Holidays 2020

Uncategorized - 18/12/2020

We wish all our patients and local community a safe and happy holidays over the Christmas/New Year period.

It has been a very difficult year for all, and thank all our patients for helping keep the community safe during this time.

The practice will be closed on the public holidays, but remain open on other days.

25th-28th Dec – CLOSED.

29th-31st Dec – OPEN.

1st Jan CLOSED.

2nd Jan – OPEN.

New Psychologist – Rose Kwon

Uncategorized - 06/12/2020

We’re pleased to welcome a new psychologist to the team, Rose (Ji Hye) Kwon.

Rose is a Registered Psychologist who graduated from UNSW in 2005 with a Bachelor of Psychology and Master of Organisational Psychology. After an initial career in organisational consulting working with large corporates, Rose decided that she wanted to make an impact in the individual lives of people and undertook further study, graduating in 2017 with a Masters of Counselling from Excelsia College (formerly Wesley Institute). Since then, she has worked in private practice seeing clients from a wide array of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

Rose believes that people are able to bring meaningful change to their lives with the appropriate support and guidance and is keen to walk with clients along their journey. Taking a holistic approach and using approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness, Rose has experience in working with depression and anxiety, trauma related disorders, communication and relationship issues.

She is able to provide counselling in English and Korean.

You may be eligible for Medicare rebates if you have a GP Mental Health Care Plan from your GP, or for rebates from your private health fund.

Please contact Reception on (02) 8999 3393 to make an appointment, or for further information.

Flu vaccine 2020

Uncategorized - 23/03/2020

*** UPDATE 04/08/2020: Government-funded Free Influenza vaccines are in stock. Please call for an appointment.

(Private vaccines are out of stock. Please ask us for a script to purchase from the pharmacy prior to coming in for the vaccination).

The following people are eligible for a FREE influenza vaccination:

Age 65 years and over
All Children aged 6 months to less than 5 years
Pregnant women (influenza vaccine can be given at any stage of pregnancy)
All individuals aged 5 years and over with medical risk conditions, namely:
- cardiac disease, including cyanotic congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure
- chronic respiratory conditions, including suppurative lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe asthma
- other chronic illnesses requiring regular medical follow up or hospitalisation in the previous year, including diabetes mellitus, chronic metabolic diseases, chronic renal failure, and haemoglobinopathies
- chronic neurological conditions that impact on respiratory function, including multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, and seizure disorders
- impaired immunity, including HIV, malignancy and chronic steroid use
- children aged 6 months to 10 years on long term aspirin therapy
All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over

Private vaccines are for anyone who does not qualify for the free vaccine criteria above.

(the Consultation for Fluvax-only will be Medicare Bulk-billed, including on Saturdays).

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are advocating an earlier influenza vaccination timing than usual, to help decrease the risk of COVID-19 and influenza season coinciding.

Please call and request a “Flu vax appointment”.

** All patients coming for Flu vaccine must be currently well, with NO symptoms of illness (eg. cough/sore throat/fever), NO recent overseas travel in the past 14 days, and NO contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days.