Practice News : December  2020

Masks are now mandatory in the Practice for all patients due to the Covid 19 outbreak on the Northern Beaches in Sydney

Patients will be given a mask upon arrival to wear.

Practice News : November  2020

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Changes to APPOINTMENTS 

Telehealth appts – are available for current eligible patients only. .

Fees for Telehealth consults – apply for Full-fee paying patients from 1st November 2020. Current eligible patients with Pension DVA or Healthcare cards will continue to be bulk-billed.

New patients will need to have a Physical appointment with the Dr and Nurse.

In the interest of safety due to Covid 19 -Mask wearing is encouraged but not mandatory unless you are unwell. (This is subject to change)

During the consult the doctor will decide if you are required to come into the practice for further examination.

Practice News : October 2020

NOW USING HOTDOC FOR ONLINE BOOKINGS 

Telehealth consulations introduced in line with recent COVID-19 Medicare benefits are here to assist our patients to stay safe at home, 

whilst we still assist you with your care needs

See our TELEHEALTH tab for more information

These will be available until March 2021 per Government information.

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Practice News : September 2019

Its with a fond farewell we say goodbye to Dr Douglas Jameson, who worked his last day as a General Practitioner on the 30/9/19, after over 35

years in General Practice. All the best to Doug and Christa in their retirement. We shall surely miss you around the halls of North Nowra Medical.

Practice News:  April 2019.

Congratulations to Dr Kylie Short 

on completing her Specialist Training in General Practice through GPSynergy, culminating in her

achieving her Fellowship in General Practice (FRACGP. 

Thank you to GPSynergy for their assistance with the training of our General Practice Registrars.

Practice News:  November 2018.

Congratulations to our own Dr Will Hawkyard –

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Congratulations to Dr Jon Hoar being awarded his Fellowship in Lifestyle Medicine 

To complete Certification participants need to have:

• Completed a minimum of 30 hours of online Continuing Medical Education (CME) specific to Lifestyle Medicine
• Completed at least 10 hours of in-person CME from attending workshops, conferences, etc specific to Lifestyle Medicine
• Submitted a case study documenting the process and outcomes of a Lifestyle Medicine based intervention or approach
• Passed the rigorous 4 hour international board certification exam set by the IBLM.

Certification in Lifestyle Medicine demonstrates competency in the principles and applications of Lifestyle Medicine, augmenting clinical or public health practice with a solid grounding in preventing, managing and reversing chronic and lifestyle-related diseases.  

AUGUST 2018 

Thankyou to everyone who completed our recent survey.

Check out the results  Patient Feedback survey.

REGISTRARS AT NORTH NOWRA MEDICAL PRACTICE 

GP Registrars at North Nowra Medical Practice participate in the GPSYNERGY  Training program – previously under Coast City Country Training.

GP Synergy is the largest provider of vocational training for doctors training as Specialist General Practitioners (GPs) in NSW and ACT.

Dr William Hawkyard  –   Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 

Dr Summit Goudar       –   Monday, Wednesday,  & Thursday mornings.

Dr Kylie Short                –   Tuesday to Friday 

Dr Luke Van Rossum   –   Tuesday to Friday