The Surgery will close for Christmas at 1pm on Friday 24th December, and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 4th January 2022.
For any medical care during this time, please contact the after hours services – see “After Hours Arrangements” on our “Services” page.
We will also be closed for Australia Day – Wednesday 26th January 2022.
As of 22/03/2021, another 6 million people are eligible to have the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which will be rolled out in General Practice. These are the Stage 1b vaccines. Those eligible include – anyone over 70 yrs old, Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people over 55 years old, anyone with a chronic disease, those with… Continue Reading
Mandated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), aviation medicals are essential for anyone who undertakes aviation duties, as either a pilot or air traffic controller. This includes commercial pilots, private pilots and anyone who flies their own plane for recreation. To put it clearly: if you have a pilot’s license, you need to complete… Continue Reading
When you are diagnosed with a chronic disease, there is really no reason to panic. Unfortunately, many people hear the term and think it’s just a downhill spiral until the doctors can’t monitor it anymore. Nothing could be further from the truth. Asthma is a chronic disease and there are elite athletes who compete with… Continue Reading
Children are prone to a variety of infectious diseases, particularly around the time they start school. Invariably, they bring these diseases home and have a negative impact on overall family health. It’s not uncommon for one or more members of the family to end up getting infected. In fact, it’s often said that children are… Continue Reading
The New South Wales coastline (and Newcastle in particular, which is where our practice is based) is glorious, but being an epicentre for sun, sand and surf comes at a cost. The downside is that the region’s a hotspot for skin cancer in a country which is already considered the melanoma capital of the world.… Continue Reading
Sexual health can be an awkward topic, but regardless of age and whether you’re exhibiting symptoms, if you’re sexually active you need regular check-ups. It’s potentially difficult to bring up—we understand that—but we’re professionals with experience in this area, and it’s important to identify and treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially because so many are… Continue Reading
With all the news stories of mass outbreaks of diseases around the world, travel medicine is becoming a strong focus for doctors. At our practice, we encourage people to present for an appointment as early as they can prior to travel. We discuss the potential health risks for the countries that they’re visiting—this covers infectious… Continue Reading
From 45 years of age onward, there is an increased focus on health screenings, and there are some prompts we all get to put our health in order. Whether it’s a gradual realisation of a sudden event, we all reach that point when we discover our bodies aren’t what they used to be. For those… Continue Reading
The 2020 Influenza vaccines have arrived at the surgery. Most importantly, they are in time to cover you for the worst of the Flu season. However, in these days of COVID-19, we are aiming not to have too many people in the surgery at the one time. Please phone the surgery to make an appointment… Continue Reading
