Glebe Hill Family Practice

15/12/2025

On the weekend we got together for the 2025 GHFP Christmas Party.

Everyone works so hard each year, and we love getting together for an evening out to connect and to celebrate our successes and challenges overcome.

Thank you to our Practice Managers, Rowena and Teana, for organizing a super-fun evening.

Merry Christmas from all of us at GHFP Nurture and Glebe Hill Family Practice.

12/12/2025

Glebe Hill Family Practice will be closed on Saturday 13th December. We apologise for any inconvenience.

12/12/2025

Our website will be changing over the next few weeks to improve ease of navigation and experience. As part of these changes we will be creating a separate online presence for Glebe Hill Family Practice, GHFP Nurture and the Travel Clinic @ Nurture!

The new design is focussed on reducing noise and clutter, helping you get to the things you want to do faster (e.g make an appointment, request a script or referral etc).

Don't worry, you will still find us at the same web address and we'll update you when the new site goes live.

10/12/2025

🛑 Measles Info 🛑

Recently another case of measles was confirmed in southern Tasmania – the second case in recent weeks.

About measles:
▪️ Measles is highly infectious and can affect people of all ages, especially if unvaccinated.
▪️ Symptoms usually include fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis and feeling unwell, followed a few days later by a red rash. The rash typically starts on the face before spreading down the body. Symptoms are often much milder in vaccinated people.
▪️ Unfortunately measles vaccination rates have declined in Tasmania and in Australia as a whole in recent years. This means that there are areas of the community that’ve become susceptible to outbreaks.

What can you do?:
▪️ If you have symptoms that could be measles, isolate yourself and call the GP surgery to discuss how to safely be assessed without exposing others.
▪️ Ensure that your children receive their routine childhood vaccinations on time, at 12 months and at 18 months, and if your children are overdue, book them in for vaccination soon.
▪️ Babies travelling overseas may be eligible for measles vaccine earlier than 12 months old - you can get personalised advice from our Travel Medicine GPs in the Travel Clinic @ GHFP Nurture.
▪️ Check your vaccination status. Anyone born between 1966 and 1992 should check they’ve had two doses of Measles vaccine in their lifetime. People born before 1966 are likely immune to measles because they were infected as children. Adults born between 1966 and 1992 may not have received two doses of a measles-containing vaccine due to vaccine policies during that time.
▪️ If you were born after 1965 and you haven’t had two doses of measles vaccine in your lifetime please book into one of our Immunisation Clinics to get your gov-funded vaccine soon.

⚠️A second case of measles has been confirmed in Southern Tasmania after a teenager tested positive to measles on 9 December 2025.

The case resides in Southern Tasmania and spent time in the Huon Valley and Channel areas while infectious.

The Department of Health is currently undertaking contact tracing to understand the person’s movements while infectious, as well as where they may have acquired their infection.

The Department of Health is working to contact those who have had a known exposure to the case.

Public exposure locations are listed on the Department of Health website and may be updated as contact tracing continues 👉 https://www.health.tas.gov.au/news-sajari/news/measles-alert-9-december-2025

With this being the second case of measles in Tasmania in recent weeks, it is important that everyone in Tasmania is aware of the signs and symptoms of measles and where to seek care if symptoms develop.

👉 Symptoms may include fever, runny nose, red eyes and a cough. A red, blotchy rash usually starts a few days later, often spreading from the head to the rest of the body.

👉 If symptoms develop - isolate and arrange to seek medical care as soon as possible.

📞 Call ahead to a GP or local emergency department to let them know you may have measles to allow them to plan for the visit.

Measles is highly infectious and a vaccine-preventable disease. Tasmanians born during or after 1966 are strongly recommended to make sure they have received two measles-containing vaccines.

If unsure, speak to your immunisation provider to discuss an additional dose for protection.

🔗 For more information visit here: https://www.health.tas.gov.au/news-sajari/news/measles-alert-9-december-2025

09/12/2025

For patients on wellness journeys who’ve attended appointments with our Practice Nurses for Body Composition Analysis:

We recommend that you turn on the AI Health Insights in your MyAnalytics app!

The AI provides personalised information from your body impedance measurements and lists your 3 most positive points, 3 areas for improvement and suggestions for improvement.

We think this information will be motivating between visits with your GP. Take a look!

05/12/2025

Holiday Open Hours 2025

Some of the GPs who practice at Glebe Hill Family Practice and GHFP Nurture will be away over Christmas and the New Year.

For your convenience, we've summarised the GPs planned absences below.

The team will do their best to cater for your urgent health needs over Christmas and January.

If your usual GP is going to be away, we urge you to consider whether you require any non-urgent prescriptions or referrals and get your online requests in before their break.

We appreciate your help and understanding.



