Good hygiene is one of the most important ways to help prevent colds and flu (influenza). Good hygiene includes: washing your hands regularly and properly with soap and water, particularly after touching your nose or mouth, and before handling food sneezing and coughing into tissues then throwing them away immediately and washing your hands cleaning surfaces such as […]
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Cygnet Family Practice Nurse Practitioner Kerrie Duggan, together with Huonville Pharmacy Tony Holmes and Dispensary Assistant Linda Wilcox provided Huon Valley Council employees protection against this year’s influenza disease with a workplace fluvax clinic. There have been over 76,500 cases of influenza Australia wide so far this year. “I spent 3 week pretty much in bed in
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Remember to: Use warm, but not boiling water to fill your hot water bottle and examine it for leaks before you use it. Replace it every two years. Keep wet clothes at least one metre from heaters or fireplaces, and never place clothes or towels on your heater. Clean the lint filter every time you
June is burns awareness month. Read More »
Here at Cygnet Family Practice, our mission is “kind, holistic health care with a community spirit.” We offer person-centred care in a health care team. Our team includes doctors (GPs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and registered nurses (RNs). Our service cares for your immediate needs, and our comprehensive health checks and care planning looks at keeping
A Notice to Patients Regarding Dr John Wilkins Retirement Read More »
We need your help! Our model of holistic, patient-centred, pro-active health care has resulted in more patients wanting to have our care. We need another Nurse Practitioner! Our practice is owned by a Nurse Practitioner who values kindness and providing time for our patients to be listened to and feel heard. We value a systematic,
Cygnet Family Practice (CFP) is an accredited general practice using a patient-centred, team-based, holistic healthcare model. Our health practitioners are skilled, enthusiastic and genuine in their patient care, and a wide variety of presentations makes for a rewarding and challenging clinical experience. We are seeking a kind, general practitioner to join our team. An interest
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Heart Week is celebrated to help start a conversation about heart health and the steps needed to reduce the risk of heart disease. Heart week will focus on the importance of having a heart health check. 2019 Heart Week the focus is on: Heart health checks and what they involve Which patients should have a heart health
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Dates Wednesday 8th May 1:00pm -5:00pm Saturday 11th May 10:00am-2:00pm Tuesday 14th May 1:00pm -5:00pm Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm -5:00pm Cost is $15.00 Those eligible for a free flu shot include; people 65 years and over children from 6 months to 5 years pregnant women those who suffer chronic conditions as well as, for the
Advance care planning is about your future health care. It gives you the opportunity to plan for what you would want or not want, if you become unable to make or communicate your own preferences. We recommend that you review your decisions and documents regularly. This is particularly important if there is a change in
During 1st to 5th of April, Cygnet Family Practice would like to provide bags of vegetables and fruit to families in need. To help support awareness for vegetable consumption in Australia, Cygnet Family Practice will be donating bags of vegetables and fruit to our community in need. Bags of vegetable and fruit will be available
