Ti-Tree Family Doctors

In case you were wondering what My Medicare is all about…..

I can confirm that Ti-Tree has registered for the program.

Have you been asked to sign up to MyMedicare? Here's what you need to know — ABC News You may have received a text or email in recent weeks from your GP asking you to register for something called MyMedicare.

We have managed to get a temporary fix for our internet and phones tonight 😊

NBN Co has informed us that a section of the cable in Mt Eliza Way needs to be replaced.

Hopefully, things will run smoothly tomorrow.

The NBN to Ti-Tree has failed and is not expected to be fixed until late Monday 27/2.

We are unable to take phone calls and will be unable to divert the incoming phone line until later today.

The clinic is open and staffed.

Like most businesses, we use computers every day. We also need to replace them at regular intervals to ensure our system works efficiently.

For many years we have struggled with what to do with the computers once they are replaced. When they are reset to factory settings, they work fine but it is not viable for us to do this for our business and we certainly don’t want ’bin’ them.

Good Faith Learning aims to run an online school, accessible to students around the world at low cost ($1.00 AUD per lesson).

We decided to start donating our old laptops and desktop computers to assist students overseas. Our computers were sent to the Philippines and we are very happy to be helping the students there rather than have to computers go to waste.

Further information or donations can be made via http://goodfaithlearning.com

Ti Tree Family Doctors wish you all a happy and safe festive season with your families.

Our opening times for the holiday period are as follows:

Saturday 24th December 9am – 2pm
Sunday 25th December CLOSED
Monday 26th December CLOSED
Tuesday 27th December CLOSED
Wednesday 28th December 8.30am – 6pm
Thursday 29th December 8.30am – 6pm
Friday 30th December 8.30am – 6pm
Saturday 31st December 9am – 2pm
Sunday 1st January CLOSED
Monday 2nd January CLOSED
Tuesday 3rd January 8.30am – 6pm

Please contact 9787 8033 ALL Hours or in the case of an emergency please dial 000 for assistance.
Appointments are available via our website or the Hot Doc app.

Update to consulting hours at Ti Tree Family Doctors from 1st July 2022.

Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 6pm
Saturday: 9am – 4pm
Sunday & Public holidays: CLOSED

Appointments available by phone 9787 8033, via our website or the HotDoc booking app.

A set of Mercedes car keys has been handed in to Ti-Tree Family Doctors.

They were found on Friday afternoon in the gravel car park near the scout hall.

Please contact us if you have lost your keys.

Easter consulting hours.

Consultations will not be available at Ti-Tree Family Doctors on the following days:

Good Friday
Easter Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday

Appointments for consultations after Easter can be made online via the HotDoc App or our website.

Medical care will still be available over the Easter long weekend by phoning 9787 8033.

In the case of an emergency, please call 000

Our phone lines have now been fixed and are working normally.

Phone calls should be made to our usual number 9787 8033.

We are once again having problems with our phone system today….

We have been informed it is a Telstra issue and are hoping for it to be resolved soon.

In the meantime, you can still make a booking online via Hot Doc or by calling on 9787 6106.

Our phones are working normally again

Thank you for your patience.

We are having some problems with our phone system this morning.

We are trying to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Online bookings are still working.
If you have an emergency, please ring 000

We are open for emergency medical treatment this morning.

We have no power and are running off our emergency back up. Our phones are working for the time being.

If you are able, stay home and stay safe until the storm passes.

COVID-19 alert

Melbourne Pathology have advised us that the collection centre at the rear of Ti-Tree Family Doctors was a Tier 1 COVID exposure site on Thursday 23rd September. Patients that attended Melbourne Pathology have been advised to be tested and isolate for 14 days.

Fortunately Ti-Tree Family Doctors has not been deemed to be an exposure site and we are open as usual. We have however taken the precaution of performing a Deep Clean of the clinic over the weekend.

This exposure site has not yet been listed on the DHHS webpage but we felt it to be in the best interests of our patients to pass this information on.

