Changes to Shingles Vaccination Program
From November 1, 2023, eligible Australians aged over 65 are able to receive free protection against shingles. This initiative is part of an $800 million investment in immunisation, designed to safeguard the health of our senior citizens. The previously funded Zostavax will no longer be available after 31 October 2023. What is Shingles? Who is […]
MyMedicare
Southland Medical Centre has joined thousands of healthcare providers across Australia in registering for MyMedicare. MyMedicare is a new voluntary registration system that will help us formalise the relationship between us and our patients. Formalising the patient-practice relationship, like with MyMedicare, has been shown to improve patient health and wellbeing, and that is why we […]
Temporary Measures for the Lockdown Period.
Please note that there are 2 new temporary measures for all patients attending our surgery: Please read on for further information. Temporary Measure 1: An initial telehealth appointment (phone-call with your GP) is required before any face to face consultation. Temporary Measure 2: All patients are required to wear a mask.
CPR Training & Getting Ready for Accreditation
Our clinical and reception team recently underwent our CPR training. And although it doesn’t look like it, all dolls survived! Our entire team keeps their CPR training up to date, which usually includes a few laughs too. Southland Medical Centre is currently preparing for Accreditation Certification, part of our commitment to bringing you quality, patient […]
How to Age Successfully – Kingston Festival Talks
Dr Peter Enten presents Ageing Successfully at the Kingston Senior Festival Dr Peter Enten presented on what we needed to look out for as we age, and what we can do to stay active. Dr. Enten proposed that to prevent the health declines prevalent in our later years we should focus on the following: It […]
Good Health Workshop – 31st of May 2018
Register Attendance As part of our preventative health philosophy, we are excited to be hosting a Good Health workshop, with topics that include: the benefits of exercise for improving mental health the specific benefits of different types of exercise where to start and how much to do how exercise can help prevent and manage chronic […]