INFLUENZA VACCINES HAVE ARRIVED AT SUMMERDALE MEDICAL!

These are available to purchase for $15 each for Pensioners/HCC holders and children under 16 and $20 for private patients.

We also have the government funded vaccine available to eligible patients.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE VACCINE?

Are You:

• Over the age of 65
• Have a chronic illness
• Pregnant women
• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders over 6 months
• Children 6 months to less than 5 years of age

Evidence suggests protection against influenza may start to decrease from 3-4 months following your vaccination. Early vaccination therefore needs to be balanced against this. You should aim to have the highest level of protection during the winter months (June – August). Consequently our doctors are advising the administration of the vaccine should commence around the beginning of May. If you are travelling overseas you should have the vaccine at least 2 weeks before you go.

Summerdale Medical is happy to announce that we are accepting new patients to the Practice. Please phone the surgery to make an appointment for a new patient enrollment which will be conducted by a practice nurse. This enrollment is to enter the patient’s details and relevant medical history to our computer system. Your immunisations and medications are recorded so it is helpful to bring with you any relevant documentation you feel may be helpful to have on file for the doctor. This interview will last approximately half an hour and it is to be made prior to your doctors appointment. 

At this appointment, we will make arrangements to have documentation prepared to send through to your previous surgery to obtain your medical history which will be loaded into your file. The Summerdale Medical Practice offers booked clinics 7 days per week. Our opening hours are extensive and are available to you once you become a patient of the Practice.  

The Summerdale Medical Practice is happy to announce we are now running a sexual health and contraceptive advice clinic for patients of this practice only. 

This clinic will be running fortnightly on a Thursday. The clinic is for any advice or treatment in relation to sexual health and contraceptive care.

These appointments are for both males and females who are wanting an appointment solely to do with sexual health. Which may include; Mirena IUDs, Implanons STD Screening, or Cervical Screening.

For more information or to book one of these sexual health and contraceptive advice appointments, please contact the lovely ladies at the Summerdale Medical reception on 03 6344 7177.

Our consultant female practitioner who is conducting this clinic will make a minimum of 30 minute appointments and longer for procedures.

Due to the length of these appointments we would ask that, should you not require or are unable to attend the appointment that you ring to cancel at least 2 hours prior to the appointment. Failure to do so will mean that you receive a “Did Not Attend” (DNA) fee added to your account.

The Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine for under 2 years has now arrived.  We are running clinics for this if you would please call the Summerdale Medical Practice on 6344 7177 to book.