January 2024 Newsletter

Hi It is already the end of January. We hope all our Don Medical clinic patients have had a good holiday season and got to spend some time with their loved...

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Welcome to 2023

Happy New Year ! Doctors: February sees Dr Jane return from leave and we thank Dr Jess Madden for her locum cover during that time Dr Bec Shugg remains on maternity...

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DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

This newletter includes important updated information including the following (Sorry - there is a lot of info) Christmas Opening hours and upcoming GP leave Increased Demand for appointments Increased Covid 19...

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Don Medical Clinic - June Newsletter

1. Leave for Doctors Dr Bec will be on leave from June 20th - July 1st Dr Jane will be on leave from July 11th - July 22nd. We are...

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Don Medical Clinic - Easter Newsletter

The Don Medical Clinic staff wish you all a Happy Easter. 1. Holidays: Easter Break : Don Medical Cllinic will close Thursday 14 th April 2022 at 5 pm and...

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Don Medical Clinic - February Up Date

1. Doctor Up Date The team would like thank Dr Tim Lowe for his locum with us. He has been a great member of the team over the past two months...

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Changes to our Doctors for 2022

Changes to our doctors in 2022. Dr Sandra Newfield: After nearly two years of driving from Launceston and back several days per week, Dr Sandra has decided to finish her time...

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DMC COVID UPDATE PLAN - PLEASE READ

The Tasmanian State Department of Public Health has published an urgent notification tonight to general practices advising that all patients are to be considered COVID postive and therefore if seen face...

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COVID SAFETY PLAN, COVID BOOSTERS and COVID VACCINE and CHILDREN

COVID SAFETY PLAN On Wednesday 15th the Tasmania state border restrictions will be lifted there will be increased numbers of people coming into the state The risk of covid in our...

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Christmas Newsletter 2021

Merry Christmas Don Medical Clinic Christmas Opening Hours: The practice will close at 2 pm on Friday 24th December 2021 The practice will re-open: Wednesday 29th December 2021 9-5 Thursday 30th...

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November Newsletter

Limited Manpower for November and December Dr Boem Koh will be finishing his 6 month locum with us in mid November. We would like to thank him for his work and...

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Winter Newsletter

Welcome to our winter up date. 1. Closure of Health Care Home Program The Health Care Home pilot project will close at the end of June 2021. There are 160...

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Easter News Up Date

Business Hours over Easter Please note Don Medical Clinic will : Close for business on Thursday 31st March at 5pm Re - Open Tuesday 5th April at 9 am 1....

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March Up Date

1. DON MEDICAL TEAM - DIAMONDS OF DEVONPORT What a great evening at the Paranaple Centre on Thursday night. Well done to the team. 2. Changes to Telehealth if you are...

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Welcome 2021 Newsletter

1. Staff Changes for 2021 2. Fees for those that dont attend pateints 3. E scripts 4. Active Ingrediant Prescribing...

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Christmas New Year Opening Hours

Wishing all of our patients a happy and safe festive period! Don Medical Clinic will close: 3.00 pm Thursay 24th December 2020 The clinic will re-open on: Tuesday 29th December...

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OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

HI Welcome to our October Newsletter: Staff Changes Dr Mafada RACGP Exam Medical Student - Emma Hicks Observer Doctor - Dr Marli Capriles Leave for Doctors Christmas / New Year hours...

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June Newsletter

Welcome to the Don Medical Clinic Newsletter for June 2020 1. COVID Pandemic The number of new reported cases in Tasmania has remained at zero for 36 days, which is great...

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Visiting Allied Health Service Providers

Erica Cunningham - Dietitian Erica is a dietitian, food lover and coffee addict.She believes that good food is one massive piece to the puzzle of good health. Food literally becomes us!...

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HotDoc Kiosk now at Don Medical Clinic

Our reception team love greeting our patients face to face, but we know sometimes it can get a bit busy so the Don Medical Team have installed a self-check in kiosk...

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Locum Doctor Up Date

We would like to say a big thank you to Dr Andrew Caldwell, who finished up with us on Friday 7th Feb. We wish him and his family a safe...

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Womens Clinic - Dr Meredith Stewart

We are thrilled that Dr Meredith Stewart will return to Don Medical Clinic in 2020 on a monthly basis to do a womens clinic for us. These clinics will commence...

