Dr. Gillian Riley

28/05/2025

26/05/2025

Todays a day to reflect on the Stolen Generation.

17/05/2025

HAPPY IDAHOBIT DAY 🌈 🏳️‍🌈

09/04/2025

Excited to have Senator David Pocock to visit this morning to discuss affordability of General Practice care and solutions that might work in Canberra.

31/03/2025

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all my wonderful Trans patients.

https://www.tdov.org.au

30/03/2025

Eid Mubarak lovelies!

28/03/2025

NSW cybercrime detectives are investigating the leaking of court documents, including apprehended violence orders.

27/03/2025

Check out Watson day this Sunday at the shops.

One of our activities for Watson Day on Sunday is making a large board with our WCA logo and "We Are Watson" lettering across the top. We're planning to get kids (and adults!) to help us finish it by colouring in the letters, and tracing their hands to make leaves for the trees. Here's the board ready to go: we'd love to see lots of leaves added!

24/03/2025

Wild mushrooms can appear anywhere, even in areas where signs aren’t present. 🍄⚠️

One of the most dangerous, death cap mushrooms, grow in the ACT. They are a deadly poisonous fungus and cause serious poisoning and death.

It can be hard to tell the difference between a death cap and an edible mushroom, even for experienced foragers. So don’t risk it.

❌ Do not touch, pick or eat wild mushrooms
❌ Do not cook, soak, freeze, peel or dry them – all parts are poisonous and eating even a small amount of a death cap mushroom can kill you
❌ Keep children and pets away from wild mushrooms
🗣️ Talk to family, friends and visitors about staying away from wild mushrooms in the ACT

If you think you may have eaten a death cap mushroom, seek urgent medical attention at a hospital emergency department. Do not wait for symptoms to occur. The chances of survival increase when treatment is started as soon as possible.

You can report death cap mushrooms growing in a public area by:

📞Calling Access Canberra on 13 22 81
💻 Reporting it online – visit Fix My Streethttps://bit.ly/3yiAqA2

21/03/2025

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It commemorates the victims of the Sharpeville massacre in 1969 in South Africa. This year is a year of reflection - of where we’ve come and where we have to go.

In healthcare there continue to be significant differences in the outcomes between white people and people of colour, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and Indigenous communities. Studies show repeatedly that some of this comes down to institutional bias - ie us as providers fail to understand we unconsciously treat patients differently.

I’m committed to learning every day, knowing I have these biases, how to be aware of them and overcome them. It’s not enough (not sure it ever will be) but it’s one of the few tools I have (alongside lobbying politicians).

I hope today is a day of reflection for you as well x (sorry to be a downer but this is important 😘)

Racial and ethnic discrimination occur on a daily basis, hindering progress for millions of people around the world. Racism and intolerance can take various forms — from denying individuals the basic principles of equality to fuelling ethnic hatred that may lead to genocide — all of which can de...

14/04/2024

Hello lovelies if you’re struggling in anyway with recent events see below for services available 24/7.

If you’d like to speak to a gp (noting I’m on leave for the next week) please book online or contact the surgery on 6248 7005

We’ll always endeavour to fit you in if urgent - please speak to reception

My heart goes out to the victims and their families

My thanks to the first responders who ran towards the danger and to the healthcare staff working around the clock to save lives.

Be very gentle with yourselves x

https://www.wgp.net.au/book-online

LIFELINE
- Call 13 11 14, text 0407 131 114 or chat online.

KIDS HELPINE
- Call 1800 55 1800 or chat online.

BEYOND BLUE
- Call 1300 22 4636 or chat online.

1800RESPECT
- Call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732 or chat online.

13 YARN
- Call 13 92 76

MENSLINE AUSTRALIA
- Call 1300 78 99 78

ACT HEALTH ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH

- Call 1800 629 354 or 6205 1065.

31/03/2024

March 31st is International Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Today is a day of pride and celebration to recognise the achievements of this community!
To my trans and non binary patients - have a wonderful day 😍.

Allies can find out more at https://www.tdov.org.au/

And in the ACT there is the excellent https://genderrights.org.au

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