We have become aware that patients are receiving a message that the Ti-Tree phone number has been disconnected when they try to call the clinic. Our phone provider is working to rectify the problem.

I am pleased to announce that the usual phone number 9787 8033 is working again.

Dr Joanne Newton is retiring from General Practice and will be leaving Ti-Tree Family Doctors in the 11th August 2021.

We wish her all the best for the future as she embarks on the next stage of her life.

Ti-Tree Family Doctors has been allocated extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. ✅

As a result, we have appointments available for immunizations this week. 😊

You can book to have you vaccination online via HotDoc or by calling the clinic on 97878033.

COVID Vaccine information for 40-49 year old people.

Ti-Tree Family Doctors can immunize this age group with the same vaccine that we are using in the over 50 age group.

If you would like to have the alternative vaccine, you need to call the Coronavirus Hotline to book on 1800 675 398.

We are having building works done at Ti-Tree Family Doctors over the next week.

The front entrance will be closed during this period of time and all patients will need to enter the building through the Melbourne Pathology entrance via the rear car park.

There will be reduced on site parking during this time.

We are pleased to announce that we have been allocated an increased number of COVID-19 vaccines.
We have appointments available for people aged over 50 from next week.

Consultations will not be available at Ti-Tree on:

- Good Friday
- Easter Saturday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday

Appointments for consultations after Easter can be made online via the HotDoc App and medical care over the Easter long weekend will still be available by calling 97978033.

In the case of an emergency, call 000.

David’s COVID-19 vaccination dairy
Day 4 (and final) report.

I want to start by saying this is my personal experience and may not represent how others will feel after their vaccination.

In summary, the vaccination itself is pretty painless and after about 36 hours I felt no after effects. I did however experience some headache, aches and pains and chills which responded well to paracetamol. The worst of the symptoms only lasted about 12 hours.

Whilst unpleasant, I believe it was a minor inconvenience and will have no hesitation in having my second dose in 12 weeks time.

Anecdotal reports from others suggest that many people will have nothing worse than some local discomfort at the injection site so I suspect that my experience was at the more severe end of the spectrum.

Ti-Tree Family Doctors encourages anyone eligible to be be vaccinated when the opportunity arises.

David’s COVID-19 vaccination diary
Day 2 after vaccination

Feeling fine. No persisting post vaccine adverse effects ✅

Happy to have had the first dose and be developing immunity to SARS-CoV-2

David’s COVID-19 diary
Vaccination day - 8 hours post vaccination

No arm pain ✅
No aches ✅
No tiredness ✅
No fever ✅

Wouldn’t know I’d had a vaccine. 😊

Next update at 24 hours.

Bookings for the COVID-19 vaccine are now available on HotDoc for eligible individuals.

Whilst our weekly allocation is very limited at this stage and it may take some time until you can get a booking, we are determined to offer vaccination to everyone who wants one as quickly as possible.

We have finally received our first week allocation of COVID-19 vaccines!

We have 80 doses. More are expected to arrive for next week.

That’s not many, but it’s a start. We expect the number of vaccines allocated to slowly increase over the next few months.

Bookings will be opening soon on HotDoc. This is the best way to make an appointment for your immunization.

Let’s get this show on the road!

Despite all the media hype, Ti-Tree has NOT RECEIVED ITS ALLOCATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES.

We had been told that we would receive them on Thursday last week but the latest information is that they will arrive ‘sometime this week’.

We will post on this page once we receive the vaccines. Please note that we will not take bookings for COVID-19 immunization until we actually receive the vaccine.

You may have heard on the news today that bookings are open for COVID-19 vaccination for eligible individuals. This is not quite right.

Ti-Tree is expecting to receive its first batch of vaccines on Thursday 18th March. Bookings will open once we have the vaccine in stock and will be able to be made online through the HotDoc App.

Patients who are unable to book online will be able to make an appointment by calling the clinic.

We are receiving a very small weekly allocation initially and it will take some time to be able to accommodate everyone who is eligible. Please be patient.