O'Connell St Clinic

08/01/2024

👩‍⚕️ Our On The Day Care Clinic is now available. Visit Bronte Medical Centre for immediate attention to unexpected illnesses and urgent ailments. Book your on-the-day care now: https://wix.to/pjwIT9G

20/09/2023

O’Connell St Clinic announces the well-deserved retirement of Dr James Chesworth as of 22nd December 2023.

We hope to continue to provide you with excellent medical care from one of our other Doctors following Dr Chesworth’s retirement.

30/01/2023

In continued support of the LGBTQIA+ community, O’Connell St Clinic is pleased to be a part of Sydney WorldPride 2023. As a partner of the festival, we will be extending our opening hours and providing safe and inclusive healthcare to the community. Our Nurse Practitioners Del Hayden, Nicole Strom and Anne Maree Schweitzer will be providing this service.

Our extended opening hours during the festival period (Friday 17th Feb – Sunday 5th March) will be:

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri both weeks from 10.30am – 6.30pm
Sat and Sun 12pm – 5pm

We will also continue to offer appointments with our Doctors and Allied Health professionals during normal opening hours.

You can book an appointment here: https://bit.ly/ocnlst-pride

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21/01/2022

Great article this morning in the Sydney Morning Herald, with our Practice Manager Michelle Horswood talking about the benefits of shortening vaccine dose intervals in kids.

As with any medical treatment, any questions you have about your particular circumstances should be discussed with your doctor.

Some Sydney doctors have elected to give children’s coronavirus vaccines at a shorter interval in an attempt to have more kids double-dosed by the first days of school.

03/08/2021

It was our pleasure Katrina and Daniel....Train it Medical has certainly done an amazing job supporting GP practices.... we are privileged to offer you this important service.... thank you so very much for this generous show of gratitude... we will enjoy sharing it. 🌸

03/08/2021

My goodness... an amazing expression of gratitude arrived today from Katrina and Daniel from Train IT Medical. Thank you so much for this huge box of very special treats..... we will enjoy sharing them. It was our pleasure to vaccinate each of you!

08/07/2021

We’re so proud of the great work Michelle and the team here are doing!

How lucky was I to get my from our educator - Michelle Horswood and her incredible team at O’Connell Street Clinic 😍 🙏

As a Practice Manager and one of Australia’s most experienced nurse immunisers, Michelle has been in the trenches since day 1. She has led with calm positivity through the ever-changing rules, restrictions and the challenges of running a medical clinic in Covid times (in CBD Sydney no less).

Yet, from day 1, Michelle has also continually shared every lesson learnt, joined me in training thousands of Australian practice staff in how to run vaccination clinics and manage in this Covid era. She constantly shares learnings and resources for the benefit of others.

I first met Michelle when she was PM of another practice many years ago and it was that impressive onsite experience that led me to invite her to join and help educate others in Practice Management and Nurse Leadership.

I am beyond thrilled to report that - as I expected - Michelle’s own Vaccine Clinic was an EFFICIENCY DREAM! It is a living example of an efficient, systematic approach with heart. Every step felt calm, smooth and caring, And yes, profitable.

I am not easily impressed and I am absolutely awe-struck!

It was everything I could do not to hug this awesome woman not just for giving us vaccines but being so generous in sharing her expertise.
Maybe after dose 2 a hug will be okay.

I feel so fortunate to have Michelle on team and look forward to my next onsite visit and will share more learnings soon.
Let us know if you missed our webinars and we will share.

Locking down again now, beyond grateful to all of you working so hard to keep us well and focusing on the hopeful future that vaccines bring us.

20/05/2021

O'Connell St Clinic is pleased to welcome Dr Juliet Freeborn to the team!

Dr Juliet Freeborn graduated at the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of the RACGP. She has completed a Diploma of Paediatrics at UNSW and the Australian Certificate of Aviation Medicine at Monash University. She is an experienced GP having worked in General Practice in Adelaide, Sydney and rural NSW as well as having extensive Occupational Health Assessment experience with the ADF.

Juliet enjoys treating a wide range of conditions seen in General Practice and her interests include Occupational, Aviation and Travel Medicine. She was involved in policy development and education for the Southern Division of General Practice in Adelaide for Chronic Disease management. Juliet is currently completing a Master of Public Health and Master of health Leadership at UNSW.

Welcome Juliet!

02/04/2021

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy Easter from the team here at O'Connell St Clinic!

Please note we are closed from today, reopening on Tuesday 6th April 2021.

If you require medical assistance over the weekend, please call 13 SICK (137 425).

18/03/2021

Phase 1b of COVID-19 vaccines will be available at O'Connell St Clinic from 12th April. You can check your eligibility here: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-vaccine-eligibility-checker

To book an appointment, visit our website at ocnlst.com.au, call (02) 9241 1577, or click the Book Now button.

04/03/2021

O'Connell St Clinic is pleased to welcome Dr Bernadette Kua to the team!

Dr Kua is a medical practitioner with 18 years’ experience. Bernadette has several special interest areas in general practice. She is enthusiastic about Women’s Health, and is accredited for insertion of contraceptive devices. She also is passionate about Paediatrics and caring for children, treatment of spider veins, Medical Acupuncture, and Skin Checks. She is an affiliated shared care GP with the Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, Royal Prince Alfred, St George and Royal North Shore Hospitals.

If you'd like to book an appointment with Dr Kua, you can do so on our website, by calling us on (02) 9241 1577, or by clicking the "Book Now" button.

Welcome Bernadette!

26/02/2021

Phase 1a of the COVID vaccination roll-out started on Monday 22nd February 2021.

Here’s what you should know:

✅ More than 60,000 doses are expected to be administered by the end of this week.
✅ The initial rollout is of the Pfizer vaccine, however most Australians will receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
✅ Phase 1a vaccines are being administered at RPA, Westmead and Liverpool hospitals.
✅ There are no GP practices involved in the phase 1a rollout.
✅ We have expressed an interest in providing vaccines to patients in phase 1b. We will know whether we have been successful in the next few weeks.
✅ O’Connell St Clinic are ready, able and willing to be fully involved in the vaccination program and are waiting on government approval to do so.
✅ You can be assured, the plan is for all Australians eligible for the COVID vaccine to receive the COVID vaccine. This will be done in order of priority as determined by the government.

If you’d like more information about the vaccine rollout, feel free to speak to one of our staff.

We’ll provide further updates once more information becomes available.