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What bulk billing actually means.
“Bulk billed” is one of the most searched phrases in Australian healthcare, and one of the least clearly explained. It…
Read the article Medicare & feesMyMedicare, explained properly.
MyMedicare is a voluntary registration that formally links you to the practice you already think of as your regular GP. It costs…
Read the article Chronic diseaseCare plans changed in 2025. Here is what that means.
On 1 July 2025 the two long-standing chronic disease plans — the GP Management Plan and the Team Care Arrangement —…
Read the article Preventive healthWhat happens at a skin check.
Australia has among the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, and the Central Coast has the lifestyle to match —…
Read the article Women’s healthCervical screening, and the swab option.
If your mental picture of cervical screening is a two-yearly Pap smear, that picture is a decade out of date. The Cervical…
Read the article Men’s healthProstate checks, and the PSA conversation.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian men. Testing for it has always been a conversation rather than…
Read the article Children’s healthChildhood immunisation, without the guesswork.
Vaccines on the National Immunisation Program are free for eligible children, and the schedule is built around the ages at which…
Read the article Mental healthMental health plans, and how to actually start.
If you have been meaning to talk to someone and have not been sure where to start, the answer is usually a longer appointment with…
Read the article Chronic diseaseA year of diabetes care, in one checklist.
Diabetes care works when the routine checks happen on time. None of them are dramatic, most take minutes, and together they are the…
Read the article Women’s healthPerimenopause, and when to book.
Perimenopause is the stretch of years before periods stop, and it is where most of the symptoms live. Its symptoms are also easy to…
Read the article Travel healthTravel vaccinations: book earlier than you think.
The single most common problem with travel vaccination is timing. Some vaccines need more than one dose spread over weeks, and some…
Read the article Preventive healthAlways tired? When to get it checked.
Fatigue is one of the most common reasons people see a GP, and one of the most commonly dismissed — often by the person…
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Immunisation, development and growth checks, common childhood illness and school health.
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