Rutherford Medical Centre in Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia | Family doctor

Rutherford Medical Centre

Locality: Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4932 7327

Address: 26 East Mall 2320 Rutherford, NSW, Australia

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

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21.01.2022 Due to significant Government funding cuts to Primary Care last year, in order to continue providing quality health care to our patients, from 1 July 2021 we are asking our patients to contribute towards their health care.

21.01.2022 The NSW Government is strongly encouraging NSW citizens to wear a mask in high-risk settings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in NSW. Wearing a face mask... provides an additional physical barrier to protect the community and help reduce community transmission. Continue to practise physical distancing, wash your hands regularly and if you are unwell stay in and get tested. For more information about the protection that masks provide against COVID-19 visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-/health-advice-update-on-masks

20.01.2022 - PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT - NEW COVID-19 CASES IN NEWCASTLE (Updated at 11.05am, 6 August) Since our alert last night (5 August, 8.15pm), a second case of COVID-19 ...has been confirmed in Newcastle; a close contact of the teenager announced yesterday. The District is continuing to investigate the source of that case’s infection. This latest case is a male in his 20s. Hunter New England Local Health District is urging anyone who attended the following venues at the specified times to immediately self-isolate and seek testing: - Bennett Hotel, Hamilton Friday 31 July, from 5.30pm to 10.00pm - Greenroof Bar and Restaurant, Hamilton Friday 31 July, from 10.00pm to 12 midnight - Wests New Lambton Sunday 2 August, from 5.00pm to 7.30pm. - Sushi Revolution, Hamilton on Saturday 1 August, from 12noon to 1.00pm The venues have been notified and are undergoing cleaning. Contact tracing is underway. Hunter New England Health also urges any patrons who visited the following venues at the times specified to be alert for symptoms, and if any develop to get tested and self-isolate immediately: - Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday 1 August from 9.30pm to 11.00 pm - Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton Saturday 1 August, from 12 midnight to 1.30am Sunday 2 August - McDonald Jones Stadium Sunday 2 August, 7:30pm to end of game, Newcastle Jets match. The above public health recommendations follow a rigorous contact tracing process where an infected individual’s movements and interactions are analysed. This enables the Public Health unit to determine if there was a reasonable chance other individuals may have been infected with the virus. In this case they would be considered a close contact and required to self-isolate until 14 days after they last saw the person or attended a place where that person visited, even if they are feeling well. Casual contact includes instances where transmission is less likely. For example where someone had less than 15 minutes face-to-face contact over the course of a week with a confirmed case, or was in the same closed space with them for less than two hours. Casual contacts are not required to self-isolate, but are still encouraged to seek testing should they develop symptoms. Dr Kat Taylor, Public Health Controller for Hunter New England Health’s COVID-19 response said that Hunter New England Health is still working to identify any further contacts or venues visited by both individuals, and further updates will be provided as more information becomes available. All close contacts will be notified and required to isolate for 14 days. It is vital people in the community continue to present for testing if experiencing symptoms to limit the spread of the virus. I encourage everyone to follow directions they receive about home isolation and quarantine, and maintain COVID-safe practices of physical distancing, coughing or sneezing into their elbow, and regularly washing their hands, she said. With the identification of additional cases in the Newcastle area, The District is expecting an increase in the demand for testing. To ensure we can best serve the community during this time, we have enhanced our local testing capability. In addition to expanding our call centre capacity and the number of phone lines available to improve booking wait times, we will extend hours and capacity at a number of local clinics. However, please be patient if visiting a clinic or calling for a booking. We have thousands of testing opportunities throughout the course of today and will see people as quickly as possible, Dr Taylor said. For a complete list of COVID-19 testing clinics and booking details, please visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectio//Pages/clinics.aspx

20.01.2022 ePrescriptions are HERE! During your consultation, if you require a prescription, you now have the option of your GP sending you a prescription token instead of a paper prescription. You can receive the eScript token by SMS or email. Take your smart phone to your local pharmacy and show your eScript QR code to have your medication dispensed. Participating pharmacies are Amcal Rutherford, Priceline Rutherford, Blooms Greenhills, Thornton Pharmacy, Priceline Maitland and Terr...y White Maitland. Supporting our patients to #stayhome

19.01.2022 We are extremely happy! Douglas Hanly Moir Pathology is opening MONDAY in their new collections rooms at 20 East Mall Rutherford (next to the Post Office) for normal pathology collection services. The existing rooms at the bottom of the mall will remain for Coronavirus testing only. We welcome them back to assisting our patients with their professional service, great customer service and timely reporting.

19.01.2022 Flu Injections have arrived Are you waiting on a flu injection? We now have flu injections back in stock for all age groups. Call the practice on 49327327 to book an appointment

18.01.2022 On behalf of all the staff at Rutherford Medical Centre we would like to congratulate Sheree Hill on an outstanding achievement of 20 years service with Rutherford Medical Centre. Sheree's commitment and dedication to her work, the centre, the staff, and of course our patients is second to none. So on this day we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for all you have done and continue to do for us. Thank you x

17.01.2022 Hearing Australia will be at the practice this Thursday to perform FREE hearing checks for our adult patients. Don't Miss Out! Call 49327327 and book in now

17.01.2022 With COVID-19, cervical screening has fallen off our to-do lists. Now more than ever it’s important to book your Cervical Screening Test. Call your health care provider to book an appointment today.

