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The access comparison

FasterthanyourGP.

We mean faster than waiting for a non-urgent appointment, not faster clinical care. Here are the sources, comparison, and limits.

Access path compared with booking wait

InstantMed: form to outcomeNo booking

Requests can be submitted and reviewed 24/7. Review timing varies with clinical complexity, follow-up questions, and queue volume.

Wait for a non-urgent GP appointment3+ days

More than half of patients wait three or more days. Capital-city averages run two to three weeks.

Sources: RACGP Health of the Nation 2024, ABS Patient Experience Survey 2022-23, Cleanbill 2024 Blue Report. These sources describe GP access waits; InstantMed does not use them to promise a review time.

What 'faster' means here

Faster than the wait. Clear about the limits.

We're not a faster doctor. We're a faster path into a focused, doctor-owned service. The speed comes from removing booking friction while keeping remote-assessment limits visible.

How the timing actually works

Three steps. The structured form captures relevant details before the request follows its service-specific pathway.

1

You complete a structured form

About 3 minutes for most patients. The form is built to capture what the clinical pathway needs, in your own words and at your own pace.

2

Your request follows its clinical pathway

Complete the secure form with your symptoms, relevant history and requested dates. You will receive an outcome or a request for more information. Prescriptions require an individual doctor decision. Requests can be submitted and reviewed 24/7. Review timing varies with clinical complexity, follow-up questions, and queue volume.

3

Outcome lands in your inbox

Issued, declined, or a follow-up question. You pay upfront. If the doctor declines, the full request fee and priority fee are automatically refunded to the original payment method.

What we won't pretend

If 'faster than your GP' is going to be the brand line, the caveats need to be just as visible.

Doctor-owned clinical process

Your request is assessed for suitability. If more information is needed, a doctor may contact you. Every prescription requires a decision by an AHPRA-registered doctor.

No fixed turnaround promise

Requests can be submitted and reviewed 24/7. Review timing varies with clinical complexity, follow-up questions, and queue volume.

Registered and accountable

Clinical reviews are performed by AHPRA-registered doctors under documented clinical governance. Speed comes from removing booking friction, not clinical boundaries.

Honest about limits

Some things still need an in-person doctor. When that's the case, our doctor tells you and refunds your fee. We do not stretch the form to cover what it shouldn't.

Reasonable questions about the brand line

Straight answers on the comparison, the sources, and the limits.

Yes, but specifically: faster than the wait to see your GP. Most Australians wait several days for a non-urgent GP appointment (RACGP Health of the Nation 2024). InstantMed lets patients submit routine requests online without waiting for a clinic appointment. We're comparing access friction for what we offer (forms reviewed by a doctor) against the wait to book a GP appointment, not clinical depth or scope.

No. The form captures the information needed for the relevant clinical pathway. Complete the secure form with your symptoms, relevant history and requested dates. You will receive an outcome or a request for more information. Prescriptions require an individual doctor decision. The speed comes from removing booking and waiting-room friction, not accountability.

No, and that is not the goal. InstantMed handles a focused set of form-first requests: medical certificates, repeat prescriptions, and selected ED, hair-loss, and women's-health assessments. For anything that needs an in-person assessment, the doctor will tell you so. Full refund if the doctor declines.

Our doctor will message you for more information, or recommend you see someone in person. Full refund if the doctor declines.

RACGP Health of the Nation 2024 (annual report on Australian general practice), ABS Patient Experience Survey 2022-23 (national household survey), and the Cleanbill 2024 Blue Report (bulk-billing availability and new-patient wait times). Links in the sources section above the FAQ.

Ready when you are.

Start with a secure form. Takes about 3 minutes. Full refund if the doctor declines.