My name is Dr. Taane Morris and I am a general paediatrician. I completed my medical degree at the University of Queensland in 2010 and began both my medical career and my specialist paediatric training in Cairns. I then moved to Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville, and the Sunshine Coast to complete my specialist training. Recently, my family and I relocated back to Cairns to appreciate this unique part of Australia.

I am passionate about children’s health and well-being from birth through to adolescence and am committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based, quality care. I believe in a collaborative, trustworthy approach that focuses on individual needs and ways to strengthen families and communities.

Outside of work, I love spending time with my husband and two daughters in nature, being creative, reading, and swimming. I look forward to meeting you and your child and having the privilege of working together with you.

Disclaimer: All tenant doctors and other practitioners operating at Cairns Paediatrics on Barr St are independent contractors. Each practitioner is solely responsible for their own fees, policies, conduct, professional services and each operate under their own ABN. Cairns Paediatrics on Barr St provides support and administrative services to its tenants but does not oversee or assume responsibility for their professional activities.

Appointments and Bookings

After receiving the GP referral, Dr Taane will triage the referral, and a specialist receptionist will contact you to arrange an appointment.

All new appointments require a non-refundable $100.00 booking-fee to secure your booking. The booking-fee will be applied towards your appointment cost. If you decide that your child is not needing an appointment anymore after the booking is made, the booking fee will not be refunded as it is for covering the administration work already required by our receptionist (phone calls, setting up your child in our computer system, sending emails) and by Dr Taane (triaging and sending a return of care letter to the GP).

Fees:
To make an appointment with our Paediatrician’s at our private specialist clinic, we make them affordable to as many families as possible, our clinic fees are much lower than the AMA (Australian Medical Association) recommendations for specialist consultation fees. The fees our clinic charge are necessary to cover the expenses for running a specialist practice.

*Medicare provides the higher rebate only for the first two reviews following the initial consult. For the 3rd and all following reviews, we therefore reduce the fees as you will receive only the decreased rebate.

The fees are payable on the day of your consultation. At Cairns Paediatrics we accept EFTPOS, credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, Amex), and cash. The Medicare rebate can be processed at the same time if you bring an EFTPOS card with you, or if your bank details are registered with Medicare can be sent online for processing.

Remember that your GP referral is valid for one year after the first appointment with our Paediatricians. Please ensure to obtain a new referral after the year or Medicare will not rebate you.

If your child requires an ECG or a spirometry it can be done free of charge before or after the consultation.

If you require a repeat prescription, please request it during the appointment. Outside a regular appointment a fee of $25 will apply. You may also ask your GP for a repeat script. If a medication change, a medication dose adjustment, or a Centrelink or NDIS form is required you will need to make an appointment.

Cancellation and non-attendance

Your appointment time has been reserved to see your child and family. If you cannot attend the appointment, Dr Taane respectfully asks to notify the specialist receptionist per phone call on (07) 4242 5300, at least 48 hours in advance so she can re-schedule and offer the timeslot to another patient. The cancellation must be made per phone call, not by email. The cancellation notice period is based on clear business days when notification is received, therefore excludes weekends and public holidays.

If you cancel an appointment less than 48 hours in advance or you do not attend an appointment, a cancellation/non-attendance fee of $200 for a missed initial and $100 for a missed review appointment will apply. The fee must be paid before a next appointment is offered. The cancellation/non-attendance fee is not rebated by Medicare.

Arrival and Running late

Please ensure you start early enough and arrive 15 minutes prior to your first appointment time to allow for your child to be fully set up and registered. For all subsequent visits it will be enough if you arrive for the check-in just 5 minutes prior the appointment. The appointment length is calculated to have adequate time to talk about your concerns, examining your child and discuss and prepare a management plan. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late and there is a next patient scheduled there is not enough time to cover all these needs safely and Dr Taane has to cancel the appointment, and the cancellation fee applies.