Bulk Billing Doctors Sunshine Coast - Yandina
Opening Hours : OPEN 5 DAYS
Contact : (07) 5446 8822
Farrell Street Family Practice will be temporarily suspending our private fee paid once per financial year, in an effort to assist our valued clients during this difficult time. If you have any questions our friendly receptionists are available via phone on 5446 8822 to answer any of your queries.
Please note as of the 1st of March our practice will be implementing a Cancellation Policy, with a fee of $10 for all appointments where the patient is a No Show or Cancels with less than 2 hours’ notice. Payment will need to be made before seeing the Doctor on the next appointment.
Currently we have many patients who do not show for their appointment or cancel at the last minute, as our appointment book can be full at times we are then unable to accommodate patients who are waiting to be seen.
If we could all avoid knee surgery for Osteoarthritis we would, so perhaps PRP treatment is a viable option we could all try.
It sounds a bit unsettling, but as we age our invincibility wears along with our weightbearing joints that begin to breakdown, such as our knees.
After the age of 45 the incidence of Osteoarthritis, a wear and tear condition, is one many Australians will face, in fact, 1 in every 11 of us will be diagnosed with it, the most common form of Arthritis.
In severe cases, it can lead to knee replacement surgery, affecting our quality of life, our mental health and wellbeing.
At this point, many of you reading this are possibly rubbing that aching knee looking for relief, or perhaps just acknowledging for the first time you may have a problem.
You’ll most likely recognise the pain of affected joints when you move, a growing stiffness in the morning as you get out of bed, the increased incidence of swelling and tenderness around your knees, and the beginning of a distinct loss of flexibility.
Fortunately, treatments are available, so, what is the answer?
Well it differs for every patient, for some of us, simple medication will offer relief but for others a relatively new treatment is offering hope.
Platelet Rich Plasma otherwise known as PRP.
While no guarantee or a quick fix, PRP, in which your doctor collects a sample of your blood for centrifuging, more commonly known as spinning, separates over 90% of your blood’s platelets and is reinjected into the affected joint as plasma.
This has been proven to increase joint function and reduce the incidence of pain offering many patients a long-term solution.
Of course, PRP is not for everybody and only a qualified physician can assess your suitability for treatment, explain the process in detail, and address your expectations and probabilities of success.
This will always increase with a healthy lifestyle, maintaining a healthy weight, and proper exercise.
In life, making things better for ourselves is sometimes simply relieving pain.
December should be a time for celebration and being merry, but all the festivities can result in some poor eating habits that will affect our physical and even mental health. It could be caused by slacking with your exercise regime or perhaps overindulging in sweet treats. Whatever the case is, we’ve put together a couple of useful tips to help you stay healthy and fit over Christmas without restricting yourself too much.
Whether it’s a carb-free or low-sodium diet, you’ll want to look for alternatives to typical Christmas foods that you want to avoid. This will ensure that everyone has a delicious meal at the table and will save you having to skip meals or eat something completely different. You may need to make a few compromises, but it’s a great exercise in sticking to your diet through thick and thin.
If you’ve established some kind of routine for exercise, make sure you don’t neglect it. Whether it’s going for a walk, heading to the gym for a light session or even just doing some HIIT workouts at home, make sure you don’t neglect your routine. If you don’t have the right equipment or prefer not to go to the gym over the Christmas holiday, then consider seeking out an alternative such as HIIT to keep the muscles working.
Breakfast is still going to be an important meal of the day, even if you’re anticipating a big Christmas lunch or buffer later in the day. Give yourself a generous bowl of porridge and fruit to give you plenty of carbohydrates to keep you energetic throughout the day and also control your appetite so that you don’t binge on your favourite foods.
With so many delicious drinks and alcoholic beverages available over the holiday season, it’s easy to neglect drinking the most basic liquid of them all; water. We suggest drinking even more water over Christmas if you plan to drink alcohol. After all, you don’t want to wake up feeling dehydrated or hungover, so keep reminding yourself to drink more water and you’ll feel much better after the holidays are over.
While staying healthy over Christmas is important, we also suggest that you don’t be too harsh on yourself. For example, don’t skip out on Christmas dinner or lunch with your family due to your diet. If you have strict nutritional requirements then find alternatives or offer to cook your own meals–don’t just isolate yourself from the rest of your friends and family for the sake of your diet.
