We are currently accepting new patients at Bank Place Medical Centre

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June

Month of June – Bowel Cancer Awareness Month – Nationwide – Bowel Cancer Australia
11-17 June – 2018 Infant Mental Health Awareness Week Australia – Nationwide – Australian Association for Infant Mental Health Inc
18-24 June – World Continence Week – Worldwide – Continence Foundation of Australia
20 June – Red Apple Day – Nationwide – Bowel Cancer Australia

July

5 -11 July – National EOS Awareness Week – Nationwide – ausEE.Inc
8-14 July – National Diabetes Week – Nationwide – Diabetes Australia
15-21 July – Wounds Awareness Week – Nationwide – Wounds Australia
28 July – World Hepatitis Day – Worldwide – World Health Organisation

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August

Month of August – Tradies National Health Month – Australian Physiotherapy Association
8 August – Top 8 Challenge Day – Nationwide – ausEE.Inc
8 August – Dying To Know Day – Nationwide – The GroundSwell Project
19-25 August – Speech Pathology Week 2018 – Speech Pathology Australia
20-26 August – Be Medicinewise week – Nationwide – NPS Medicinewise
20-26 August – Natural Fertility Awareness Week – Nationwide – The Ovulation Method Research and Reference Centre of Australia Ltdce
24-31 August – 22q Awareness – Nationwide – VCFS 22q11 Foundation INC

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September

Month of September – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – Worldwide – Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia
3-10 September – Stroke Week – Nationwide – Stroke Foundation
9-15 September – Women’s Health – Nationwide – Jean Hailes for Women’s HealthWeek
13 September – World Sepsis Day – Worlwide – Australian Sepsis Network
14-21 September – Dystonia Awareness Week – Nationwide – Dystonia Network Australia
14-21 September – AF Awareness Week – Worldwide – hearts4heart
22-30 September – Veterans’ Health Week – Nationwide – Department of Veterans’ Affairs

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October

Month of October – Shoctober – Defibrillator Awareness Month – Nationwide – Cardiac Arrest Survival Foundation
Month of October – Polio Awareness Month – Nationwide – Polio Australia
4-11 October – National Amputee Awareness Week – Limbs 4 Life
1-7 October – Sleep Awareness Week – Nationwide – Sleep Health Foundation
7-19 October – Foot Health Week – Nationwide – Australian Podiatry Association
10 October – World Mental Health Day – Worldwide – World Health Organisation
12 October – World Sight Day – Worldwide – Vision 2020 Australia
20 October – World Osteoporosis Day – Worldwide – Osteoporosis Australia
21 October – International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action – Worldwide – The LEAD Group Inc
29 Oct to 4 Nov – Blue Knot Day – Nationwide – Blue Knot Foundation

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November

Month of November – ALPHA-1 Awareness Month – Nationwide – Alpha-1 Association of Australia
Month of November – Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month – Worldwide – Pancreatic Cancer Alliance
Month of November – Epilepsy Awareness Month – Worldwide – Epilepsy WA
2 – November – Healthy Hips Day – Nationwide – Healthy Hips Australia Ltd
11-17 November – Perinatal Depression & Anxiety Awareness Week – Nationwide – PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia
12-18 November – World Antibiotic Awareness Week – Worldwide – NPS MedicineWise

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December

Month of December – Decembeard – Nationwide – Bowel Cancer Australia
1 December – World Aids Day – Worldwide – World AIDS Day Australia
12 December – National Wear Red Day – Nationwide – Heart Research Australia
128- 24 December – National Skin Cancer Action Week – Nationwide – Cancer Council 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 GP

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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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