Healthcare Plus Medical Centre - Inside Westfield Carindale

12/08/2025

31/07/2025

'Guys, what did I do last night?' Sound familiar? 🤔

If you've had so much to drink that you don't remember what happened, you may have had an alcohol-related blackout.

Blackouts occur when alcohol temporarily blocks the transfer of memories from short to long-term storage. You'll be awake, but memories of events won't form, and they usually can't be recovered.

It's as if the events never occurred. 😯

For example, you might remember arriving at a party or festival after your first drink. But the memories you make as the night goes on (when you're more intoxicated) won't be there when you're sober.

Want to keep your night memorable? Follow these tips:
🍷 Drink slowly and know your limit.
💦 Alternate alcohol with water.
🍽️ Eat before and while drinking.

The alcohol guidelines recommend no more than 4 standard drinks on any one day and no more than 10 standard drinks in a week.

ℹ️ Source: Qld Health. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

31/07/2025

Hands up if you have a bowel screening kit sitting unused in your cupboard. 🙋

If your hand's up, it's time to block out your calendar and get it done!

The kits have an expiry date, so it's a good idea to do your bowel screening test as soon as you get the kit in the mail.

The test is quick and easy (and not as gross as you think).

All you need to do is take a tiny sample from two different poos. If you're worried about the 'ick factor', the test comes with collection sticks, so you won't get poo on your fingers. Then you just place the samples in the supplied sealed reply-paid envelope, pop it in the post and wait for the results. 💩

Add it to your calendar now—you can thank us for the reminder later. 😉

24/04/2025

Lest we forget. We sincerely thank those service men and women who have served, are serving and will serve. We especially honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

09/03/2025

We’re open for appointments tomorrow as usual. We currently have appointments available with most of our GPs and Allied Health. Some of our healthcare providers take bookings online. ALL Brisbane patients can currently access phone or video-health medicare rebates due to Ex-Cyclone Alfred weather.

If you need to change your appointment
tomorrow to phone or video you can email us today or ring us tomorrow.

We hope everyone is safe and dry!

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05/03/2025

To our valued patients

Our GPs currently have telehealth appointments available today and tomorrow and are ready to take care of you. Some of our GPs are also offering repeat referrals and scripts through our website or AMS Connect App. To request this or see available appointments please see the below link;

Book online

https://automedsystems.com.au/ams/clinics/2047/healthcare-plus-medical-centre-carindale-4152/doctors

We hope everyone is prepared for Cyclone Alfred and stays safe.

Kind regards
The Healthcare Plus Medical Centre Team

GP Doctors dedicated to caring for the residents & visitors of the Carindale area. Please note that medicare rebates for Telehealth are only available to patients that have had a Face to Face appointment with us in the past 12 months.

04/03/2025

WEATHER SYSTEM UPDATE
TELEHEALTH ONLY THURSDAY-FRIDAY

To our valued patients,
As you are aware Cyclone Alfred is on its way to the Brisbane region and with it brings many uncertainties. To keep everyone safe, we will be shut for face to face appointments Thursday and Friday. Our phones will not be operational during this time. Most of our face to face GP appointments will be changed to telehealth. Some allied health appointments will be changed to telehealth or postponed. If you have an urgent physical need that is not suitable for telehealth we urge you to ring us today so that we can assist you to find a solution. We apologise for any inconvenience during this time.

We ask that patients please save our phone number (07 3135 9898) to their favourites on their mobile phones in case we need to contact you. Please do your best to answer if we attempt to ring you about an appointment. In the event of wide spread power failures you may also receive phone calls from a blocked or unknown number. We will leave a message if we cannot reach you.

Our healthcare providers will do their best to contact you via video-health or phone on Thursday and Friday. If you are not contacted by them, this may be because some or all of Westfield has lost power and therefore we have lost access to our server and other operations. It may also be because your healthcare provider is unable to due to personal circumstances related to the cyclone.

FOR HEALTH ADVICE WHILE WE ARE CLOSED FOR FACE TO FACE APPOINTMENTS
13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) is a 24/7 health advice phone line for all Queenslanders to call and speak with a registered nurse.

Healthdirect (1800 022 222) is an Australian Government health advice line where you speak with a registered nurse.

The Mental Health Access line (1300 642 255) is for mental health advice.

BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL EMERGENCY DASHBOARD
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-and-safety/community-safety/disasters-and-emergencies/emergency-dashboard

Please do your best to stay safe during this time. Please listen to the government authorities regularly and follow their advice.
From the Healthcare Plus Medical Centre team

This page provides useful information in preparation for and during a disaster event within Brisbane. Find important links, Council updates and impacts on Council facilities and services.

03/03/2025

CYCLONE WATCH - To our valued patients. With this week’s uncertain weather events our services may be interrupted, especially Thursday/Friday. Please keep an eye on your phones. If we need to change your appointment, we will do our best to contact you. We may move to telehealth if Cyclone Alfred stays on its predicted course. If possible we do recommend changing to telehealth now. Please ring our team on 0731359898 during business hrs for assistance. We thank you for your patience when our phone wait times are longer than we would like.

This page provides useful information in preparation for and during a disaster event within Brisbane. Find important links, Council updates and impacts on Council facilities and services.

20/12/2024

CHRISTMAS 2024 CLOSURE & UPDATES
Our practice is closing for the Christmas break (closed 24th December 2024 -2nd January 2025)

TELEHEALTH
Some of our GPs are offering intermittent telehealth appointments throughout this period. For available appointments look for ‘Telehealth’ in the AMS Connect App (not ‘General Practitioner’).

SCRIPTS
Some of our GPs are also offering their regular patients repeat script services through the AMS Connect App. Please allow at least 2 business days, which means there will be delays on weekends and public holidays.

URGENT CARE OPTIONS
Please see the new ‘Find Care Fast’ website below for urgent care options in our local region.

NEW PODIATRIST IN 2025
After welcoming our wonderful new psychologist Willem to our team in late 2024 l, we’re also delighted to be welcoming Gemma our new podiatrist commencing in January 2025! Gemma comes with a wealth of experience and is available to see babies through to adults for all acute and chronic foot, ankle and nail problems.

BEST WISHES
We wish everyone a safe Christmas and New Years period! Thank you so much for allowing us to care for you and your families this year first 🏥 🎄.

If you need help soon, it's urgent care Urgent care is when your illness or injury isn't life-threatening but you will require same-day medical attention.

18/12/2024

Temporary phone & booking disruptions. We apologise for any inconvenience if you had trouble contacting us or using our booking services today. We had a temporary mechanical problem with our brand new server (it received, stores and sends data). Our IT team is working quickly to resolve the issue. There may be more interuptions so if you have trouble please try again at a another time. We appreciate your understanding!

08/12/2024

26/09/2024

Sepsis, is when your body has an extreme, life-threatening response to an infection.
People with sepsis say they feel very sick (the worst they have ever felt) and get sick very quickly.

Symptoms can include:
- fever or chills
- rapid heart rate
- difficulty breathing
- vomiting or diarrhoea
- confusion
- feeling more sleepy
- low or no urine
- a new rash.

If you feel unwell or are concerned, visit your doctor or call healthdirect on 1800 022 222, even if you have already seen a doctor.

If you are very sick, go to a hospital emergency department or call Triple Zero (000).

Don’t be afraid to ask “Could it be sepsis?”

To learn more about sepsis visit health.nsw.gov.au/sepsis