WHAT'S NEW !!
( The very latest happenings at the surgery )
Your
Doctor
For a number of years St Agnes has
provided waiting room copies of the monthly health information brochure 'Your
Doctor'.
The very latest edition of 'Your Doctor' can now be viewed by clicking on
the link below.
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IMMUNISATION and WOUND MANAGEMENT "Nurse Clinic" CLOSES
Medicare has
withdrawn the nurse consultation items for immunisation and wound management -
effective from 1st January 2012.
As a result, from 1/1/2012 all immunisation and wound management will need to be
provided via a doctors appointment.
The nurse clinic was a very successful St Agnes innovation which operated for 7 years. It is very disappointing for the practice, and a lot of patients, that this method of care delivery will be lost.
NEW PRACTICE PARTNERS
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St Agnes Surgery is pleased to welcome
2 new partners to our practice from 1st July 2011. DrJyothi Menon worked in general practice in the UK for a number of years before coming to St Agnes 3 years ago. Her special interest is paediatrics. Dr Stephen Davis has returned to St Agnes after completing his general practice training. His special interests include the care of chronic illness and palliative care. |
FEES from 1st November 2011
Practice fees and Medicare
rebates were reviewed effective from 1/11/11. The practice charges private fees
and a 'gap' except for the following patients :
- Pension Card Holders, Repatriation patients and Commonwealth
Seniors Health Card holders and children under 16 years are bulkbilled at all times.
- Health Care Card holders
are bulk-billed for all surgery consultations
Payment of fees is requested on the day of consultation,
when a $5 discount on consultation fees is applied
Click here for
detailed policy and fees as from 1st November 2011.
Dr NG RETIRES
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Dr Johnson Ng retires from general practice at the end of June 2011. Dr Ng joined St Agnes Surgery in 1986 and his outstanding clinical skills, thoroughness and attention to detail will be greatly missed by both his patients and the practice. We hope Johnson enjoys many years of grandchildren, golf, gardening, tending to his stamps and whatever other interests that he may choose to pursue. |
St Agnes and Tea Tree Surgeries have both received FULL RE-ACCREDITATION for 3 years - until January 2014 - our fourth accreditation survey took place in October 2010 under the most recent revised standards - both practices met every criteria.
2011
INFLUENZA VACCINE
is now available at both surgeries - either by making an appointment with your doctor or in our Nurse Clinic (at St
Agnes).
The vaccine is FREE for everyone aged 65 years and over, Aboriginal and
Torres Straight Islanders 15 years and over, pregnant women and those with a
chronic illness or impaired immunity. All other recipients will have to pay for
their vaccine, and there is no PBS subsidy for pensioners or card holders who do
not fall into the above categories (our practice provides the vaccine at a low
cost of $16.00)
The 2011 influenza vaccine includes the 'Swine Flu' strain ( 'California' ) as
well as 'Perth' and 'Brisbane'.
Click here
for further information.
'Molemax' Mole Scanning is now available at Tea Tree Surgery. This new equipment provides high resolution digital surface microscopy of skin lesion, particularly moles. Examining moles in this way increases the certainty of being able to differentiate between benign harmless moles and those which have, or are more likely to become melanomas. An appointment for a "mole scan" is required.
Changes to Saturday Consulting
ALL Saturday consulting, including Smear Clinics is at Tea Tree Surgery. The St Agnes clinic is closed on weekends and public holidays.
PAP SMEAR CLINIC
To cater for women requiring only
a pap smear, Drs Karen Hand. Llana Rodda
and Jyothi Menon are conducting PAP SMEAR CLINICS on
most Saturday mornings at Tea Tree Surgery. The clinics provide an option
for patients preferring a female doctor to perform their test.
All patients are bulk billed - appointments are required and can be made by ringing the
surgery.
Dr Rodda has also commenced a FEMALE URINARY INCONTINENCE assessment and
management clinic - held Thursday mornings at Tea Tree Surgery.
FREE ROTAVIRUS
Immunisation
Free Rotavirus Vaccine is to be provided to all children born after 1st May 2007
- the vaccination program is part of the 2, 4 and 6 month immunisations. Previous concerns
that Rotavirus immunisation increased the risk of intussusception (serious bowel
obstruction) have been dispelled. Click
here for more detail.
IMMEDIATE INR TESTING
St Agnes Surgery now offers on site INR testing - blood is collected via
finger prick and tested in our new INR monitor - with the result being available
in less than 5 minutes.
A doctors appointment 'for an INR Test' is required. Testing is available at
both St Agnes and Tea Tree Surgeries.
"WALK IN" CLINIC
We provide a "Walk In" Clinic each weekday at Tea Tree Surgery from 2 pm
to 6.00 pm. The Walk In Clinic is designed to cater for patients who need to be
seen on that day, but for whom no regular appointments are available. The clinic
will operate similarly to our out of hours clinics - a duty doctor will see
patients in the order that they arrive, and no appointments will be necessary -
waiting time will be unpredictable.
The duty doctor will deal with the immediate problem - if follow up is required
or more complex issues are also involved another scheduled appointment can then
be booked.
Normal fees will apply.
The Walk In Clinic should make timely access to our doctors much easier.
If possible please arrive by 5 pm.
ALL CHILDREN BULK BILLED
From 1st November 2006 all children under 16 years of age will be bulk billed when they attend our surgeries.
HOME SLEEP TESTING
Sleep apnoea (periods when
breathing stops - usually in snorers) is much more common than realised. It has
been linked to the development of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke
- as well as vehicle and work accidents. St Agnes is now able to offer home
sleep studies to our patients through portable sleep laboratory clinic equipment
supplied by Mycroft Sleep Diagnostics.
For more information click
here.
New information pages - "Osteoporosis", "Chronic Kidney Disease", "Atrial Fibrillation", "Warfarin", "Benign Positional Vertigo", "Depression", "Prostate Problems", "Planning for Pregnancy", "Obstructive Sleep Apnoea", "Gout" and "Polymyalgia Rheumatica & Temporal Arteritis" - also Depression and Diabetes Risk self quiz - go to Check Up Page
New link to "Medicare on Line" go to Link Page (where registered members of the public can check their child's immunisation status, if they are registered as an organ donor and their Medicare safety net status)
New Link for all Travel Medicine advice - from CDC, Atlanta - and to Medicare Online to check your child's immunisation status, the Australian Organ Donor register and your Medicare Safety Net balance - go to Link page
PATIENT FEEDBACK is VALUED
The practice welcomes input from our patients. From time to time formal patient surveys are also conducted. Patient feedback has contributed to a number of changes within the practice including guaranteed access to a doctor each day through our 'walk in duty doctor clinic', better signage - particularly in relation to weekend services, complete renovation of the Tea Tree Surgery waiting and reception areas, better magazines and health information including 'Your Doctor' and putting a baby change station into Tea Tree Surgery. Thank you!
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DOCTORS WANTED |
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St Agnes Surgery is regularly seeking full-time or part-time vocationally registered
doctors. A browse through this web site will give an overview of our practice which operates from two modern, exceptionally well equipped, electronically linked sites. We are accredited and a fully computerised
"paperless" practice (Medtech 32). Specialist, physiotherapy, podiatry and pathology services are provided from the same location - enhancing the integration and continuity of patient care. Modbury Public Hospital and other services are located nearby, as is the Modbury regional centre, which includes Tea Tree Plaza. Enquiries may be directed to: |