General Practice

Family Medicine

Family Medicine is comprehensive primary healthcare provided for individuals and families across all ages, genders, diseases and conditions. Care is provided on a continuing basis with an emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion. Your family doctor is an important part of helping manage your family’s health and wellbeing.

Women’s Health

Women’s healthcare may include but is not limited to regular PAP screening, breast checks, referral for mammography, family planning options, fertility counselling and management of menopause. Lifestyle plays an important role in all women’s lives, with healthcare focused on prevention to maintain optimum health.

Men’s Health

Men’s healthcare may include but is not limited to prostate screening, family planning options, screening pathology tests and sexual health. Lifestyle plays an important role in all men’s lives and with healthcare focused on prevention to maintain optimum health.

Mental Health

A holistic approach to healthcare is important including physical, social, spiritual and mental health. Mental healthcare may include but is not limited to medication management, regular counselling, referral to allied health providers as well as preparation and ongoing management of GP mental healthcare plans.

Immunisations

Immunisation protects against a range of preventable diseases and infections. Childhood immunisations, catch up immunisations, travel immunisations and occupational health immunisations are amongst the range of immunisations provided. We are an accredited Yellow Fever and Q-Fever Vaccination Centre.

Travel Medicine

It is important to be aware of the latest WHO (World Health Organisation) recommendations for travel to any part of the world. Travel medicine has a focus on health promotion and may include travel vaccinations, up to date travel information, malaria prevention, education and awareness of the local culture or region to help prevent accidents and injuries.

Chronic Disease and GP Management Plans

Comprehensive and individualised care plan can ensure that all aspects of chronic disease are managed including goals to achieve optimal health. Chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, arthritis, chronic pain are amongst the most common conditions that can be supported with the help of a care plan. Some care plan patients are eligible for referral to allied health providers at a subsidised cost.

Children’s Health Checks

Children’s health checks include monitoring development and normal milestones, immunisation and health promotion. Healthy Kids Checks for 3-4 year olds can assess readiness for school and provide an opportunity for early screening for visual acuity, hearing, coordination as well as motor skills and other areas of development.

Health Assessments for over 75’s

A comprehensive annual health check is recommended for all people aged over 75 to identify any health issues and optimise quality of life. Areas assessed may include but are not limited to lifestyle, mobility, medication, nutrition, exercise, safety in the home, care arrangements and support networks.

Occupational Medicine and WorkCover Consultations

Occupational medicine may include but is not limited to treatment, management and prevention of injuries, return to work planning, pre-employment medicals and WorkCover consultations.

Telehealth Consultations

Telehealth offers the ability for patients to see Specialists without the need to travel to Townsville. Specialists offering this service include Psychiatrists, Endocrinologists, Renal Physicians, Urologists, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Geriatricians, and Rheumatologists.

Point Of Care Testing

Point of Care testing allows for immediate results of both blood and urine tests that can greatly improve patient care and mangement. Previously we would have to rely on tests being transported to Townsville or Brisbane before being tested with delays of 2 to 3 days for results not uncommon. The tests we currently offer are:

  • Full Blood Count with 5 part differential
  • HbA1c (Diabetic monitoring/diagnostic test)
  • CRP (Inflammatory marker)
  • Cholesterol
  • INR
  • Urine – ACR
  • Influenza A and B swabs
  • RSV swabs

Visiting Specialist Surgeon

Dr Jason McDarra – Orthopaedic Surgeon

Allied Health Services

An important part to comprehensive medical management includes the use of allied health services. Our Allied health services include:

 

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