Health Information

For the latest information and updates check out the below link to the NSW Health website including locations of current cases and areas where increased testing has been recommended: [...]

Important patient information regarding changes in billing for TeleHealth appointments. As of Tuesday the 06/10/2020, we are no longer offering bulk billing TeleHealth for phone appointments. [...]

Well done Newcastle! Great work containing COVID19! Due to no documented current local spread, from Monday 1st September, Blackbutt Doctors is again able to reduce precautions. Read on for what [...]

Now is a great time to get your little ones vaccinated against influenza! We have the government funded vaccine available at our surgery for those children that are aged 6 months, to 4 years and [...]

Blackbutt Doctors Surgery will be closed for the public holiday on Monday 8th June and will re-open with normal trading hours on Tuesday 9th. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and [...]

Flu vaccination clinic for children from 6 months to 4 years and 9 months of age is open on Tuesday the 26th of May. The time you book online is not necessarily indicative of appointment time of [...]

Flu vaccination clinic’s are open for the 13th, 14th, 19th and 21st of May. 13/5 is for children from 6 months to 4 years and 9 months of age. 14/5, 19/5 and 21/5 are for people aged over [...]

What should I see the doctor for?   What can wait?   What is best dealt with on the phone?   What needs to be face to face? To help answer these FAQ’s, Dr Wendy has put together a traffic light [...]

At Blackbutt Doctors, we are incorporating technology to make communication about your health as easy and convenient as possible. The two best and easiest ways to get get connected and book your [...]

We know that our phones have a waiting time of 20-30 minutes at the peak times of the day. We acknowledge this is very frustrating and want to keep you up to date and give you some more [...]

Feeling worried or struggling to cope during the coronavirus pandemic? We’re here to help. This is a challenging time for all of us, but thankfully we are not alone and there is support out [...]

We are running a private flu clinic for children aged 5 years to 12 years on Thursday the 7th of May. It is taking place in the car park of our surgery. You will be called and informed of the [...]

A flu vaccination clinic is open for Monday 4th of May. This clinic is for children from 6 months to 4 years and 9 months of age. You will be called and informed of the arrangements for the [...]

Conditions which meet the government criteria for increased risk Conditions Immunocompromising conditions including: HIV infection malignancy chronic steroid use solid organ transplant [...]

If you are aged between 5 and 64 years, and do not have an chronic illness, you are not eligible for a government funded vaccine. We do not have any vaccine supply for this group as yet. We will [...]

We are running an influenza clinic for persons over 5 years of age, under 65 years of age, with no chronic medical conditions. It will occur on Thursday 9th April, after 4:30pm. Please make an [...]

 If you can do it online, do it. If you can do it by phone, do it. If you appointment is not for something urgent, consider postponing it. If you are ill, do not come in to the surgery.  Book a [...]

To keep everyone as safe as possible, we are separating patients with potentially infectious symptoms, for those who are well, starting Thursday 19/3/20. At the top of our stairs, Patients with [...]

Who is eligible for Medicare Rebateable Telehealth Consults? Vulnerable/isolated patients are those where at least one of the following apply: (a) the person has been diagnosed with COVID-19 [...]

We are encouraging you to practice social distancing in order to limit the spread of this COVID-19 virus. What this means is that we want to give you information about how you can get your [...]

There is already lots of information out there about the new coronavirus called COVID-19. Here at Blackbutt Doctors we are doing our best to understand the facts and to find ways to safely care [...]

There is a new virus from China that is dangerous. If you have the following: – Cough – Fever – Sore throat AND you have travelled from China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, [...]

Sleep disorders are a very common reason for presentation to the GP. Sleep is so important to your physical and mental health so it’s crucial that if you are consistently having trouble sleeping [...]

With flu season on the horizon it’s important to get educated about how to best minimise your chance of contracting and spreading the flu, and vaccination is the best way to do this! With [...]

Immunisation is now available for the influenza vaccination. If you are otherwise well and over 16 years of age you can have the influenza vaccination at your local pharmacy, or possibly at your [...]

COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the leading cause of avoidable hospital admissions in Australia. With 310,700 people aged over 55 years diagnosed with COPD, that means 1 out of 7 [...]

At least one in three cancers are preventable with the help of a low risk cancer lifestyle. Here is some information to help reduce your cancer risk: 1. Healthy eating to reduce cancer risk. When [...]

I see many patients each week who are terrified that a certain symptom may mean they have cancer, and the current trend of self-diagnosis and Dr Google isn’t helping – if you google [...]

Proton pump inhibitors (you might know them by the names of Somac or Nexium), are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the Australian community. They work wonderfully well for reflux [...]

It’s amazing the number of patients that I see with migraine. They suffer with headaches, never realising they have migraine and that it can be treated!  So how do I know these people have [...]

As many of you will already be aware, from December 2017 Australia changed the program for screening for cervical cancer. Under our previous program, women who had a prior normal pap smear, were [...]

Identifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients is important because it makes a difference to clinical care. Our goal at Blackbutt is to ensure that we are providing quality healthcare [...]

Which ever doctor you choose here at Blackbutt, they will be very happy to give you thorough skin check. If you need a lesion removed, your own GP may be able to remove it, otherwise Dr Sarah [...]

Do you need an IUD inserted and/or removed? IUD’s are safe, cheap and effective contraception, and work well to control heavy periods. Our doctors can help. There are two female doctors, Dr [...]

Set a quit date Set a realistic date to quit and stop completely on that day. Choose a day when you have no events that may make it difficult to avoid smoking, such as a party. It’s also a [...]

Influenza is caused by a virus. Most people recover after a few days, but in some it can be life-threatening. To avoid influenza, have an annual influenza vaccination. If you have influenza, [...]

Coming to the doctor to talk about depression or anxiety? Talking to your GP about a change in your mental health is a very good place to start to get you on the road to recovery. GPs care for [...]