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.

Booking fee policy All new appointments require a non-refundable $100.00 booking fee to secure your booking. The initial appointment fee will be reduced by $100.00 due to the booking fee. 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 patient management system, sending emails) and by the Paediatrician (triaging the referral, needing to send a return of care letter to the GP).

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 you require a repeat prescription, please request it during the appointment. Outside a regular appointment a fee of $40 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, please notify us per phone call at least 48 hours in advance so we can re-schedule and offer the time slot to another patient. If you cancel an initial appointment less than 48 hours in advance or you do not attend an initial appointment, there will be an additional $100 non refundable booking fee that will need to be paid should you wish to rebook on top of the initial booking fee previously paid. A $100 DNA/cancellation fee will apply for a missed review appointment. The fee must be paid before a next appointment is offered. The non refundable booking fee is not rebated by Medicare.
We send a reminder text message 72 hours prior to the appointment. This is a NO REPLY message service that is not monitored by us, please call us directly if you need to reschedule. The reminder text message is a courtesy service only and not receiving a reminder text message is not a reason to miss an appointment. Depending on your phone and provider setting, the automatic text message reminders sometimes may not work.

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 we have to cancel the appointment and the cancellation fee applies.