Meta Ads Campaigns for Clinics & Specialists (Facebook & Instagram)

Attract new patients, increase awareness, and retarget website visitors with AHPRA-compliant Meta Ads

Facebook and Instagram (Meta) remain powerful tools for clinics and specialists to reach, educate and engage potential patients, particularly for elective procedures, community-focused care or specific campaigns.

At Total Medical Design, we manage strategic, AHPRA-compliant Meta Ads for doctors, specialists and healthcare clinics across Australia. Whether you want to grow visibility in your suburb, promote a new service, or re-engage past visitors, we help you run medical ads that are effective and fully compliant.

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Why Meta Ads Still Matter in 2025

Despite the rise of AI search and SEO, Meta Ads continue to deliver unique benefits for healthcare providers:

  • Visual storytelling builds familiarity and trust
  • Targeting options allow precise reach by location, age, interest and behaviour
  • Retargeting helps you re-engage visitors who didn’t book
  • Awareness campaigns keep your clinic top-of-mind
  • Cost-effective CPMs provide excellent exposure, even for modest budgets.

When combined with SEO and Google Ads, Meta Ads round out your patient acquisition strategy.

What We Offer

Our Meta Ads campaigns are designed for healthcare and medical clients and include:

Campaign Strategy

  • Goal setting: awareness, bookings, retargeting or referrals
  • Audience and persona definition
  • Campaign type selection: traffic, lead forms, video views and more

Ad Copy & Creative

  • Visuals tailored for Meta feeds, stories and reels
  • High-converting static or video-based creatives
  • Copy written by our in-house medical content team

Targeting Setup

  • Location-based targeting (postcode, suburb radius)
  • Age, interest and behavioural filters
  • Custom audiences from website traffic, CRM or engagement lists

Retargeting Campaigns

  • Remind previous visitors to complete bookings
  • Serve follow-up ads to content viewers or page fans.
  • Reconnect with past patients using approved targeting

Reporting & Optimisation

  • Transparent performance dashboards
  • Ongoing split-testing of creative and copy
  • Monthly insights with clear next steps

What’s Included in a Meta Ads Campaign

Here’s what you can expect when we manage your ad campaign:

  • Strategy workshop and goal alignment
  • Custom copywriting reviewed for AHPRA compliance
  • Visual ad design or use of your clinic’s images
  • Ad campaign creation and publishing
  • Audience targeting setup (demographic, geo, interest-based)
  • Meta pixel tracking installation (if needed)
  • Retargeting and custom audiences setup
  • Monthly reports with performance insights
  • Access to a live results dashboard
  • Optional campaign scaling after 4–6 weeks
We build, launch and refine — you focus on patient care.

AHPRA-Compliant Paid Advertising

We ensure every Meta Ads campaign follows Australian healthcare advertising law, including:

  • No testimonials or star ratings
  • No before-and-after comparisons
  • No guarantees of outcomes
  • No use of terms like “leading”, “best” or “top-rated”
  • Use of accurate, balanced clinical language
  • Inclusion of disclaimers if required by Meta or AHPRA

All copy is reviewed and approved by our team before launch.

We don’t just manage Meta Ads. We help protect your reputation.

Meta Ads vs Google Ads – Which One is Right?

FeatureMeta Ads (Facebook/Instagram)Google Ads (Search)
IntentPassive (awareness, curiosity)Active (ready to book)
FormatVisual creatives and short videosText ads based on search terms
TargetingDemographics and interestsKeyword-driven
Cost ModelCPM or CPCCPC (click-based)
Best Use CaseBranding, retargeting, and campaign themesImmediate services and urgent care

Many clinics benefit from running both. Meta Ads support awareness and education, while Google Ads capture ready-to-book patients.

Ideal Use Cases

For Clinics

  • Promote check-ups, skin checks, flu vaccines, and seasonal care
  • Increase local awareness for GP or allied health locations
  • Launch campaigns for bulk billing or urgent care

For Specialists

  • Raise awareness for referral-based services
  • Promote elective or private procedures
  • Drive targeted traffic to niche landing pages

For Everyone

  • Retarget past visitors and email audiences
  • Advertise events, clinic milestones or open days
  • Stay top of mind for patients who take longer to convert

Optional Add-Ons & Packages

If you’re just getting started or want a complete campaign setup, we also offer:

  • Facebook and Instagram business profile setup or refresh
  • Canva-ready ad templates for internal use
  • Landing page design (if needed for lead generation)
  • Combined campaigns across Meta and Google Ads
  • Newsletter or email list retargeting integration

We’ll advise the right options based on your goals, budget and clinic stage.

Why Choose Total Medical Design?

  • We specialise in healthcare marketing and compliance
  • All copy is written and reviewed by a medical copywriter
  • No generic packages — your campaign is tailored to your clinic
  • Transparent reporting and live dashboards
  • Used by GPs, surgeons, cosmetic specialists and multi-location clinics

Frequently Asked Questions

We recommend starting from $300–$600/month in ad spend. Some campaigns work well on as little as $10–$20/day. We tailor it to your goals.

No, they work best together. Google Ads capture high-intent patients. Meta Ads build trust, retarget visitors and drive awareness for longer-term conversion.

You’ll need at least a basic Facebook Business Page for Meta Ads. We can set this up or refresh your profile as part of the service.

We’ll audit your previous campaigns and show you what we would do differently. Common issues include weak targeting, non-compliant messaging or poor creative.

Yes, always. You’ll review and approve ad copy, creatives and targeting before launch.

Yes. We install a Meta pixel to track site visits and build retargeting lists based on behaviour.

Yes — but with care. Ads for cosmetic and elective procedures must meet both AHPRA and Meta’s standards. We ensure language is balanced, medically appropriate and not misleading.

We provide monthly reports showing reach, engagement, conversions and cost per result. You’ll also get a dashboard with real-time data and performance trends.

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Book a Meta Ads Strategy Session

Let’s build a compliant, results-focused Meta Ads campaign that drives awareness, enquiries and patient trust.

Call us on 0433 399 294 or fill the form below to Book a Free Launch Planning Session

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