We hope that these tips have been helpful for helping you maintain your health over the Christmas holidays. Above all else, make sure you enjoy yourself and watch your limits. It’s easy to binge on alcohol and unhealthy food over Christmas, but as long as you’re watching what you eat and have some level of self-control, you should do just fine.
The internet is undoubtedly a fantastic resource, and most of us rely on it every day. But there are certain things you should not trust it with – namely, your health. It is tempting to see Google as an infallible resource when it comes to almost everything, and many people will turn to it to solve life’s problems. In many situations this is fair enough (how did anyone get anywhere before Google Maps??). But it is important to realise that Google cannot diagnose your illness based on your search results. Today we are going to look at why you should end your relationship with Dr Google.
Unbelievably, one in three people with a minor illness will not only self diagnose using Google search, but most of them will also often self treat too!
The top ten searches of 2018 show that health conditions and self-diagnosis now takes up 34% of all searches on Google.
While some people think this will take the pressure off the health services and doctors around the world, there is evidence to suggest that it actually adds to the amount of pressure they have to face. Doctors are now being presented with patients that have either been self-medicating or demand unnecessary tests based on search results.
As we have briefly mentioned, Dr Google can throw up any number of results and a lot of the time; this can result in patients self-diagnosing and self-medicating. There is a very good reason that a lot of drugs aren’t available over the counter; they are dangerous. Unfortunately, a lot of people are taking their digital diagnosis and taking to online marketplaces to locate drugs to treat imaginary illnesses. Where people aren’t self-medicating, they are proceeding to book emergency medical appointments for what generally turns out to be nothing at all. Unfortunately Dr Google and the magic diagnosis system is quite often incorrect in its diagnosis. Dr Google is even responsible for the rise of a brand new health condition called “cyberchondria”. Cyberchondria is a person’s rise in concern about symptoms they feel they have based on the search results they see from Google.
Undoubtedly the internet is an amazing resource, but you should always remember that it can also be full of misleading information. Some observers have labelled it “the world’s biggest game of Chinese whispers.” This is why if you have concerns about your health it is always best to visit your GP. While Google may play host to a world of information, your GP is the Google of the medical world. Your doctor will be able to help you quickly, efficiently and safely when you need them most. GP’s have received many years of training and specialise in general medicine. This experience will never be replaceable by a computer, and you should always be safe when thinking about your health.
Please be aware that the first consult per financial year is privately billed for patients 16 and over without a Healthcare or Concession Card, a standard (10 minute) consult will be $94.00 with a rebate of $38.20, for an extended or double consult (20+ minutes) the cost will be $129.00 with a rebate of $73.95. These payments can be processed on the day with a current Medicare Card and an Eftpos card with either a cheque or savings account. Please contact our friendly receptionist for further details.
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As from the 1st July 2018 Farrell Street Family Practice will be charging a:
$55.00 FACILITY FEE – ONCE PER FINANCIAL YEAR
This Facility Fee applies to:
ALL NON-CONCESSION CARD HOLDERS
Patients who will be exempt from this fee include:
CURRENT CONCESSION CARD HOLDERS and CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE
AGAIN PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONCE PER FINANCIAL YEAR PER PATIENT.
This fee enables us to address the rising costs we are facing whilst we continue to Bulk Bill our Patients
Make a booking for a flu shot now.
Please advice the receptionists this is the reason so they can book you two appointments separately- firstly you will be consulted by the doctor then will send you to the practice nurse for flu shot afterwards.
If you have cold/ or flu symptoms, have recently travelled overseas and/or interstate or believe you may have come into contact with someone suspected to/or have the Coronavirus - Please do NOT come into the practice.
Please call us instead on 07 5446 8822 and our reception staff will be able to speak with you further about what steps may need to be taken. Bulk billed Telehealth consultations are available for Medicare card holders.*conditions apply* Please call and speak to one of our reception staff for further information or to book a Telehealth consultation.
Please note our waiting room is currently CLOSED. If you have a face to face appointment booked, please wait in your car and call reception to notify them you are here. The doctor will call you and ask you some triaging questions before coming into the practice.