Faulconbridge Health Centre in Faulconbridge, New South Wales | Family doctor

Faulconbridge Health Centre

Locality: Faulconbridge, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4751 2211

Address: 441 Great Western Hwy 2776 Faulconbridge, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.fhconline.com.au

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25.01.2022 If you have the HotDoc app on your phone and have notification settings on, you will now receive a pop up prompt to check in via the app on your phone when you arrive at the practice. You will be asked to confirm a few easy details and then you will see your place in the queue! How awesome is that! Of course if you prefer, you can still check in with one of the lovely ladies at the front desk or via the checkin kiosk at the front desk. #FHC #FaulconbridgeHealthCentre #BlueMountainsGP #HotDoc #checkinviathehotdocapp #livingwithtechnology #wheredoeshegetthosewonderfultoys #randomjokerquotefortheday #batman #thiswentinastrangedirection #ifyoumadeitthisfarwelldone

25.01.2022 Dr Kellie is on Maternity leave as of today. We look forward to her return in the second 1/2 of 2020. Join us in wishing Kellie and her Husband all the best in the pending arrival of their baby #FHC #babyonboard #faulconbridgehealthcentre #maternityleave #allthebestkellie

24.01.2022 Dr Helen Balkin has finished up at FHC after nearly 8 years of working with us. She has moved on to practice with a close friend of hers. We are grateful and thankful for all her years of hard work in caring for the patients here at FHC. Helen will be sorely missed by all. #FHC #FHCfam #FaulconbridgeHealthCentre #BlueMountainsGP #thanksforthememories #BlueMountainsGP

23.01.2022 FYI- Nepean Imaging has just informed us that they are ceasing all delivery of hard copy results to the local GPs due to the pandemic. We always get downloaded reports and images anyway, so this will not affect your standard appt at FHC. If you need the hard copy for a specialist appt, pls pick up directly from Nepean Imaging where you were tested. Thank you for your understanding.

22.01.2022 Anyone booked into the hearing test day on the 27/3, please note that it has been CANCELLED. Sorry for the inconvenience.

20.01.2022 FHC is very excited to Welcome our 2 new female registrars for Feb- Aug of 2020! Dr Laavanya Aruneswaran and Dr Duwaraka Jeyakumar are joining us in full-time roles and appointments are open now! We are also very happy to report that Dr Shane Deagan is staying on in the same part-time role he has currently . The entire FHC team is looking forward to helping you with all your health needs. Lets get stuck in to 2020! #FHC #FaulconbridgeHealthCentre #BlueMountainsGP #GPSynergy #GPRegistrars #GPteachingpractice #healthy2020 #preventativehealth #getstuckinto2020 #healthyliving #FHCfam

20.01.2022 A reminder that National Hearing Care will next be at FHC doing hearing checks on the 27/03/20. If you would like to book in, please call reception to get on the list (no dr referral required). #FHC #FaulconbridgeHealthCentre #NationalHearingCare #hearingchecks #canyouhearme

19.01.2022 WIth conditions looking quite scary over the weekend, we will be sms-ing patients with appointments regarding protocol on Saturday should Faulconbridge come under threat. We will be keeping in touch via social media and direct sms throughout the next few days. The FHC team hopes everyone will be safe, smart and follow their family plan for these situations. Good Luck to everyone, and THANK YOU to all the fire fighters out there on the front line doing your best to protect us. We appreciate you!!!! #RFSrocks #thankyoufirefighters #FHC #firealert #bushfirealert #haveaplan #staysafe #becareful

19.01.2022 FYI - anyone waiting on COVID test results, text "my result" to 0480 050 979 and answer some verifying qs to get your result. This info has just been passed on from one of the testing centres. #newprocess #stayalert #updatedinfo #covid19testing

19.01.2022 Nepean Hosp. have opened a Covid19 clinic in the old discharge lounge. No Booking needed, open 10.30-6.30 wkdays. Positive results notified by phone call 3 days after testing, no call for negative results. Please call 4734 2880 for more info. Nep.Hosp is the best place to test.