16.01.2022 At Rutherford Medical Centre we are doing our bit to #stopthespread and help keep our staff and patients safe and healthy. If you visit the practice or require a face to face consultation we are asking you to wear a mask. Disposable masks are available for purchase at the practice for $2.00 each.

16.01.2022 Covid Vaccination is Now Available at our Practice for All People Aged 50 Years and Older. To Book An Appointment Call 49327327.

14.01.2022 Appointments are available for all Australians aged 50 years and older for a FREE Astra Zeneca Covid-19 Vaccine. We accept patients from our practice, aswell as people from other practices for Covid Vaccination only. To book in please call 49327327.

12.01.2022 Flu Injections have arrived We now have flu injections in stock for all age groups. Call the practice on 49327327 to book into a flu clinic

12.01.2022 For the health and safety of our patients and our staff, telephone consultations are continuing at the practice. If your Doctor determines that you require a face to face consultation, an appointment within the practice be will be arranged.

11.01.2022 Have you booked your Indigenous 0-5 year old in to the Hearing Australia clinic yet for next Tuesday? If not, give your children the best chance in life, their health, and call to book in today. Phone 49327327 Make sure you watch the video below by Dr Kelvin Kong, Newcastle's Indigenous Ear, Nose and Throat explaining why it so important... https://www.youtube.com/watch

10.01.2022 We are slowly settling into our new ‘normal’ at the practice. We are continuing to provide telephone consultations for patients that do not need to attend the practice. This enables our patients to stay home and due to social distancing requirements in our waiting room and it’s capacity to seat only 11 patients at any time, it prevents our patients from having to wait outside the practice in the winter weather. Due to the current economic situation, we are temporarily bulkbilling all telephone consultations.

10.01.2022 Meningococcal B Immunisation (Bexsero) is available FREE for Indigenous children until their 2nd birthday and is now part of the NSW Immunisation Schedule for Indigenous children at 6 weeks, 4 months and 12 months immunisations.

09.01.2022 R U Ok? Today is R U Ok day but here at the practice, we aim to make R U Ok day EVERYDAY! So, R U Ok? Come talk to us. Let's talk about mental health, let's get our kids talking about mental health! Let's build a safer and healthier future together

09.01.2022 So we can better help you, our practice will be closed from 12.30pm to 1.30pm today for staff training.

07.01.2022 Happy International Nurses Day to our hard working and dedicated nurses, Michele & Kerrie. Their experience, knowledge and care are vital to our practice and our patients each and every day

04.01.2022 PLEASE practice social distancing, wash your hands and stay home when you can! We are still doing telephone consultations so you can stay home. Stay safe and healthy

03.01.2022 Do you know the COVID-19 symptoms? They include fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat, loss of smell, loss of taste and shortness of breath, as well as other repo...rted symptoms including runny nose, joint pain, muscle pain, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and loss of appetite. Find a COVID 19 clinic near you https://www.nsw.gov.au//how-to-protect-yourself-an/clinics

03.01.2022 Our Indigenous Children Need Our Help 40-85% of our Indigenous community suffer from ear disease, most don't know it. For children, this causes learning difficulties and can lead to problems later in life with employment difficulties and can lead to undesirable adult behaviour and substance abuse. Our babies are learning by hearing from an early age, it is vital they can hear properly. Hearing Australia and Rutherford Medical Centre are working together to help improve the ea...r health of our young Indigenous children. We will be holding monthly clinics at our practice to review, monitor and improve the ear health of our Indigenous children 0-5 years of age. Together we can make a difference! https://youtu.be/pPMMINDiQzI

02.01.2022 It’s Indigenous Health Month here at the practice. November means time to re-enrol onto the Closing the Gap program, so pop into the practice and sign your re-enrollment form and whilst you’re there, don’t forget to book in for your free 715 health assessment. 10 November we have Hearing Australia providing free hearing and ear health assessments our 0-5 year old Indigenous children. Check out our Catching Butterflies YouTube post for more information. See you soon!

02.01.2022 If someone you know has a bub with glue ear that’s going on for months, making sure they have a strong yarning environment around them every day will help their listening & language skills stay on track See plumandhats.nal.gov.au for Yarning at Home tips.

02.01.2022 Happy Easter Everyone! Our practice will be closed Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. If you require urgent medical care whilst we are closed, please call GP Access After Hours on 1300130147. We hope you all have a relaxing Easter with your family at home #stayhome

02.01.2022 7 year old Ava, daughter of our Receptionist Abbey, made a decision many years ago to help people suffering from cancer after seeing photos of herself as a baby with her Grandad and learning he had lost his hair due to cancer treatment. She has been growing her hair ever since. On 30 November 2020 Ava is selflessly cutting off over 35cm of her long beautiful hair to donate to Variety to make a wig for a child less fortunate than herself. If you can spare a few dollars to sup...port Ava and help sick kids, please donate below. We are so proud of you Ava! https://hairwithheart.variety.org.au//ava/hair-with-heart

02.01.2022 Ring Found!! Have you lost a ring? There was a ring found in the practice yesterday afternoon. If it is yours, you'll be able to describe what it looks like to be able to reclaim ownership.