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New Doctors to start at Don Medical Clinic

Dr Mafada Abduallah GPTT Registrar I have graduated from University of Baghdad / College of Medicine in Iraq 2009 with Bachelor degree in Medicine and General surgery (M.B.Ch.B). Arrived with my...

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Don Medical Clinic Newsletter

Holidays for Dr Jane Dr Jane Cooper will be on leave from January 13th to January 24th 2020. Dr Andrew will be providing cover during this time. New Doctors for 2020...

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Dr Andrew joins us until early Feb 2020

Andrew graduated from UQ medical school in 2005. He has been working in general practice for 10 years. He is taking a break this year from his regular job in a...

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Don Medical Clinic - Christmas/New Year Opening Hours

Artwork by Jacob Abraham 2019 Don Medical Clinic will close: 2.00 pm Tuesday 24thDecember 2019 Opening Hours over the Christmas/New Year period: Christmas Day 25thDecember 2019 CLOSED Boxing Day 26th December...

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Don Medical Program - Newsletter

Dr Jane has upcoming leave to commence on 21st October for 2 weeks. She will be attending the Rural Medicine Australia conferennce on the Gold Coast. She will also be completing...

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Meet our locum - Dr Toby Hutchinson

Dr Hutchinson completed her FRACGP in 2017 and worked as a full-time GP in Canberra prior to moving to the UK. She now lives in Scotland and returns to Australia frequently...

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Come and work with us !

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5 Year Anniversary

Today, August 18th 2019 is 5 years since Don Medical Clinic opened our doors. The clinic started as an on-campus clinic at Don College in early 2013. October last year...

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Don Medical Clinic Up Date

Don Medical Clinic welcomes Dr Casey Nissen to Our Practice community during March. Don Medical Clinic is happy to announce that we will have Dr Casey Nissen working with us...

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New Fees to commence Tuesday 6th November 2018

Terms & Conditions of Engagement of Don Medical Clinic Services. Don Medical Clinic Doctors and staff offer a confidential and personal service to all our Patients. It is a condition...

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Dr Jane off to Vanuatu with Don College students

Dr Jane will be on leave from September 24th - October 12th 2018. Dr Jane is supporting a team of students from Don College who are going to Vanuatu to build...

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Don Medical Clinic Newsletter

Change to Online appointment and Patient Recall system Don Medical clinic is transitioning to a new Online Booking service called "HOTDOC". This new system has several features that will enable better...

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Flu Clinic at Don College

Drop-In Flu Clinics 2018 - Thursday 17th May 1-2 pm. Dr Jane will be running a flu clinic on campus this week . Cost for the private immunisations is $20...

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our new rooms

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&feature=vm&video_id=COL57ZTUNkA

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Don Medical Clinic Has MOVED

Don Medical Clinic is now based in our new rooms at the Hill Street Complex: Location Gallery Our contact details remain the same: Phone - 6441 5299 Email Contact - reception@donmedical.com.au...

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Don Medical Clinic will be moving to new premises at the Hill Street Complex in Oldaker Street, Devonport on Thursday 29th March 2018. We will close at 106 Best Street...

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Don Medical Clinic is Moving Premises

Don Medical Clinic will be moving to new premises at the Hill Street Complex in Oldacker Street, Devonport. Aside from our address our contact details will remain the same. We will...

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Wellways Program - #bodytalk

This is a great opportunity for our young women. #bodytalk...

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Tasmanian Gender Service

A new statewide service has been established to support children, adolescents and adults. Don Medical Clinic has played an active role in helping establish this pathway. For more information contact: manager@donmedical.com.au...

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Holiday Leave for Doctors

Leave for Dr Jane 8th January - 19th January Leave for Dr Michelle 15th January - 25th January We are happy to advise that Dr Sandra Newfield will be returning again...

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Meningococcal Vaccine

Meningococcal Vaccine for 15-19 year olds This immunisations is available at Don Medical Clinic free for this age group, and will be until April 2018. Meningococcal W vaccination program The meningococcal...

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Don Medical Clinic will be closed over the Festive season. Please ensure you have enough scripts for that time. Monday 25th December - Public...

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Don Medical Clinic Welcomes New Doctor-in-Training

Dr Maung Maung Sein Dr Maung ( pronounced Mong ) was born and raised in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma). He completed his medical degree at University of Medicine , Yangon in...

