Preston Family Medical 2025

10/12/2025

Follow our Health elf on the shelf ! If you have an onsite appointment before December 25 try to spot him.

.familymedical 13 Followers, 35 Following, 144 Likes - Watch awesome short videos created by Preston Family Medical

09/12/2025

Naughty list ?!?!? We’ve got it covered 😉

Check out Preston Family Medical’s video.

04/12/2025

A quick reminder that you can check your breast cancer risk in just thirty minutes!👩‍🦰👱‍♀️👩‍🦳
iPrevent is a breast cancer calculator that has been created with the intention of facilitating prevention and screening discussions between women and their doctors. It takes about thirty minutes, and at the end you will be given a personalised report based on your family history, medical info and stats. Using iPrevent can help your doctor gain more insight into your breast cancer risk and how to act on that information. Book a free online test today!
https://www.petermac.org/patients-and-carers/health-services-for-cancer-patients/cancer-prevention/iprevent

28/11/2025

✨ Billing Update for Kids & Families ✨
At Preston Family Medical, we care for your children with the same attention, time, and thoroughness that we give adults — sometimes even more! Because of this, our billing structure is based on the time and care required at each stage of childhood.

Here’s how it works:

Under 5 years – Bulk Billed
Little ones often need more frequent visits, and we want to keep this fully covered.

Ages 5–12 – Discounted Rate
As children grow, their care becomes more detailed and sometimes more complex — so we offer a reduced private fee to support families.

Over 12 years – Full Private Fee
They might be smaller, but their needs are just as important. We spend just as much time caring for tweens and teens as we do for adults, so they are billed under the standard private schedule.

You can read our full fee explainer anytime on our website:
www.prestonfamilymedical.com

14/11/2025

It's time to MOVE for Movember!
Want to support the MOVEment but don't want to grow a moustache?
Move for mental health is how The Order of Mo remembers the 60 men lost to su***de globally, every hour.
Sign up at the official Movember website to raise funds for mens mental health by walking or running 60km by the end of the month.
Whether running solo or in a team, you're putting the hard work and we salute you.

14/11/2025

We’re now on Instagram!
Come and join us over on Insta for helpful health tips, clinic updates, and raising awarness!

Follow us here https://www.instagram.com/prestonfamilymed/
We’d love to see you there!

14/11/2025

and now we have cupcakes!! (from Baked by KB, Thornbury)

It's salad and sashimi all weekend to balance out our treats this week at PFM.

Today's celebration was for World Vasectomy Day.

Dr Simon Wilson was handing out cupcakes to the lucky blokes who has their vasectomies performed by him today.

If you are trying to convince a loved one to get the snip, remember 14th November 2026 and suggest they book in for a vasectomy then to earn a delicious cupcake or, ideally book in to see Dr Simon Wilson earlier to discuss this brilliant method of permanent contraception ( but BYO cupcake).

14/11/2025

More evidence arrives about the concerns of UltraProcessed Foods. We need to think more about what we are eating Dr Simon Wilson https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17YLPbrsKh/

Among women under 50, those with the highest ultraprocessed food intake had 45% higher odds of early-onset colorectal conventional adenomas versus those with the lowest intake; no significant association was seen for serrated lesions. https://ja.ma/47CnYKO

12/11/2025

I have just completed some education about ThunderStorm asthma. This is peak season - 1st Oct to 31st Dec. These are the things you can do to protect yourself:
-You can protect yourself and those in your care by following these simple steps:
-Monitor the epidemic thunderstorm asthma risk forecast and adjust your day to make sure you avoid being outdoors when the storm arrives:

-Don’t be outdoors in a thunderstorm, especially during the winds that precede it. Go inside and close your doors and windows. Turn off any air conditioner systems that bring air from outside into the home or car (including evaporative air conditioners) to avoid breathing in the small pollen particles.
-Take your preventative medication as directed, even when you’re symptom-free.
-Know how to manage an asthma attack. Follow your asthma action plan or use asthma first aid.
Dr Simon Wilson

11/11/2025

it's exactly 6 years since we opened at our current site.
Thanks to all our lovely previous patients for coming along with us and to all those who found us since.
Thanks to our great team for all your hard work.
You are all welcome.
We hope we have many more years working and helping each other.

06/11/2025

It’s that time of year again — when razors take a vacation and upper lips get their moment to shine! 🥸
Welcome to Movember, where moustaches grow wild and proud for a cause that truly matters. This year we're changing the face of men's health by talking about what really matters.🩵
Movember isn’t just about facial hair — it’s about raising awareness and funds for men’s health, including mental health, su***de prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer.
How to get involved:
Grow a mo and wear it proudly.
Move for Movember — walk, run, cycle, or just get active.
Donate or fundraise for the cause.
Start conversations that matter.

Here is the link to the Movember website for donations or support about all matters surrounding men's health!
https://au.movember.com/

06/11/2025

💬 Important Changes to Mental Health Funding

From November 1, 2025, the government is cutting key Medicare items (2712 & 2713) that used to support longer mental health consultations and reviews.

These changes mean that the time and care required for mental health support are no longer properly funded — even though 1 in 5 Australians experience mental health challenges each year (and 1 in 4 women).

At Preston Family Medical, around a quarter of what we do involves mental health care — and we’re not willing to rush or reduce the quality of that care.

Because of these government changes, we’ll need to charge private fees for all consultations so that we can:
💬 Give you the time and attention your mental health deserves
💡 Provide proper assessment, planning, and follow-up
❤️ Continue offering holistic, high-quality care to our community

This isn’t about profit — it’s about sustainability and ensuring we can continue to be here for you.

If you believe mental health deserves better funding, please contact your local MP and share your concern.

👩‍⚕️ We remain committed to your mental and physical wellbeing — every day.
www.prestonfamilymedical.com