Beaches Family Practice - Kewarra Beach

DR NISHARI WIJEWARDENA
Beaches Family Practice welcomes DR Nishari ( from SmartClinic) to our Kewarra Beach Practice. To make an appointment please call our practice on 4032-7500 or you can book on line at www.beachesfamilypractice.com.au

Beaches Family Practice - Kewarra Beach Kewarra Family Practice and Trinity Family Practice are now working together to provide the Northern

From Friday 11th November 2022 Queensland will move to AMBER Covid-19 Advice.
Due to increased Covid-19 cases in the community, it is recommended that you wear a mask when entering this healthcare facility.

Thank you

Wishing our wonderful nursing team a very Happy International Nurses day. Thank you for everything you all do 😊

Happy Mother’s Day to all our wonderful mums

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our amazing admin staff.
Thank you all for your hard work and dedication- especially over the past couple of years with the extra challenges due to Covid.
We Appreciate you all 😊

Happy International Women’s Day!
Special shout out to all the amazing women in our lives especially our fantastic female GP’s, Nurses and receptionists.

Beaches Family Practice welcomes Dr Claire Etheridge to our team.

As a GP, Claire is known for her compassionate, caring and thorough practicing style. She particularly enjoys looking after expectant parents, new babies and children, women's health and skin checks.
She was a country GP and hospital doctor in the NSW Southern Highlands for 10 years before finally moving to her happy place here in Cairns in 2022.
If you have recently relocated to the Kewarra Beach or Trinity Beach area, we welcome you to contact us to make an appointment with Dr Claire Etheridge, as she will see new patients who have relocated to these areas.

Beaches Family Practice would like to welcome Dr Elisha Tyerman, who will be working at both practices.
To make an appointment to see Dr Elisha- please call 4032 7500

Beaches Family Practice would like to introduce Dr David Tran, who will be working at both practices.
To make an appointment to see Dr David- please call 4032 7500

16+ now eligible to receive their booster vaccine, plenty of available appointments. Please call us on 4032 7500 to make an appointment

Plenty of appointments available, call our friendly team to make an appointment 4032 7500

If you've tested positive with a Rapid Antigen Test, register your result online 👉 https://www.qld.gov.au/rat-positive

You'll need to share some simple information like 👇
👉 The date you, or someone in your care, tested positive
👉 What address you will be isolating at
👉 Your contact details

Latest National Covid testing and Isolation Protocols.
https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-test-isolate-national-protocols

COVID-19 Test & Isolate National Protocols This fact sheet provides information about COVID-19 Test & Isolate National Protocols from 1 January 2022

📣 From midnight tonight, Queensland is adopting a nationally-agreed definition of a COVID-19 close contact and isolation periods for people who have tested positive.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A close contact is a household contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case. A household contact is someone who lives with a case or has spent more than 4 hours with them in a house, accommodation or care facility. Close contacts must quarantine for 7 days from their date of exposure and have a negative Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on day 6 to leave.

🧪 A confirmed COVID-19 case must isolate for 7 days from the date they tested positive.

🏠 Anyone who is currently in quarantine as close contacts can leave if they are past 7 days and have had a negative day 6 test.

For full details, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid-19/changes-to-requirements-confirmed-cases-close-contacts

IMPORTANT UPDATES REGARDING TESTING

✔ GP referrals are no longer required at QML or Sullivan Nicolaides sites that provide COVID-19 testing across our region between Friday 17 December and Friday 7 January

✔ Paradise Palms, Kewarra Beach - Sullivan Nicolaides drive through
Saturday 18 December 8am–12pm
From Monday 20 December:
Weekdays only 9am–3pm

✔ 6-8 Toogood Road, Woree - Sullivan Nicolaides drive through
Open now!
Weekdays 9am–3pm
Plus this Saturday 18 December 8am–12pm

✔ Port Douglas Community Centre Mowbray St - QML
Friday 17 December – Monday 20 December 8am–3pm

Private provider sites are closed public holidays

EXTENDED HOURS
Our Aumuller St, Portsmith and Cairns Hospital Fever Clinic will be extending their hours THIS WEEKEND 18 & 19 December.
08:15am - 10:00pm

For a full list of testing clinics, visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid19/testing

Here is a step by step guide on how to link your proof of vaccination to your Qld check in app.

The Check In Qld app has been updated so you can now show your COVID-19 vaccination status 📲

Fully vaxxed Queenslanders can link their vaccine certificate to their app by using:

✅ The Check in Qld app
✅ The ExpressPlus Medicare app
✅ Your Medicare online account or Individual Healthcare Identifier service through myGov

If you don’t have a mobile device, you can print a copy of your immunisation history statement through either the myGov website or the Australian Immunisation Register.

