Charlestown Family Medical Services in Charlestown, New South Wales | Family medicine practice

Charlestown Family Medical Services

Locality: Charlestown, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4942 2533

Address: 42A Smith St 2290 Charlestown, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.charlestownfamilydoctors.com.au

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25.01.2022 Patients can now book telehealth (one item eg, repeat prescription, repeat referral, medical certificate, test results or covid swab referral) consultations online via hotdoc which will be bulk billed. If you require a telehealth consultation that is not one item , you must contact the surgery to book and this appointment will be charged at the standard rate.

24.01.2022 We are now offering Face to Face consultations in the surgery. These can be booked online via HOTDOC or by phoning the surgery direct. All patients are still required to wear a mask and must have NO respiratory symptoms. Telehealth consultations are still available but are not able to be booked online, so please contact the surgery by phone to book these. There will be instances where a fee may be applicable for some telehealth consultations.

24.01.2022 Is wearing a mask important? Yes. Wearing a mask helps to reduce community transmission. Wear a mask if you can’t stay 1.5 metres away from people. Also wear ...a mask if you have symptoms and are seeking medical advice, or if you are in isolation in the same room as another person. Always remember: > Keep 1.5m apart. > Practise good hand hygiene. > Stay home and get tested immediately if unwell. > Wear a mask if unable to physically distance. For more information on when to wear a mask visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/face-masks

22.01.2022 If you require after hours care during the Xmas/New Year period please call the numbers below. Our surgery is only closed for the public holidays.

21.01.2022 You can now book a "one item" (repeat prescription, repeat referral, medical certificate, test results) telehealth consult online via the hotdoc link below. If you require a telehealth consultation for other items you will need to call the surgery to book on 4942 2533. https://www.hotdoc.com.au//book/appointment/reason-message

18.01.2022 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT NEW VENUES NSW Health has been notified of more venues on Sydney’s northern beaches, lower north shore, southern and eastern suburbs which... have been visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19. Anyone who was at the following venues on the dates and at the times below is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result: Manly Skiff Club, Corner of East Esplanade and Stuart Street, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 12pm 2.30pm Donny’s Bar, 7 Market Place, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 3:15pm 9pm Old Manly Boat Shed, 40 The Corso, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 9pm 12:30am Rusti Fig, 3/363 Barrenjoey Road, Newport: Saturday 12 December, 9am 10:30am Café Junior, Woolworths Neutral Bay Village, 1-7 Rangers Road, Neutral Bay: Sunday 13 December, 12:45pm 2.30pm BoThai, 16 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest: Sunday 13 December, 4:30pm 5:30pm Pearly Nails, 2/6 Waratah Street, Mona Vale: Monday 14 December, 4:30pm 5:30pm Salon X, 86 William Street, Paddington: Wednesday 16 December, 9am 6pm and Thursday 17 December, 9am 8pm Mona Vale Golf Club (bar and function room), 3 Golf Avenue, Mona Vale: Wednesday 16 December, 5pm 10pm Garfish Seafood Restaurant, 39 East Esplanade, Manly: Thursday 17 December, 6:45pm 8:30pm Anyone who attended the following venues on the dates and times below is considered a casual contact and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result: Woolworths, Riverwood Plaza, 247 Belmore Road, Riverwood: Wednesday 9 December, 3pm 3:35pm Nourished Wholefood Café, 17 Avalon Parade, Avalon Beach: Saturday 12 December, 7.15am-7.30am Manly Wharf Bar, East Esplanade, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 2:45pm 3:15pm The Steyne Hotel, 75 The Corso, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 3pm 3:30pm Cronulla Mall, 6 Cronulla Street Cronulla: Tuesday 15 December, 8pm 9pm and Wednesday 16 December, 3pm 6pm Navy Bear Café, RAN Sailing Association, 1C New Beach Rd, Darling Point: Sunday 13 December, 10.30am 4.45pm Restaurant Lovat, G04/316-324 Barrenjoey Rd, Newport: Saturday 12 December 2:15pm 2:25pm and 4pm 4:15pm Mona Vale Golf Club, 3 Golf Avenue, Mona Vale: Wednesday 16 December, 11am 5pm Times have been revised for the following hair salons, which were announced in previous Public Health Alerts. Anyone who was at the following venues at the following times is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result: Salon for Hair, 3/1335 Pacific Highway, Turramurra: Any time from Tuesday 15 December to Friday 18 December inclusive Hair by Erika, 17/43 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove: Friday 11 December, 2:30pm 4:30pm Advice published in a Public Health Alert regarding Warringah Mall has also been updated. Unless advised by NSW Health that they are close contacts, people who attended Warringah Mall on Wednesday 16 December between 11.40am and 1.30pm are considered casual contacts and should monitor for symptoms, and test and self-isolate if symptoms occur. Given the challenges associated with reaching venues which are closed due to the Northern Beaches lockdown, NSW Health advises that some venues may be included in public health alerts and on the NSW Government website prior to NSW Health informing the venue directly. This is to ensure contacts can be notified as quickly as possible of any potential risk. Confirmed cases travelled on the following transport services. Other passengers are considered to be casual contacts, and should get tested and isolate until a negative result is received: Bus Route 199, Saturday 12 December, departing Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street, 7am arriving Avalon Beach, 7.15am Bus Route 199, Saturday 12 December, departing Avalon Beach 12.20am, arriving Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street, 12.45am Anyone in NSW with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, is asked to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until a negative result is received. There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit https://www.nsw.gov.au//how-to-protect-yourself-an/clinics or contact your GP. For a full list of case locations, visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

18.01.2022 We would like to advise that our phone lines are now back to normal. Thank you for your patience.

17.01.2022 We would like to ask all patients to wear a mask when attending the surgery. Please notify reception staff immediately if you have any respiratory symptoms or have been to suspected Covid areas.

14.01.2022 We kindly ask that patients provide their own masks when attending the surgery as we have very low supplies currently.

12.01.2022 We are currently experiencing telephone issues. Our team of technicians is working on this issue now. You can still book online via HOTDOC or email us on [email protected] We appreciate your patience and understanding.

10.01.2022 We would like to advise that Dr Simone Williamson is currently not accepting any new patients and her books are closed until further notice.

09.01.2022 Patients now have 2 new options for online scripts via HOTDOC. Your doctor will send your electronic prescription to you as an SMS or an email. You will then take it to your pharmacy or send it to them. If you have repeats, a new SMS or email will be sent to you when you get your medicine from the pharmacy.

07.01.2022 We continue to offer Telehealth appointments but due to the reduced government Medicare rebate we are no longer able to bulk bill these except in the following cases: Children under 14 years; short 1 problem only consultations such as repeat scripts; repeat referrals; results follow up; medical certificates; acute respiratory symptoms + fevers. All other Telehealth consultations will be charged at the same rate as face to face consultations, payable after the consultation.

05.01.2022 Farewell Suzanne from all of us at CFMS. We all wish you the very best in your new career and thank you for your hard work, friendship and great memories over the last 10 years. You will be missed.

05.01.2022 For patients requiring a mask, we have a range of locally handmade masks in several sizes and designs available for purchase at the surgery for $10.

01.01.2022 Don’t put your health on hold because of COVID. We do a lot to protect you from COVID: 1. We offer telehealth appointments (by phone and video) when a physical assessment is not required or to assess if a face-to-face visit is needed. 2. We ensure no patients with COVID/flu-like symptoms come to the clinic by screening all patients prior to their appointment 3. We disinfect the waiting room regularly and monitor all patients coming into the clinic to make sure they don’t have flu-like symptoms.