18.01.2022 The FHC Team wish you all a Very Happy New Year!! We are open until 2pm today, and then it will be back to normal January hours as of the 2nd. We hope you have a wonderful night that goes just how you want it, be it loud and crazy or quiet and calm. #FHC #NYE #staysafe #enjoy

18.01.2022 We have obviously worried a number of people with the last post (lots of calls). We would like to reiterate: the testing is a precautionary measure. We would prefer to test staff and move to a telehealth-only model for a couple of days while we wait for results, rather than possibly create a new viral hot-spot. We love our community too much to put anyone at risk. So, we are being over cautious and over careful in order to keep you safe and maintain your trust in our practice. If you have any concerns, please email [email protected] to talk to the manager (she will work very hard to respond quickly). Pathology will remain open for collection tomorrow, pls call from the front door to get our attention and be seen.

17.01.2022 FYI, our phones are closing early today at 3:30pm. Please make appts via the app or try us from 8am tomorrow if you have a complex booking. Sorry for any inconvenience.

16.01.2022 Our pathology collector is unwell today. Referrals can be used at any other collection centre, or you can try again another day.

16.01.2022 FHC is going to be trying out Tele-health options for people with symptoms that we are screening for, as well as some of our more "at-risk" clients for whom we are trying to reduce exposure. We will be taking appts for these Tele-health consults in the same manner as for in-person consults. Please remember to be honest with reception when they are asking you these questions, as we are trying very hard to reduce spread of Covid 19, and to ensure FHC can stay open and remain of service to the community. (Remember, if we have an unprotected exposure, we have to shut down for 2 weeks minimum, and none of us want that.) Be smart, Be safe, Be thoughtful!

15.01.2022 Dr Sarah Gutcher is finishing up her term at FHC today. We would like to thank Sarah for all her hard work. She has been an exceptional member of the team, and we hope she will come back to spend some more time at FHC after her next term is completed. #FHC #THANKSSARAH #GPREG

14.01.2022 Information is coming at us a mile a minute, so we are all understandably a bit confused. We found this article the ABC released this morning that helps break it down nicely. Hope it helps you too: http://ow.ly/kUnz50yZeCz

14.01.2022 We are sure most of you have seen this image by now, but here is a reference point for symptoms you may have (as you can imagine, we are getting a LOT of calls about this kind of thing). Please remember that we have disabled online appts for the moment, and you will need to call the surgery to book. If you have ANY symptoms, we need you to disclose so we can provide you with a mask and give you appropriate directions about waiting in your car or not. We would like to reassure you that we are doing our absolute best to keep people with symptoms out of the waiting room, and we are cleaning after each patient contact. Be safe, Be smart, Be thoughtful to those around you.

12.01.2022 FHC is following guidelines from our PHN, and adopting this mask strategy. We ask that patients attending the practice please wear a mask of your own, or request one when you arrive. We also have hand sanitizer in every room for your convenience. Thank you for your understanding.

10.01.2022 FHC is very happy to pass on the info that the test results have come back negative, so there has been NO staff-based exposure in the practice to anyone. Appointments will proceed as normal tomorrow. (We had already migrated most of todays appts to telehealth.) Thank You all for your understanding and patience :)

10.01.2022 Covid 19 swab testing. If you feel you have been exposed/need to be tested, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: #1 YOU MUST DISCLOSE THIS TO STAFF AT TIME OF BOOKING !! #2 You will be given instructions on how to present to the surgery over the phone by reception- this will include calling from car park on your arrival so someone can meet you outside with a mask and gloves. You will be given further instructions at this time. We are trying to keep people who are concer...ned about covid 19 exposure out of the surgery so as to reduce exposure to patients who may be immuno-compromised and are therefore at very high risk from this virus. Please do not take our precautions personally. Please listen carefully to the staff you are dealing with and please if you genuinely believe you may be ill, keep yourself isolated until you get your results and move forward with the appropriate instructions given by your health professional from that point. Be smart. Be safe. Be thoughtful to those around you. See more

08.01.2022 http://ow.ly/W5ZA50yIkI0 Please view this short video that helps explain those at highest risk and the symptoms to look out for, as well as offers advice to those with chronic health issues. This will hopefully allay some fears and a lot of the questions we are encountering currently. Once again, if you think you have been exposed, INFORM THE RECEPTION STAFF WHEN BOOKING YOUR APPOINTMENT!! You will be given appropriate instructions on how to attend the surgery so as to reduce risk to everyone around you. Please follow this advice carefully. Be smart. Be safe. Be thoughtful to those around you.

