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PMC is excited to announce a new member of our team. Jodie Cameron will start early February 2021 working 3 days as a week as a nurse practitioner. Jodie has been performing this role at the local hospitals but has decided to make the move to private clinic.. great for us!

Nurse Practitioners have additional qualifications allowing them to diagnose and treat a range of acute and chronic conditions. Jodie can prescribe medications and order X-rays/Ultrasounds within her scope of practice. There is a medicare rebate for her consultations. In some situations a second opinion from a doctor will be needed and medicare funds this also.

It is with sadness we announce that Dr Boyd and Dr Wong will be leaving the area for family reasons. Heading back to the big city. Their last consulting will be January 15th 2021. We are endeavoring to find replacement GP’s and we will try and keep appointments for our long term patients. However you may find wait times for appointments more of a problem than usual. We also plan to use our wonderful nurses to continue to assist the remaining GP’s .

At the front desk we are soon losing Nicole to her own family business venture … and Donna to semi retirement … so changes aplenty at PMC.

We will miss them all.

As all Australians face the challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic we have instituted changes in our practice.

It is important to continue to consult with a GP for any new medical problems and monitor your regular conditions. Everyone should also consider influenza and other preventive vaccines.

We are maintaining social distancing, hand hygiene and minimising everyone’s risk. You will be asked to stay in the car to reduce time in the clinic. Many consultations can be done by telehealth or video link please discuss with the receptionist.

If you have mild viral symptoms there is little benefit to coming to a General Practice. There is no specific therapy for viral infections. If you are significantly unwell ( eg short of breath, high fever, dehydrated ) go to the hospital. If you think you need testing for Covid 19 ring 1800 318248 and then go to the testing clinic at South East Regional Hospital or Pambula Hospital . If you are not sure what to do please stay at home, call health direct 1800 022 222 or phone here for a telephone consultation.

Fees for our standard consultation ( 15 minutes) are $72 , with a medicare rebate of $38.20. Longer consultations and procedures have different fees and rebates. Ask your doctor or receptionist for information. Medicare rebates can be deposited into your account. We request payment on the day of consultation.