For full instructions on linking your vaccine certificate, visit 👉 https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/check-in-qld/digital-vaccination-certificate

A Covid-19 vaccination is now available for everyone 12 years and over. Please call our friendly staff on 4032 7500, to make and appointment.

Children aged 12-15 years will be eligible for vaccination against from 13 September 🗓️

Children aged 12-15 in priority groups are already eligible ✅

We know you’re enthusiastic to 💪 and your family against COVID-19🦠 but please be patient and don’t call your GP or vaccine provider until we let you know bookings are available.

The Eligibility Checker is currently being updated for eligibility for the COVID-19 Pfizer (Comirnaty) vaccine. Bookings will be available for people aged 16 to 39 from 30 August 2021 and for 12 to 15 years from 13 September 2021.

Learn more at 💻https://www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-recommendations-on-the-use-of-covid-19-vaccines-in-all-young-adolescents-in-australia

Please call our friendly staff on 4032 7500 to arrange an appointment to get your COVID-19 vaccination.
We are now giving Pfizer between ages 16-59 years and AstraZeneca from 60 years+.

Please call our friendly staff on 4032 7500 to arrange an appointment to get your COVID-19 vaccination. We are now giving
Pfizer between ages 16-59 years and AstraZeneca from 60 years+.

Beaches Family Practice - Kewarra Beach Kewarra Family Practice and Trinity Family Practice are now working together to provide the Northern

Please call our friendly staff on 4032 7500 to arrange an appointment to get your COVID-19 vaccination.
Pfizer between ages 40-59 years and AstraZeneca from 60 years+.

Beaches Family Practice - Kewarra Beach Kewarra Family Practice and Trinity Family Practice are now working together to provide the Northern

Our Flu vaccines have arrived. Please call our friendly staff on
4032 7500 to make an appointment for one of our flu clinics.

Masks must be worn in our practice from 5pm tonight for all patients 12 years and older.

😷 Mask requirements across Queensland are coming into effect from 5pm today (Monday 29 March).

You must carry a face mask with you at all times when you leave home, unless you have a lawful reason not to.

You must wear a mask in indoor spaces, such as:
🛒 shopping centres, supermarkets, retail outlets and indoor markets
🏥 hospitals and aged care facilities
☕ hospitality venues such as restaurants and cafés (not required for patrons while seated; customer facing staff only)
⛪ churches and places of worship
📚 libraries
🏋️‍♂️ indoor recreational facilities and gyms (except if doing strenuous exercise)
🖥️ indoor workplaces (where safe to wear a mask and you can’t physically distance)
🚆 public transport, taxis and rideshare, including waiting areas and queues for this transport
✈️ airports and travelling on planes.

It is strongly recommended you wear a mask outdoors if you are unable to stay more than 1.5m distance from other people, such as busy walkways and thoroughfares.

👉 Masks do not need to be worn in some circumstances, including children under 12 years, where people have certain medical conditions, and in workplaces where it is not safe to do so.

You can remove your masks to consume food or drink.

For the most up to date information about mask requirements visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/urgent-covid-19-update -qld

📍Please note a number of the above locations will not be open during the Greater Brisbane lockdown over the coming days. For full details visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid19/greater-brisbane-lockdown

COVID-19 VACCINE!!!

* On its way
* Expected after Easter
* We will call you

🔊 Follow the advice of experts, not what you see in the comments section on social media. Below 👇 are real examples from our page. They are myths and they are wrong ❎

32,000 people are hospitalised in Queensland each year because of skin cancers, including melanoma.

Sunscreen protects your skin from the sun's dangerous ultraviolet (UV) rays and can help prevent skin cancer, including life-threatening melanoma. This is backed by science.

Make sunscreen a part of your daily routine 💪

Happy International Women’s Day!
Special shout out to all the amazing women in our lives especially our fantastic female GP’s, Nurses and receptionist.

The Queensland School Immunisation Program offers every Year 10 student in Queensland free immunisation against meningococcal ACWY, given in 1 dose, as part of the National Immunisation Program.

Some of the highest rates of meningococcal disease occur among 15 to 19 year olds and this age group can transmit the meningococcal bacteria to people who are at increased risk of infection, including young children. As there is a safe and effective vaccine that covers strains A, C, W and Y, Year 10 students are being offered the vaccination.

It's important to complete vaccination consent forms to ensure your child is vaccinated under Queensland's School Immunisation Program ✅

One of the vaccines your grade 7 aged child will receive this year is for Human papillomavirus (HPV), which is administered in two doses at least 6 months apart. For more information about The Queensland School Immunisation Program and catch-up vaccinations, visit 👉 https://vaccinate.initiatives.qld.gov.au/when-to-immunise/children-and-adolescents/

Did you know? Using ice to treat a minor burn can actually damage the sensitive skin around the burn 😮
Follow these steps for treating a minor burn. In an emergency situation, always call 📱 000.