Practice News : February 2021
Congratulations to Dr Summit Goudar in achieving her Fellowship in General Practice FRACGP
Practice News : January 2021
We are a Covid Safe practice and QR code checkin is required upon arrival for all visitors. Patients will be booked in as per usual processes. At present Mask wearing is now optional at our practice & only required if you have respiratory symptoms.
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
[box type=”bio”] Congratulations Dr Graham Morgan on your 2020 RURAL MEDICAL SERVICE AWARD Each year, NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) recognises General Practitioners (GPs) who have provided long-standing medical service to remote, rural and regional NSW.[/box]
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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
[box] Dr Michele Browne – is taking new and existing patient for THOR LASER THERAPY treatments Call the practice to book a time on Monday or Thursday mornings only.[/box]