08.01.2022 Our Pathology collector is unavailable today. If you have a referral, you can take it to Barratt and Smith in Springwood. So sorry for the inconvenience

07.01.2022 There has been a local cluster in Penrith. The current advice is for anyone who lives or works in these areas to get tested if you have any symptoms. Please head to the Nepean Hosp. testing clinic if you do. Once again, if you are sick, DO NOT GO TO WORK! Be safe, be thoughtful to those around you.

07.01.2022 The #MeasureUp #bonebus is coming back to FHC next week (6th & 7th Feb). If you wanted to access your dexa scan and dont yet have a referral, call ASAP. #dexascan #FHC #BlueMountainsGP #FaulconbridgeHealthCentre #osteoporosis #osteoporosisawareness #healthylife

07.01.2022 FHC is moving all patient consults to telehealth for the next 48 hours (or until we get results) due to a staff member being tested for Covid 19. This is a PRECAUTIONARY step to protect the rest of the staff and all of our patients. If you have an appt in the next few days, we will call you and let you know what is happening. Statistics is on our side, and we are sure this is just a temporary inconvenience while we do an even deeper clean at the surgery this afternoon, and await the result. We will update you on the appt process will be once we have a result. Thank You all for your patience and understanding.

07.01.2022 From Everyone at FHC, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!!! We also want to thank all the extremely hard working RFS people for keeping us safe. #FHC #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #RFSrocks #besafe

05.01.2022 Just a reminder that FHC is closed today due to concerns over Bushfires. Apologies for any inconvenience. Stay Safe. #FHC #bushfireclosure #staysafe #haveaplan #beprepared #mountainlife

04.01.2022 A big win for mental health, with the doubling of visits per year under a Mental Health Plan. If you need to organise a review or a brand new plan, call on 4751 2211 or book via HotDoc app. #MentalHealth #extrasessionsfinally #bookinnow http://ow.ly/ei3S50BVJ6q

04.01.2022 Today is International Nurses Day. FHC would like to take a moment to thank Nurses all over the world, professionals who are leaving their homes and families each day, risking themselves, to try and help everyone who is affected by this pandemic. Real Heroes dont wear capes, they wear scrubs. We also want to add an extra special "We Love You!" to our own wonderful nursing team, Dianne and Marjorie. Thank You for all your hard work Ladies, we appreciate you so much!

04.01.2022 Anyone who has booked online via HotDoc today, pls call surgery to confirm appt as the HotDoc service is not currently linked to anything due to a complete server breakdown. (We are running on virtual server backup while we rebuild). We apologise for the inconvenience.

03.01.2022 Dr Kellie would like to introduce her baby boy, Jackson, to the FHC fam! He was 3425gms and 49.5cm long, born just after Christmas. Parents and baby settling in beautifully together #babylove #FHC #congratulationskellie #welcometotheworldJackson #faulconbridgehealthcentre

02.01.2022 With the holidays rapidly approaching, and family visits to loved ones in care facilities on the agenda, HAVE YOU HAD YOUR FLU SHOT? Nursing homes are not allowing visitors without proof of immunisation. FHC has a few flu shots left, so come and get yours ASAP to ensure a stress-free visit. ( ALSO: Remember to get your immunisation statement printed as proof for the facility).

02.01.2022 FHC CLOSED SATURDAY 21/12/19 due to impending bushfire hazard. Apologies for the inconvenience. Stay Safe. #FHC #bushfireupdate #safetyfirst #haveaplan #besafe #beaware #becareful

01.01.2022 FHC has managed to secure one last batch of flu shots. We have a limited number available. If you were unable to get one earlier in the season or have decided that it may not be such a bad idea after all, call now and book in with one of our lovely nurses.