We are currently accepting new patients at Bank Place Medical Centre

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May

Month of May – Medication Dependence Prevention Month – Nationwide – Script Wise

31 May – World No Tobacco Day – Worldwide – World Health Organisation

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June

Month of June – National Burns Awareness Month – Nationwide – Kidsafe
Month of June – Bowel Cancer Awareness Month – Nationwide – Bowel Cancer Australia
Month of June – Cancer Research Awareness Month – Nationwide – Cure Cancer Australia
Month of June – Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month – Worldwide – Healthy Hips Australia ltd
10-16 June – Infant Mental Health Awareness Week Australia – Nationwide – Australian Association for Infant Mental Health
19 June – Red Apple Day – Nationwide – Bowel Cancer Australia
27 June – PTSD Awareness Day – Worldwide – Australian Resource Centre for PTSD Limited

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July

Month of July
13-20 July – National Diabetes Week – Nationwide – Diabetes Australia

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August

Month of August
4-10 August – National EOS Awareness Week – Nationwide – ausEE.Inc
5-11 August – Sleep Awareness Week – Nationwide – Sleep Health Foundation
8 August – Top 8 Challenge Day – Nationwide – ausEE.Inc

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September

Month of September – Dementia Awareness Month – Nationwide – Dementia Australia
Month of September – Therapy Dog Awareness Month – Nationwide – Delta Society Australia
1-7 September – Asthma Week – Nationwide – Asthma Australia
2-6 September – Women’s Health Week – Nationwide – Jean Hailes for Women’s Health
4 September – Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day – Nationwide – PKD Foundation Australia
7-14 September – Dystonia Awareness Week – Nationwide – Dystonia Network Of Australia Inc
16-22 September – Community and Primary Healthcare Nursing Week – National – Australian College of Nursing
21 September – World Alzheimer’s Day – Worldwide – Dementia Australia

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October

Month of October – Shoctober defib awareness month – Nationwide – Cardiac Arrest Survival Foundation
Month of October – Polio Awareness Month – Nationwide – Polio Australia
4-11 October – National Amputee Awareness Week – National – Limbs 4 Life
13-19 October – Bleeding Disorders Awareness Week – Nationwide – Haemophilia Foundation Australia
26 October – 3 November – Veterans’ Health Week – Nationwide – Department of Veterans’ Affairs
27 October – Australasian Sonographers Day – Nationwide – Australasian Sonographers Association

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November

Month of November – ALPHA-1 Awareness Month – Nationwide – Alpha-1 Association of Australia
Month of November – Epilepsy Awareness Month – Worldwide – Epilepsy WA
10-16 November – Perinatal Depression & Anxiety Awareness Week – Nationwide – PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia
29 November – Thank U NICU Day – Nationwide – Miracle Babies Foundation

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December

Month of December – Decembeard – Nationwide – Bowel Cancer Australia

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• My Health Record is a secure online summary of your health information. You can control what goes into it, and who is allowed to access it. You can choose to share your health information with your doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers. To view more detail and sign up, visit the link below. Want to know more visit…….My Health Record
• Having a My Health Record means your important health information like allergies, current conditions and treatments, medicine details, pathology reports or diagnostic imaging scan reports can be digitally stored in one place. Healthcare providers like doctors, specialists and hospital staff can see these details online from anywhere at any time when they need to, such as in an accident or emergency

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FLUVAX – CALL NOW TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

Appointments for a flu vaccination can be made with our practice nurse.

A fee of $20 will apply; though eligible patients (see below) will not be charged.

Patients eligible to receive a free government supplied flu vaccine, are:

all individuals aged 65 years and over

• • all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 15 years of age and over

• all pregnant women

• any person 6 months of age and over with a chronic medical condition as determined by their GPAnnual vaccination is the most important measure to prevent influenza and its complications
  The period of peak influenza circulation is typically June to September
  Vaccine protection is generally expected to last all season but optimal protection occurs within the 3 – 4 months after vaccination
  It is never to late to vaccinate

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Olivia’s Place exists to support mums and dads at any stage of pregnancy, from learning you are pregnant, throughout your pregnancy and birth and then through your baby’s first 12 months.

Contact  details:

Phone:
(03) 5622 1022  An answering machine is attached to the phone and is checked regularly including out of hours, so please leave a message if the phone is unattended.

Email:
info@oliviasplace.org.au

Website:
http://oliviasplace.org.au

Postal Address:
PO Box 688, Warragul, 3820

Where to find us:
2/7 Barkly St, Warragul, VIC, 3820

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