ECG & Spirometry Available
Make sure that you regularly visit your GP for health checks which may include ECG and Spirometry. These will ensure detection of any heart and lung abnormalities.
Contact Waitara Family Medical reception for more information or book an appointment : 02 8038 1070. You can also book online at https://www.waitaramedical.com/
Just to let you know we are back to work tomorrow.
The Practice will re-open at 9am 2nd of January 2018.
Business hours are:
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
If you love the outdoors, love your skin more. Australia is recognized as an outdoor loving country, but it’s also known for the harsh sun and high cases of Melanoma. 1,500 people in Australia died from melanoma in 2012, which is four people a day, very sobering statistics. The deaths for 2015 were 1,675, which are from 12,960 melanoma cases diagnosed.
Therefore, wear appropriate sunscreen and clothing.
Make sure you see your GP and have your skin checked regularly.
If you need to see a female doctor, a new GP is starting soon
From the 2nd of January 2018, Waitara Medical Family Practice will have a new female GP available.
To book appointments, contact: 02 8038 1070 or book online at https://www.waitaramedical.com/.
Traveling soon?
Important things to remember to stay safe and healthy on your holidays:
Waitara Family Medical Practice can help you with any of your travel requirements. Our GPs can provide travel advice and administer any vaccinations you may require, on-site.
To book an appointment, call 02 8038 1070 or visit www.waitaramedical.com.au
DineSmart 2017
DineSmart is an initiative to raise awareness about the prominent issue of homelessness in Australia. Dine at participating Dine Smart restaurants and help out local grassroots community groups help people who are homeless or at risk.
On any given night 26,238 Australians aged 12-24 are homeless.
To get involved:
For more information: https://streetsmartaustralia.org
16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December 2017. The theme for 2017 is “Leave No One Behind: End Violence against Women and Girls” reinforces the UNiTE Campaign’s commitment to a world free from violence for all women and girls around the world.
On the basis of data from 2005 to 2016 for 87 countries, 19 per cent of women between 15 and 49 years of age said they had experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Get involved this December by:
For more information, visit: http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/