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Guide to the flu shot for 2019
How to avoid getting the flu this winter What’s new in 2019? This year there are free vaccines for children aged 6 months to 5 years old, people over 65 get a more potent vaccine as they need greater...
View ArticleCOVID testing at the Sippy Respiratory Clinic
(Radio interview) From 2:30 Ochre Health’s Dr Alison O’Connor talks about the huge increase in COVID testing at the Sippy Respiratory Clinic. The post COVID testing at the Sippy Respiratory Clinic...
View ArticleHelping you look good AND feel good
(Click to p10) Two Ochre doctors share their journeys via skin cancer and mental health to cosmetic treatments. The post Helping you look good AND feel good appeared first on Ochre Health.
View ArticleNew state-of-the-art Health Hub for Caloundra
Bradfield House, Ochre’s Health Hub in Caloundra, is a new, state-of-the-art healthcare facility opening in late 2020. Located within the busy CBD precinct, it is purpose-built for Caloundra’s rapidly...
View ArticleOchre patients volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trial
Ochre Medical Centre Sippy Downs is helping to find patients to participate in a vaccine trial – with a COVID-19 vaccine hopefully to be available as early as the start of next year. The post Ochre...
View ArticleNovavax trial begins in Canberra
About 80 Canberrans will take part in the trial, being conducted in the ACT by Paratus Clinical and Ochre Health. The post Novavax trial begins in Canberra appeared first on Ochre Health.
View ArticleIt’s asthma season… don’t under-estimate the risk!
Spring is asthma and allergy season. Many people living in areas that were affected by the bushfires have also reported suffering from some level of breathing difficulty this year, especially during...
View ArticleCOVID pushing rural healthcare to the limit
Ochre’s Dr John Hall and RDAA president talks about the challenges presented by border closures and barriers to travel The post COVID pushing rural healthcare to the limit appeared first on Ochre Health.
View ArticleWhy video telehealth isn’t yet must-see viewing
According to Ochre’s Dr Hamish Meldrum, many GPs in Australia still underestimate just how popular telehealth is with our patients. The post Why video telehealth isn’t yet must-see viewing appeared...
View ArticleResearch buzz for new hinterland doctor
(Subscriber only link) Montville’s latest medical gain in newly-arrived general practitioner Carla Evangelista is bringing with her knowledge gleaned from her former research field of robotics inspired...
View ArticleSt Helens welcomes two new GPs in shift away from locums
The arrival of two new GPs at a medical clinic in St Helens has helped the town move away from the reliance on locums, while giving an opportunity to provide more targeted healthcare and education in...
View ArticleTesting spikes following Bathurst health alert
Dr Ross Wilson testing a patient at Ochre Medical Centre Bathurst as demand spiked after remnants of coronavirus were found in tests on raw sewage. The post Testing spikes following Bathurst health...
View ArticleOne doctor’s long road to being a GP in Noosa
A new doctor is ready to start caring for the Noosa community after making the move from Melbourne into a Sunshine Coast home she had only seen online after hotel quarantine in Brisbane. The post One...
View ArticleSunshine Coast game-changes
(Subscriber only link) This round up of ten of Caloundra’s biggest new developments includes the new state-of-the-art Ochre Health Hub The post Sunshine Coast game-changes appeared first on Ochre Health.
View ArticleSkin cancer action this summer
Many people find themselves red, raw, blistered and peeling at some point during our long Australian summer. It’s almost a tradition and it often happens without a passing thought beyond applying some...
View ArticleOchre Health grows in Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania
We recently launched Ochre Health Hub Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, a brand new, state-of-the-art healthcare facility located within the busy CBD precinct and purpose-built for a local community...
View ArticleThe benefits of e-mental health
See p.34: Ochre’s Dr Edwin Kruys outlines the benefits of free or low cost online mental health support. The post The benefits of e-mental health appeared first on Ochre Health.
View ArticleOchre’s Dr Giskes receives research award
Ochre Health GP Dr Katrina Giskes has been awarded her the Dr Charlotte Hespe Research Award for the development of a device that screens for atrial fibrillation. The post Ochre’s Dr Giskes receives...
View ArticleMajor contract win in North Western NSW
Major contract win in North Western NSW We are delighted to announce that the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) has chosen Ochre Health to provide medical services in Bourke, Brewarrina,...
View ArticleBalance and leadership that inpires.
DR BEC STORCK’S STORY – BALANCE AND LEADERSHIP THAT INSPIRES. Ochre Health prides itself in a caring environment where people are truly at the heart of the organisation. From working together to...
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