We have had a confirmed case of measles in the local area. Contacts of this person have been notified.
If you had a notification of contact or believe you may have been in contact with anyone that suspects they may have measles this is what to do.
- Look out for symptoms of measles for up to 18 days after 1st contact.
The first symptoms are fever, runny nose, sore runny eyes and cough
- As a precaution it is a good idea not to have contact with any one at risk for 18 days post exposure.
If you or your child develop symptoms of measles
- Do not attend public places (such as work public places, school etc.) or use public transport
- See your doctor as soon as possible. Call the surgery ahead to alert them of your symptoms. We will see you at our Kalamunda rooms where we can assess you safely away from other patients so as not to risk infecting other people. Please DO NOT present to the front desk, you will be asked to come directly to the rear of the building where we have a special isolation and treatment room set up.
If you have any further concerns about Measles please contact us by phone on 9293 4455 and we will be able to advise you.
Mead Medical is thrilled to be getting behind the Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon Day in 2013.
Pink Ribbon days aims to raise awareness for breast cancer and the benefits of early detection.
The Cancer Council aims to minimise the threat of women’s cancers through successful prevention, best treatment, support and world-class cancer research.
While the actual Pink Ribbon Day is today, Monday 28th October, all our staff have been decked out in pink for the past week and will be until the 1st November.
We have a great display set up in the clinic where you can find out more about breast cancer along with information about where you can go for mammograms.
We are also selling Pink Ribbon merchandise in the clinic and taking donations. Here is an idea of the various ways to Cancer Council puts your Pink Ribbon day donations to good use:
- $5 can go towards producing a meditation DVD to help a woman deal with the side effects of chemotherapy.
- $10 helps pay for an Information Pack for women coping with the aftermath of surgery.
- $50 can help us answer a Cancer Council Helpline call, to inform and reassure a woman about her cancer diagnosis.
- $100 can go provide accommodation for women who need to stay away from home while accessing treatment.
- $250 can help pay an overdue electricity, phone, gas or rates bill for a mum who hasn’t been able to work for six months.
- $500 can go towards funding a grant for new research into ovarian cancer.
- $1,200 can help us fund three days of research into a rare type of breast cancer.
We are thrilled to be getting behind this wonderful initiative and look forward to supporting other great health initiatives over the coming year.
Mead Medical is very proud to be recognised as this year’s Royal Australian College of GPs Australian general practice of the year. Mead was chosen as number one from over 7000 practices Australia wide, based on our strong commitment to delivering high quality primary healthcare services to the community, health advocacy and teaching the next generation of GPs.
The award was announced at the RACGP conference awards ceremony in Darwin on Wednesday the 16th of October and presented by RACGP president Dr Liz Marles.
With the extra space available to us at the new medical centre, we have actively recruited more doctors to meet the increasing need for appointments in our local area.
Dr Erin Horsley, Dr Jill Wyatt, Dr Ewen McLean and Dr Suzie Bicker started earlier this year and Drs Amanda Larke and Dr Helen Wilcox have just started.
So, there should be no problems getting appointments when you need them.
Mead Medical will now be open from 8.30am to 8pm Monday to Thursday at the Kalamunda Medical centre.
The new hours will commence from the 11th of February 2013.
After 6.00pm, there is a $10.00 payment on your usual gap fee, irrespective of whether a concession card is held.
This service is designed for those that work during the day or for emergencies.
The day has finally come. After numerous delays and almost 10 years of planning, Mead Medical have moved in to our new building at 37 Elizabeth st, just next to Kalamunda hospital.
We look forward to seeing you soon at our new building.
Mead Medical Group will be running an emergency course at our new medical centre this coming weekend, the 8th, 9th and 10th of February.
The course will be run by the RACGP and will ensure that our doctors and nurses are up to date with all aspects of medical emergencies.
Please be aware that this will mean that there will be NO NURSES on duty on the 8th of February. The emergency clinic will run like normal on the Saturday and Sunday.
It is with much sadness that we report the passing of our beloved friend and colleague, Jane Marsden (nee Talbot). After a long battle with ovarian cancer, Jane passed away peacefully on the 30th of January 2013.
We would like to advise that Mead Medical will continue to provide medical care to our patients over the Christmas and New Year period.
We will have our normal emergency surgery on the 22nd and 23rd of December.
We will be closing at 4pm on the 24th.
There will be no emergency clinic on the 25th.
There will be an emergency clinic at the Kalamunda surgery on the 26th.
The surgery will open as normal on the 27th and 28th.
There will be normal emergency clinic on 29th and 30th.
We will be closing the surgery at 4pm on 31st of December.
We will have normal emergency clinic on New Years Day.
Normal surgery bours will resume from the 2nd of January.
We wish all of our patients a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The long anticipated move to the new premises in Elizabeth st has been delayed.
We have been advised by our building contractor that unanticipated delay’s with the air conditioning installation has led to a revised finishing date. At this stage he has suggested that we will be able to move in to the new building in early February 2013.
We will keep you updated on the move as more information becomes available.
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Measles outbreak
We have had a confirmed case of measles in the local area. Contacts of this person have been notified.
If you had a notification of contact or believe you may have been in contact with anyone that suspects they may have measles this is what to do.