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Leave for Dr Jane in July 2017

http://www.aaah.org.au/pages/aaah-conference-2017.html Dr Jane will be on leave from July 5th - 7th 2017 to attend the Youth Health Conference in Sydney. Dr Jane will then be on leave from July...

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Upcoming leave for Dr Jane

Dr Jane will be on leave from April 18th - May 2nd 2017 . Dr Sandra Newfield , who worked at Don Medical Clinic in 2016, will be returning to...

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Happy Easter - practice opening hours

Wishing all of our patients a happy and safe Easter! Make sure you have enough scripts to cover you over the Easter holiday period - especially if you are travelling....

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Flu Clinics 2017

Flu Clinics 2017 Please talk to reception for more information and to make a booking. Cost for the private immunisations is $20 Government funded flu immunisations will be available in...

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ELIGIBILITY FOR QUICK CLINIC - A REMINDER

Don Medical Clinic - Quick Clinic When: 4.30-5.00pm Mon-Fri Who is suitable for the Quick Clinic? Patients who are registered with the clinic Adults and children with an acute illness who...

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On-Campus Clinic 2017

Don Medical Clinic welcomes students back to Don College this week. The on-campus clinic will be operating in 2017, on Thursdays from 9am-3pm. Appointments can be made online via Appointment online...

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Important changes to SMS appointment confirmations

Important changes to SMS Appointment confirmations Don Medical Clinic now has a ' 2 way ' SMS appointment service. You will now receive an appointment reminder and will be required to...

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Don Medical Clinic - New Patient Applications

Don Medical Clinic has been inundated with new patient requests. Due to difficulties in accessing more doctor manpower the practice is limited to accepting all applications. It is recommended that you...

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Leave for Dr Jane in January 2017

Dr Jane will be on leave from January 16th - 27th 2017. Dr Mary-Beth MacIsaac will be doing a locum for Don Medical Clinic during that time. Dr Michelle Musca...

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Thank you from Dr Jane and the DMC Team !

Dr Jane and the team at Don Medical Clinic would like to thank all of their patients for their support over the last 12 months. It has been a difficult...

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Christmas New Year Opening Hours

by Jacob Abraham 2016 Christmas and New Year Opening Hours Wishing all of our patients a happy and safe festive period! Make sure you have enough scripts to cover you...

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RACGP Conference Perth: GP 16 Presentation

Doctor on-campus: an innovative model providing accessible health care for young people Author: Jane Cooper1 Co-authors: 1Don Medical Clinic * Bolded names indicate a presenting author Background Devonport, North West Tasmania,...

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Don Medical Clinic - Reminder - Leave for Dr Jane

Reminder: Leave for Dr Jane 26th September - 19th October 2016 Locum Cover: Dr RebeccaKerr will be covering 26th September - 7th October - Dr Kerr did a locum for ...

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Don Medical Clinic Newsletter - August

1. Upcoming leave for Dr Jane Dr Jane will be having leave fromMonday September 25th - Wednesday October 19th 2016 Dr Rebecca Kerr will be the locum covering Dr Jane ...

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2016 Tasmania RACGP Awards

RACGP awards have been designed to recognise excellence in general practice. For the general practice awards in 2016, a new process has been developed whereby each state has the opportunity to ...

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Don Medical Clinic Newsletter

Don Medical Clinic Newsletter

Dr Sandra heading back home end of July Dr Sandra will be heading back home to Woollongong at the end of July . We would like to thank her for all ...

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Don Medical Clinic wishes all of their patients a Happy New Year. We would like to thank you for your support in 2015. The clinic will re-open on Tuesday 29th December ...

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Welcome Dr Julia Fortes

Welcome Dr Julia Fortes

Don Medical Clinic welcomes locum doctor Dr Julia Fortes MBBS, BMedSci, DipPaed, FRACGP during the month of January 2016. Dr Fortes grew up (mostly) in the UK and went to ...

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Don Medical Clinic - Doctor's Holiday Leave

Don Medical Clinic - Doctor's Holiday Leave

Don Medical Clinic - Doctor's Holiday Leave: Dr Jane will be on leave from 4th January - 15th January 2016 Dr Michelle will be on leave from 18th January ...

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Don Medical Clinic Opening Hours Over Christmas New Year Period

Don Medical Clinic Opening Hours Over Christmas New Year Period

Wishing all of our patients a happy and safe festive period! Make sure you have enough scripts to cover you over the holiday period- especially if you are travelling. Don Medical Clinic ...

