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General Medical Services

One stop health and medical care

Our practice provides a range of comprehensive health services including:

Management of chronic health conditions Asthma,Arthritis, Diabetes,COPD,Heart disease etc
Men’s and Women’s health
Baby clinic and Vaccination service
Skin cancer clinic – Mole Max HD Machine
Medical, employment and insurance medical
Visiting Mental Health Team (Metro South Mental and Addiction Services)
Visiting Allied Health

We have a well equipped treatment room for minor surgical procedures and skin cancer surgeries including:

ECG, Holter monitoring
24 hour blood pressure monitoring
Spirometry (Lung Function test)
Hearing Test.

Health Assessments

We have a strong commitment to preventive medicine. The schedule below is recommended by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Please feel free to discuss this with your doctor so that we tailor it to your particular requirements.

Details Frequency Who

Smoking Discussion	Annual	Smokers
Weight Check	Annual	All
Dietary Advice	Annual	All
Alcohol Advice	Annual	Drinkers
Physical Activity Advice	Annual	All
Cardiovascular Risk Check	2 yearly	>45 years
Blood Pressure Check	Annual	>18 years
Cholesterol Check	2 yearly	>45 years
Diabetes Check	Annual	>40 years
Kidney Disease Check	5 yearly	>50 years
Skin Cancer Check	Annual	>30 years
Cervical Cancer Check (Pap Smear)	2 yearly	Women >18 years
Breast Cancer Check	2 yearly	Women >50 years
Bowel Cancer Check	2 yearly	>50 years
Sexual Health Check	Annually/New Partner	All
Influenza Vaccination	Annual	>65 years, At Risk†
Pneumonia Vaccination	Min of 5 year booster	>65 years, At risk‡

* Minimum frequency, more often for certain at risk groups
** For general population, earlier checks appropriate for certain at risk group

† eg Heart Disease, Lung conditions incl Asthma, Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Immune Disorders
‡ Smokers, Heart Disease, Lung Conditions,

The aim of the health check is to help find, prevent or lessen the effect of disease. This health check will give us the opportunity to look at your lifestyle and your doctor and nurse can support you by

giving you personalised advice on how to reduce your risk of illness by making some healthy changes
providing you with practical advice to help you improve your health
putting you in touch with expert advice, information and support.

45 to 49 years – Health check

If you have at least one of the following (or other) risk factors that could lead to a chronic disease later in life? You may be eligible for a FREE health check if you answered YES to any of these conditions.

high blood pressure
family history of disease (e.g. Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes)
inadequate exercise
high cholesterol
smoking
overweight

75 years plus – Health check

Patients over 75yrs of age are eligible for a free annual health assessment. This is part of the Federal Government’s initiatives to improve the health care available to older Australians.

A health assessment of an older person is an in-depth assessment of a patient aged 75 years and over. It provides a structured way of identifying health issues and conditions that are potentially preventable or amenable to interventions in order to improve health and/or quality of life.

The purpose of this health assessment is to help identify any risk factors exhibited by an elderly patient that may require further health management. In addition to assessing a person’s health status, a health assessment is used to identify a broad range of factors that influence a person’s physical, psychological and social functioning.