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Thank you Dr. Nurman for your “healthy cakes”. We are sooooo thankful.

It is quite a detailed process and we need to have enough health professionals to provide this service, in addition to our current service. I’m happy to hear from any local nurses who would like to do the COVID-19 vaccination training to join a casual pool of immunisers with our practice. Please email kerrie@cygnetfamilypractice.com.au with your contact details and

Cygnet Family Practice is currently going through the process to see if we can provide COVID vaccinations from our practice. We will let you know over the next month with vaccines potentially late March/early April.To keep up to date and to ensure your information is reliable, visit health.gov.au/covid19-vaccines

Due to holidays and sick leave this week, some of you may have found Kerrie on the desk – complete with L plates. Kerrie says “I would much rather be in my comfort zone as a nurse practitioner than being frontline with major multitasking, prioritising and constant interruption to every task’. If you have experience in

He has worked with Cygnet Family Practice for the past 6 years, primarily providing Home Medicines Review (HMR) services. A Home Medicines Review (HMR) can help you get the best out of your medication. It provides an opportunity for you to discuss your medication in depth with a specially accredited pharmacist who then communicates recommendations

Josh, one of our receptionists, and Kerrie attended a meeting at the town hall in Cygnet with other community members to find out more on raising awareness and support for those considering or affected by the suicide of another. We will keep you informed of additional support and meetings when known

Juliet, Kerrie and Rebecca attended professional development in Hobart on issues confronting LGBTQI+ people. As a practice we aim to meet the health care needs of all who choose our practice.  

Telehealth general practice consultations are a positive outcome of COVID-19. Benefits include easy access to your Health Professionals, without time away from work or home, especially for consultations where an examination is not needed. The quality of your care remains the same. Telehealth consultations are encouraged for patients with respiratory symptoms who need to isolate

We are now offering a Respiratory Assessment Clinic each day for those who need healthcare but have potential signs and symptoms of COVID -19. If you have a cough, cold, runny nose, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, have been to a COVID-19 hotspot, or been in contact with anyone with COVID-19, we have

COVID-19 Vaccination Program Phase 1a Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines will soon be available in Australia. The vaccines will be free and voluntary for everyone in Australia. A staged rollout (phase 1a) of the vaccine is expected to commence mid-late February 2021 for those front-line workers who need the most protection. This includes frontline at-risk