Tayla is a new reception team member that is working with us whilst juggling studies at university. Victoria is a new Practice Nurse that comes with many years of experience in High Dependency nursing as well as more recently as a Practice nurse with another local GP practice.
The Annual Women’s and Children’s Health Update was held on Saturday 18th February. As usual BMP was well represented with Drs Julie Blaze, Saroja Gunasekera, Helen Maclean, Jemima Grant and Amy Harkness attending. Two updates that I would like to inform you about are the upcoming change to the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme (PAP smear testing) and HRT. Changes to PAP smears Cervical cancer is caused by infection with certain strains of HPV or human papilloma virus. This virus is sexually transmitted. From December 2017 (was originally slated for May but has been pushed back) a new system will be [...]
Tuesday the 28th of February is Rare Disease Day. Rare Disease Day is an annual event on the last day of February every year to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatments and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families. The Rare Disease Day 2017 theme ‘Research’ recognises that rare disease research is crucial to providing patients with the answers and solutions they need, whether it is a cure, treatment or improved care. The Rare Disease Day 2017 slogan is ‘With research, possibilities are limitless.’ Research brings much needed hope to people living rare [...]
This week Dr Melissa Overton joined the team at Bulli Medical Practice. Melissa has been living in the Illawarra since 2013 where she worked in Wollongong hospital before commencing training in general practice. Melissa is now completing her Fellowship to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and is a GP Registrar at Bulli Medical Practice. When not working, Melissa enjoys spending time with her husband, baby daughter and labradoodle as well as cooking, gardening and swimming. Melissa is available for appointments Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday afternoon/evening. You can make with an appointment Dr Melissa Overton via our online booking system HotDoc or [...]
February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month . All month the practice staff will be wearing a teal ribbon to promote awareness. Every woman needs to know the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Make sure you do. It can be difficult to diagnose ovarian cancer because the symptoms are ones that many women will have from time to time, and they are often symptoms of less serious and more common health problems. The four key symptoms of ovarian cancer include: Abdominal or pelvic pain Increased abdominal size or persistent abdominal bloating the need to urinate often or urgently Feeling full after eating [...]
HotDoc:Online Booking Have you tried our online booking option? Head to website www.bullimedicalpractice.com.au to find the online booking button or download the HotDoc app for your iPhone or Android from the App Store or Google Play, or visit their website www.hotdoc.com.au HotDoc:SMS Recalls Bulli Medical Practice now sends SMS notifications. When you receive an SMS from us simply click the link and verify your identity to read the full message. 3 Simple Steps 1. Receive SMS 2. Verify your Details 3. Book Appointment If you do not click the link and read the full message you will receive another SMS [...]
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. Two in three Australians (2 in 3 men and 3 in 5 women) will develop some form of skin cancer before the age of 70. Over 440,000 Australians are treated for skin cancer and more than 2000 Australians die each year from skin cancer. But this doesn’t need to be the case. Nearly all skin cancers can be prevented by protecting yourself from the sun and most skin cancers can be cured if they are diagnosed and treated early. Dr Michael Hanson conducts a skin clinic on Tuesday afternoons [...]
From November 1, the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine is available for free to people aged 70 to 79 years. Shingles is a dreaded and common disease of the elderly and occurs due to a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that lies dormant in the skin nerve roots after causing the childhood disease chickenpox (varicella) decades earlier. Due to an initial limited supply of the vaccines, we are unable to guarantee that there will always be a dose of the vaccine available. Therefore if you are interested in receiving this vaccination, give your name to reception and we will contact you [...]
Dr Julie Blaze and Dr Jeff Hall recently attended the Travelvax conference in Melbourne where various experts provided up to date information related to all things travel medicine. Dr Blaze has also recently shared her vast Travel Medicine experience with a group of local GP Registrars. Dr Blaze together with one of our Registered Nurses Alexandria, continue to conduct a travel medicine that provides up to date information, education and vaccinations specific to your individual itinerary. So if you are thinking of travelling or have already booked, give us a call to book a Travel Medicine review and ensure that [...]
Open Saturday the 24th 8am- 12pm Closed 25th, 26th & 27th of December Open 28th & 29th of December 8am-8pm Open Friday the 30th December 8am-5:30pm Open Saturday the 31st of December 8am-12pm Closed 1st & 2nd of January Open 2nd of January back to normal working hours 8am-8pm Monday to Friday 8am-12pm Saturday If you require a doctor outside of our opening hours, please contact the Radio Doctor Illawarra on 024228 5522 for a bulk billed after hours (nights/weekends/holidays) home visit. After Hours GP Helpline on 1800 022 222 or in an emergency call 000.
