Doctors of Northcote

The friendly faces behind the scenes making your visit seamless ☺️✨

Come and say hello!

Doctors of Northcote turns 20!

Thank you for 20 years of trust and partnership on your journey to better health 🤍

Help continue to keep the clinic safe, by wearing a face mask if you have any cold/flu symptoms 😷

R U OK? is calling on all of us to let the people you care about know you’re here, to really hear them 💛

We had a surprise visit from Dr Hugo today 🐶

🏳️‍🌈 HAPPY PRIDE MONTH

Our Practice Manager/in-house chef, Marly, made us mini frittata’s 😍

💆‍♂️ June means Men’s Health Week!

Have you seen your local GP for a check up recently?

Book in now online or give our friendly reception a call on 8481 3600 📞

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Pre-book a spot for your annual flu vaccine via our website www.doctorsofnorthcote.com

🌈 Midsumma Festival is upon us.
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Midsumma is Australia's premier q***r arts and cultural organisation, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists, performers, communities and audiences.
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The program runs till 12th February 2023! Swipe through to see some of the major events and checkout how you can get involved.
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⏰ XMAS hours!
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Our opening hours over the upcoming holiday period.

👩‍⚕️ Meet our new practice nurse Paula!
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She has worked in Emergency Departments with adults and paediatric patients. She is excited to begin working in general practice and getting to know our lovely patients.
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Outside of work Paula can be found playing all sorts of board and card games, and is trying to learn chess!
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She also speaks Spanish, a master of all trades!

🎄 DoN Christmas Party.
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Last week we got to celebrate our lovely team of doctors, nurses, management and admin for our annual Christmas party.

🧴 Skin checks and mole mapping.
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With it being National Skin Cancer Action Week (20-26 November), it’s the perfect time to announce that we now do mole mapping.
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You can book in with certain doctors for a standard skin check, or for mole mapping, to help with skin cancer prevention and early detection. And don’t forget to slip, slop, slap!

🥸 Movember.
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A growing number of men – around 10.8M globally – are facing life with a prostate cancer diagnosis. Globally, testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men. And across the world, one man dies by su***de every minute of every day, with males accounting for 69% of all su***des.
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Movember is uniquely placed to address this crisis on a global scale. 
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Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men.

Cervical screening 👱‍♀️
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This is your friendly reminder to book in for your cervical screening with your GP.
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Australia has led the world in cervical cancer prevention for the last 20 years and now, we are close to becoming the first country to eliminate it.
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National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (7-13 November 2022) provides a strong platform to raise continued awareness of cervical cancer and unite Australians to take action to help Australia make cervical cancer history.

❤️ Thank you!
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A lovely gift our doctors, nurses and admin staff received from one of our patients for their continued hard work.

❤️ Our Doctors of Northcote social event

👩‍⚕️ Our fabulous new GP’s.
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Dr Claudia Ventii (left) and Dr Jenny Bui (right).
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Claudia is a UK-trained GP, who has called Australia home since 2019. She has a special interest in women’s health, sexual and reproductive health, family medicine, and mental health.
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Claudia enjoys traveling, dancing and learning new languages. She is a coffee enthusiast and has embraced camping since living in Australia.
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Jenny graduated from medicine in 2014 and has been working in general practice since 2018. Her special interests include women’s health, family medicine, paediatric health, mental health, and minor skin procedures.
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Outside of medicine, you’ll find Jenny practicing a ‘balanced’ lifestyle – a Pilates class, followed closely by coffee and a croissant.

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Dr Ratan Mandal is a highly experienced Specialist General Practitioner.
His special interests include: paediatrics, family medicine, geriatrics, chronic health conditions, minor surgical procedures and iron deficiency.

Thunderstorm Asthma ⛈
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Thunderstorm asthma can be very serious for people with asthma.
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Thunderstorm asthma events are believed to be triggered by an uncommon combination of high grass pollen levels and a certain type of thunderstorm, causing pollen grains from grasses to be swept up in the wind and carried long distances.
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If grass pollen is a problem for you then thunderstorms in spring and summer may also affect you.
Some pollens can burst open and release tiny particles that are concentrated in the wind just before the thunderstorm. These small particles get deep into the airways and can trigger asthma symptoms.
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To avoid exposure, stay inside with the windows and doors closed until after the storm has passed.
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At least six weeks prior to pollen season (October - November in Victoria) is the time to take action, make an appointment with your doctor, discuss your asthma and allergy management plan and ensure you have all you need to be prepared for the thunderstorm and pollen seasons.

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Some of the team doing their annual CPR!!

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We get a lot of questions about chronic disease management care plans, so we’ve tried to simplify it for anyone interested.
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🦷 Dr Sudesh keeping his teeth healthy!

Dental Health Week takes place from 1-7 August 2022. Dental Health Week is a national oral health awareness week created by the Australian Dental Association.
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While your children are still young, make sure they get the outstanding oral care they deserve.
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With these daily routines & healthy habits, happy smile that will last a lifetime.
1. Brush twice per day using fluoride toothpaste.
2. Clean in between teeth using floss or interdental brushes.
3. Eat a nutritious diet that's low in sugar.
4. See your dentist regularly.

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Our fabulous GPs enjoying a well deserved night out to dinner