Monthly Archives: March 2024

Time to register for MyMedicare

MyMedicare is a free, voluntary program (for medicare or DVA card holders).

Having a regular doctor has been shown to be good for your health.
This is one of the main reasons the government has introduced MyMedicare.

If Dunoon General Practice is the main GP surgery you attend, please register Dunoon GP as your regular GP in MyMedicare. This will enable our doctors to receive more funding for certain types of consultations with you, eg. longer telehealth consultations.

MyMedicare registration helps us to continue to provide fully bulk-billed care to our patients. However, every Dunoon GP patient will continue to receive the highest standard of care we can provide, regardless of whether they have registered with MyMedicare or not.

Ways to register:
1. Use the Express Plus Medicare app available for Apple or Android phones ;
2. Your MyGov account online: https://my.gov.au/ ;
3. Fill in a paper form, available at reception.

More information: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/mymedicare-patient-registration-frequently-asked-questions_0.pdf

Is prevention better than cure?

Addiction is a major problem in our community. Most addiction starts in adolescence.

A school program is now available that has been shown to significantly delay substance use among teens, called “Preventure” (developed by a Canadian psychologist).

We are working to help launch this in Northern Rivers high schools.

Please contact Dr Nathan or Jessica at the surgery if you would like to be involved and/or share with others.

This video is 3 years old with variable sound (maybe turn captions on while watching), but it has good info about the program in Australia.