GLEBE HILL FAMILY PRACTICE:

Dr Anna Kingshott 19/12/2025 - 4/1/2026
Dr Alison Thurstans 23/12/2025 -15/01/2026
Dr Daniel Herbert 20/12/2025 - 26/12/2025
Dr Victoria Whelan 24/12/25 - 1/2/2026
Dr Elif Stoneman 23/12/2025 - 7/1/2026
Dr David Knowles 24/12/2025 - 9/1/2026
Dr Nicole Davies 1/1/2026 - 22/1/2026
Dr Gianni Fantini 5/1/2026 - 9/1/2026
Dr Rachael Boland 9/1/2026 - 30/1/2026


GHFP NURTURE:

Dr Heather Price 22/12/2025 - 02/1/2026
Dr Alice Frampton 17/12/2025 - 28/12/2025
Dr Catherine Woolley 23/12/2025
Dr Jonathan Choong 24/12-2025 - 6/1/2026
Dr Yee Yoon Ng 29/12/2025
Dr Isabel Pemble 30/12/205 - 31/12/2025
Dr Alice Stoneman 2/1/2026 - 9/1/2026
Dr Roger Booth 13/1/2026 - 28/1/2026


We wish you safe and happy holidays!

30/11/2025

💜 New carpet! 💜

Over the weekend new carpet was laid through the waiting room and corridor at Glebe Hill Family Practice.

Next weekend the consulting rooms will be done!

We’re looking forward to starting the week with beautiful new floors!

Please help us to keep it nice and clean by wiping your feet on the mat outside as well as inside as you enter the front door!

30/11/2025

💜 New carpet! 💜

Over the weekend new carpet was laid through the waiting room and corridor at Glebe Hill Family Practice.

Next weekend the consulting rooms will be done!

We’re looking forward to starting the week with beautiful new floors!

Please help us to keep it nice and clean by wiping your feet on the mat outside as well as inside as you enter the front door!

27/11/2025

GP Fees update: 8 December 2025

To support sustainable, quality general practice our consultation fees will increase effective Monday 8 December 2025. For further information, please see: https://www.ghfp.com.au/info/fees

25/11/2025

Just a reminder if you're attending an appointment with cold and flu-like symptoms, call our friendly reception team before entering the practice.

This will help us to make arrangements for you to attend your appointment while reducing the risk of infection to practitioners, staff and other patients.

24/11/2025

Glebe Hill Family Practice and GHFP Nurture now offer body composition measurement through bioimpedance analysis (BIA).

This is performed through the use of Seca mBCA Alpha scales and the Seca Analytics 125 software.

Body composition analysis can support your chronic condition management by providing detailed measurements your body composition across a variety of parameters. These include:
▪️ fat mass percentage
▪️ visceral adipose tissue
▪️ skeletal muscle mass, including segmental skeletal muscle mass for each limb and the torso

With this information GPs can tailor treatment and lifestyle modifications to your specific needs, provide tailored education, and monitor for any adverse effects to weight loss treatments such as muscle loss.

See your GP to discuss your chronic condition management and whether body composition analysis could be helpful in your situation.

23/11/2025

⚠️ A case of measles has been confirmed in southern Tasmania in a person who spent time in the following public places while infectious:

ℹ️ Mon 17 Nov - 4.50pm-8.50pm - Virgin Flight VA1006, Brisbane to Hobart
ℹ️ Mon 17 Nov - 8.50pm-9.15pm - Hobart Airport Baggage Carousel area
ℹ️ Mon 17 Nov - 9.15pm-10.00pm - Skybus Hobart Airport to Hobart city
ℹ️ Mon 17 Nov to Saturday 22/11/2025 - Hobart YHA, 9 Argyle St, Hobart
ℹ️Mon17 Nov: 11.25pm to Tuesday 18/11/2025 12.30am - McDonalds Hobart, corner of Argyle and Melville St
ℹ️ Tue 18 Nov - 3.15pm-3.30pm - Woolworths Hobart CBD, 44 Argyle St
ℹ️ Thu 20 Nov - 4pm-4.15pm - Woolworths Hobart CBD, 44 Argyle St
ℹ️ Fri 21 Nov - 1.40pm-2pm - Woolworths Hobart CBD, 44 Argyle St

These locations do not pose an ongoing risk to the public.

The time between exposure to the measles virus and becoming unwell can be up to 18 days.

Anyone who attended these locations at the specified times is advised to be alert for the symptoms of measles and follow the instructions below.

👉 Symptoms include fever, runny nose, sore eyes and a cough.
👉 A red, blotchy rash starts a few days later, usually spreading from the head to the rest of the body.
👉 If symptoms develop - isolate and seek medical care as soon as possible.
📞 Call ahead to your GP or local emergency department to let them know you may have measles to allow them to plan for the visit.

ℹ️ Measles is a highly infectious illness caused by a virus that is spread through the air when someone who is infectious coughs or sneezes.

🧑🏼‍⚕️ If you or a family member were not present at any of the locations at the times listed above, but are experiencing measles symptoms, or have questions about measles, please call 📞your GP or Healthdirect on 1800 022 222.

🔗 For more information visit www.health.tas.gov.au/measles