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Bluff Road Medical gets a makeover
For those of you who haven’t been to the clinic for a while, you’re in for a surprise when you next stop by! To meet the increased needs of the community, Bluff Road Medical has undergone a complete transformation. Our clinic at...
Check out our new skin cancer website!
It’s been a busy few months at Bluff Road Medical Centre. In addition to treating our valued patients and working towards opening our brand-new facility, we gave our brand a complete makeover. As part of our brand transformation, we created a new UV Skin Cancer Clinic...
How mindfulness can help you get through lockdowns
Mindfulness offers all sorts of health and wellbeing benefits, from relieving stress and reducing anxiety, to improving sleep and even lowering blood pressure. In this article, Dr Nina Puren explains the benefits of incorporating mindfulness practice into your life...
Dr Jason Lam aims high
Dr Jason Lam loves to try new things. In addition to working two days a week as a GP at Bluff Road Medical Centre, he has all sorts of different pursuits on the go. “I always have to have something interesting or new happening,” Dr Lam said. “I get bored extremely...
Adult asthma
Adult asthma explained According to Asthma Australia, 1 in 9 Australians are affected by asthma, or 2.7 million people. In 2017-2018 there were 38,792 hospitalisations in which asthma was the main diagnosis. Respiratory and sleep physician, Dr Barton...
Gastroenterology
Celebrating 3 months of Bayside Specialist Suites It’s been three months since Bayside Specialist Suites opened and what a fantastic first chapter we’ve had. Patients are loving the fact that they can access a range of services all in one building, including...
Flu News Update
Flu Vaccine Update: Winter and the Flu season is now approaching. Flu Vax Clinics are now available ONLINE via the HOTDOC app or on our website. Please note that a 2-week separation is required between any COVID-19 vaccine and Flu vaccine appointments. These 2...
Adolescent Health: Common Reasons Adolescents May See a GP
Common reasons adolescents may see a GP The phase of life between childhood and adulthood is a time when we experience rapid physical, cognitive and psychosocial change. Lifelong patterns of behaviour can be established during adolescence, such as how we eat,...
Children’s Health
5 simple questions to help identify childhood health concerns At Bluff Road Medical, we offer a broad range of child health services, from immunisations to allergy testing and much more. In this article, we suggest a few simple questions that may help alert parents to...
2020 Eastern Victoria General Practice Training (EVGPT), Metropolitan Training Practice of the Year Award
Bluff Road Medical was awarded the 2020 Eastern Victoria General Practice Training (EVGPT), Metropolitan Training Practice of the Year Award. We have been a GP training practice since 1995 and have trained over 75 registrars in that time. We are very honoured to have...