reactive. This means planning and coordinating your care when you’re well, catching concerns early, and helping you stay healthy for longer. 

Our doctors, nurses, allied health providers, and medical specialists share notes, communicate across your care, and see you as a whole person, not just your conditions. 

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It’s true. We’re passionate about good health.

Whether you’re managing complex health needs or simply keen to stay well longer, you’ll have a team who listens, plans with you, and partners for the long term. 

We think it’s exactly what health care should be.

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Our Team

Our clinicians and practice staff are here to get to know you and support your health—wherever that journey takes you. 

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Sandstone Healthcare Clinical Director
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Yeerongpilly Clinical Director; GP
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Deputy Clinical Director, Inala Primary Care
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Teaching Practice

We host junior clinicians to help grow Australia’s health workforce.   You get to choose the role you want to play in their training. 

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Billing and Fees

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Billing

Access to healthcare should not be about the size of your wallet but the size of your need.  That is why, across our group of practices, we deliver affordability without compromising on quality in each of our clinics. 

Fees

We are transparent about any out-of-pocket costs you may incur.  Our fee schedule for each practice can be found online. 

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Events, News, Awards

Healthcare is a journey.  Stay up to date with what you need to know and what your team is doing to help! 

Think about your vaccinations!

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Vaccination is critically important to maintaining health throughout the lifespan. For adults it's not just preventing infectiouos disease, immunisations are associated with a reduction in dementia risk.

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

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Half of all Australians with glaucoma don't know they have it, as there are often no symptoms in the early stages. It is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in Australia. For over 50's, a comprehensive eye exam every two years is important. Screening is available from age 40 if there is a family history or are of Asian or African descent.

2026: New Year resolutions

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With a new year here it is time to think about your health. Staying healthy takes attention to lifestyle and active management of long term conditions and risk factors. It's time to make a plan for your health journey over the coming year and your care team at Sandstone Healthcare is here to help.

Give Blood, Save Lives This January

January is National Blood Donor Month. One in three Australians will need blood in their lifetime, and donations are always needed. Donating blood takes about an hour and can save up to three lives. If you're healthy and aged 18 to 70, you can probably donate.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

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Regular cervical screening can detect cell changes early, before they become cancer. If you're between 25 and 74, you're due for a cervical screening test every five years.
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Community Connections

Our name tells the story. When individual grains of sand come under pressure, they bond together and form sandstone—stronger as a collective than alone. 

That’s how this practice began: a community under pressure, people coming together, creating something solid and lasting. It’s still how we work—partnering with you and your family, collaborating across care teams, connecting with communities to build the supports people need.  Each of our sites is a little unique, just like the layers in sandstone. 

You’re not just a patient here. You’re part of the team, and your family is too. Better health is built together.  That is the Sandstone difference. 

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Charity Mission

We look beyond each appointment to ask bigger questions about keeping people well. In every community we serve, we design services around what’s needed most—whether that’s diabetes support, mental health care, healthy ageing, or workplace health. 

As a not-for-profit, we reinvest income into research, better services, and supporting our work at Inala, Queensland’s largest social housing community. Our innovative care models have earned recognition, including a 2024 Stronger Medicare Award. 

This means your care at Yeerongpilly supports healthcare equity across Brisbane. That’s health for good in action. 

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Philanthropy

Great healthcare requires constant innovation. We’re testing new care models, piloting digital health platforms, and designing better pathways for patients navigating complex conditions.

This work needs funding beyond Medicare. If you’d like to support our research, pilot programs, or help fill gaps in care, we’d welcome your partnership.

Voices we trust

Real words, real care

“Innovation isn’t about new gadgets - it’s about using knowledge wisely. We test things, learn from them and share what works.”
Fabiola Bran, Founding staff | Practice Manager
"You don’t often get a group so committed - they were working onerous hours, all driven by a desire to serve the community.”
Eugene McAteer, Senior Health Bureaucrat | Founding Partner
“You can’t fix chronic diseases from a hospital. It needs trust between the GP, the specialists, and the patient. That’s what we set out to build — relationships that actually make things work.”
Prof Claire Jackson, Founding Partner
“Innovation isn’t about new gadgets — it’s about using knowledge wisely. We test things, learn from them and share what works.”
Donata Sackey, Founding Partner
“It’s always kept the feeling of a real family practice, like what I remember from when I was very young. Knowing families from one generation to the next….”
Chris Bowering, Founding Nurse
“Our strength was never just the doctors. It was everyone — nurses, researchers, translators, partners — all chasing better outcomes together.”
Dr John Aloizos, Chair | Founding Board Member
“Patients know their own health better than anyone. Our job is to listen and connect the dots.”
Tracey Johnson, CEO
“What’s great is how much we learn from each other — doctors, nurses, patients. Every day we pick up something that makes us better at what we do.”
Dr Suzanne Williams, Founding GP
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Latest Blogs

You've been exhausted for months. Not just "I could use a nap" tired—genuinely struggling to get through the day. You're wondering if something's wrong
ByDr Jamie Nuttall
Artificial intelligence is changing how general practice works – not in flashy, futuristic ways, but in quiet improvements to how we manage paperwork, organise information, and free up time for what matters most: the conversation between you and your doctor.
ByTeam Sandstone Healthcare
Dementia isn't inevitable. That's worth saying plainly, because many people still think of it as something that just happens with age—bad luck, bad genes, nothing to be done.
ByTeam Sandstone Healthcare
We need to talk about getting older. Not in that vague, someday sort of way, but practically. With advancing age, people accumulate more health conditions. Functioning declines.
ByDr Jamie Nuttall
Here's something we've come to understand after years in this work: most of what we do is reactive. Someone comes in with a problem—a cough that won't shift, a knee that's playing up, a rash that's worrying them.
ByDr Suzanne Williams
The Mediterranean diet sounds expensive and complicated. That’s the most common concern when people consider it – about a quarter of Australians surveyed said cost would be a barrier.
ByTracey Johnson