- Look out for symptoms of measles for up to 18 days after 1st contact.
The first symptoms are fever, runny nose, sore runny eyes and cough
- As a precaution it is a good idea not to have contact with any one at risk for 18 days post exposure.
If you or your child develop symptoms of measles
- Do not attend public places (such as work public places, school etc.) or use public transport
- See your doctor as soon as possible. Call the surgery ahead to alert them of your symptoms. We will see you at our Kalamunda rooms where we can assess you safely away from other patients so as not to risk infecting other people. Please DO NOT present to the front desk, you will be asked to come directly to the rear of the building where we have a special isolation and treatment room set up.
If you have any further concerns about Measles please contact us by phone on 9293 4455 and we will be able to advise you.
Mead Medical raising awareness about breast cancer
Mead Medical is thrilled to be getting behind the Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon Day in 2013.
Pink Ribbon days aims to raise awareness for breast cancer and the benefits of early detection.
The Cancer Council aims to minimise the threat of women’s cancers through successful prevention, best treatment, support and world-class cancer research.
While the actual Pink Ribbon Day is today, Monday 28th October, all our staff have been decked out in pink for the past week and will be until the 1st November.
We have a great display set up in the clinic where you can find out more about breast cancer along with information about where you can go for mammograms.
We are also selling Pink Ribbon merchandise in the clinic and taking donations. Here is an idea of the various ways to Cancer Council puts your Pink Ribbon day donations to good use:
- $5 can go towards producing a meditation DVD to help a woman deal with the side effects of chemotherapy.
- $10 helps pay for an Information Pack for women coping with the aftermath of surgery.
- $50 can help us answer a Cancer Council Helpline call, to inform and reassure a woman about her cancer diagnosis.
- $100 can go provide accommodation for women who need to stay away from home while accessing treatment.
- $250 can help pay an overdue electricity, phone, gas or rates bill for a mum who hasn’t been able to work for six months.
- $500 can go towards funding a grant for new research into ovarian cancer.
- $1,200 can help us fund three days of research into a rare type of breast cancer.
We are thrilled to be getting behind this wonderful initiative and look forward to supporting other great health initiatives over the coming year.
Royal Australian College of GP’s Australian General Practice of the Year
Mead Medical is very proud to be recognised as this year’s Royal Australian College of GPs Australian general practice of the year. Mead was chosen as number one from over 7000 practices Australia wide, based on our strong commitment to delivering high quality primary healthcare services to the community, health advocacy and teaching the next generation of GPs.
The award was announced at the RACGP conference awards ceremony in Darwin on Wednesday the 16th of October and presented by RACGP president Dr Liz Marles.
New Doctors, MORE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
With the extra space available to us at the new medical centre, we have actively recruited more doctors to meet the increasing need for appointments in our local area.
Dr Erin Horsley, Dr Jill Wyatt, Dr Ewen McLean and Dr Suzie Bicker started earlier this year and Drs Amanda Larke and Dr Helen Wilcox have just started.
So, there should be no problems getting appointments when you need them.
Extended hours
Mead Medical will now be open from 8.30am to 8pm Monday to Thursday at the Kalamunda Medical centre.
The new hours will commence from the 11th of February 2013.
After 6.00pm, there is a $10.00 payment on your usual gap fee, irrespective of whether a concession card is held.
This service is designed for those that work during the day or for emergencies.
NEW MEDICAL CENTRE OPENS
The day has finally come. After numerous delays and almost 10 years of planning, Mead Medical have moved in to our new building at 37 Elizabeth st, just next to Kalamunda hospital.
We look forward to seeing you soon at our new building.
Emergency course at Mead Medical
Mead Medical Group will be running an emergency course at our new medical centre this coming weekend, the 8th, 9th and 10th of February.
The course will be run by the RACGP and will ensure that our doctors and nurses are up to date with all aspects of medical emergencies.
Please be aware that this will mean that there will be NO NURSES on duty on the 8th of February. The emergency clinic will run like normal on the Saturday and Sunday.
Jane Talbot loses battle with Ovarian Cancer
It is with much sadness that we report the passing of our beloved friend and colleague, Jane Marsden (nee Talbot). After a long battle with ovarian cancer, Jane passed away peacefully on the 30th of January 2013.
Christmas opening hours
We would like to advise that Mead Medical will continue to provide medical care to our patients over the Christmas and New Year period.
We will have our normal emergency surgery on the 22nd and 23rd of December.
We will be closing at 4pm on the 24th.
There will be no emergency clinic on the 25th.
There will be an emergency clinic at the Kalamunda surgery on the 26th.
The surgery will open as normal on the 27th and 28th.
There will be normal emergency clinic on 29th and 30th.
We will be closing the surgery at 4pm on 31st of December.
We will have normal emergency clinic on New Years Day.
Normal surgery bours will resume from the 2nd of January.
We wish all of our patients a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Delay in move to new Kalamunda premises
The long anticipated move to the new premises in Elizabeth st has been delayed.
We have been advised by our building contractor that unanticipated delay’s with the air conditioning installation has led to a revised finishing date. At this stage he has suggested that we will be able to move in to the new building in early February 2013.
We will keep you updated on the move as more information becomes available.
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