Dr Duncan MacWalter

Masks: if you have one, and are coming in for a face-to-face appointment, please wear one.

Queensland Health have suggested doctors and staff also wear masks, and will now be during appointments.

Telehealth has been a massive change to the way we work. We can still see people face to face, but some things can be sorted out quickly, effectively and safely via the phone, reducing all our potential exposure to covid-19.

Sadly, this week the Federal Government have added restrictions to who...

Rules are relaxing, but viral infections are rising, as they do every winter.

The week 18-24th May saw just as many cases of influenza as covid-19 in Queensland (6 of each).

Please remember to call ahead if you have any:
Fever / Cough / Sore throat / Breathlessness / Runny nose.

Coming in for ...

Covid-19 / coronavirus is causing a lot of distress to many people in various ways.

It's also radically changed the way we deliver healthcare within the week, with a change to pre-arranged appointments for patients with no known viral symptoms in the morning, and phonecalls to triage all other p...

Coronavirus / Covid-19 is causing worldwide changes to the way we all work. It's a very stressful time for everyone.

Thank you for your understanding as we create a completely new way of working.

We will be doing more and more appointments via phone, and sending prescriptions or pathology reque...

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been confirmed in Queensland.
DO NOT BOOK an appointment if you think you may have it.

We do not have the equipment to test for it.
We do not have the equipment to prevent spread to other patients or staff.

Public Health have given contradictory messages, but GPs...

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been confirmed in Queensland.
DO NOT BOOK an appointment if you think you may have it.

We do not have the equipment to test for it.
We do not have the equipment to prevent spread to other patients or staff.

If staff are in contact with a confirmed case for more t...

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been confirmed in Australia. the transmission is not yet fully understood. If you think you may have contracted it, please DO NOT BOOK an appointment.

We do not have the equipment to prevent spread to staff and other patients. Please call your local hospital fo...

Everyone is busy at Christmas. Check your prescriptions and try to be organised. If you usually use the same pharmacy, they can often give you a week extra of regular medications until you get sorted.
Merry Christmas!