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National Youth Conference- Melbourne

National Youth Conference- Melbourne

Dr Jane attended the Youth Health Conference last week in Melbourne. This was sponsered by the Australian Association of Adolescent Health. The delegates included a mix of doctors, nurses, social workers ...

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GP Registrar Position available 2016

GP Registrar Position available 2016

GPTT Training Position at Don Medical Clinic 2016 Don Medical Clinic has a FT/PT, GP3/4 , position available that incorporates extended skills in Adolescent Health . The practice was established in ...

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Don Medical Clinic - Burnie Ten/Five Challenge

Don Medical Clinic - Burnie Ten/Five Challenge

Come and join us in our Burnie Ten/Five challenge on the 18th October 2015. For more information and to register go to: ( click on icon ) ...

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Dr Rebecca Kerr - Locum while Dr Jane is on leave

Dr Rebecca Kerr - Locum while Dr Jane is on leave

Dr Rebecca Kerr will be doing a locum at Don Medical Clinic during the month of September. Dr Rebecca has an interest in Women's Health and Paediatrics. She will be available ...

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Birthday Celebrations

Birthday Celebrations

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Don Medical Clinic celebrates 1 year anniversary !

Don Medical Clinic celebrates 1 year anniversary !

On Tuesday 18th August the team at Don Medical Clinic will be celebrating their first anniversary in business. We welcome you to drop in for a cupcake and share in this ...

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Employment Opportunity for FT/PT VR GP or GP Registrar GP3/4

Employment Opportunity for FT/PT VR GP or GP Registrar GP3/4

Don Medical Clinic, inDevonport , the gateway to the Tasmania wilderness,currenlty has a position for a doctor to join ourinnovative team. For more information, please contact manager@donmedical.com.au or refer to the ...

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Don Medical Clinic - BLOG up date

Don Medical Clinic - BLOG up date

Don Medical Clinic has posted new Blogs: Practice Nurse and Keep Well Program ...

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Don Medical Clinic - Practice Nurse

Don Medical Clinic - Practice Nurse

Don Medical Clinic welcomes Gaylene Cunningham to our team. Gaylene will assist in the establishment of the Keep Well Program For more information about theKeep Well Programread the Blog posts, or ...

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Indigenous Keep Well Program

Indigenous Keep Well Program

TheIndigenous Keep Well Programis a healthassessment program for all Indigenous Australians from birth onwards. This program supports the national Closing the Gap Program. Don Medical Clinic recognises the increased morbidity faced ...

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Keep Well Program - Mental Health

Keep Well Program - Mental Health

The Mental Health Program incorporates Medicare item numbers that are part of the Medicare Better Access to Mental Health Care Program. This involves a visit to the doctor for a mental ...

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Keep Well Program - Health Assessments

Keep Well Program - Health Assessments

The Keep Well Program - Health Assessmentsincorporates Chronic Disease Management as per Medicare Chronic Disease item numbers. Don Medical Clinic hasa strong belief that early intervention for any ...

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New Receptionist  - Casey Turner joins Don Medical Clinic

New Receptionist - Casey Turner joins Don Medical Clinic

We welcome Casey to our team Casey joins Anita at reception to help you with your bookings and healthneeds. Appointments can be made by calling 64 415 ...

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Flu Clinics 2017

Flu Clinics 2017

Flu Clinics 2015 Tuesday 9am-10pm Wednesday 3pm-5pm April 21 April 22 April 28 ...

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Don Medical Clinic - Easter

Don Medical Clinic - Easter

Wishing all of our patients a happy and safe Easter! Make sure you have enough scripts to cover you over the Easter holiday period - especially if you are travelling. ...

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Don Medical Clinic - Quick Clinic

Don Medical Clinic - Quick Clinic

Quick Clinic Don Medical Clinic runs a Quick Clinic from 4.30 -5.00 pm every day. Please ring the clinic on the day , on 64 415 299 to see if it ...

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Don Medical Clinic - On Campus Clinic to commence on the 16th February 2015

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Dr John Gray joins the Don Medical Clinic Team

Dr John Gray joins the Don Medical Clinic Team

Long time local GP, Dr John Gray will be joining the team at Don Medical Clinic on Tuesdays in March 2015. To read more about Dr Gray please visit the Don ...

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Don Medical Clinic: Medicare Easyclaim

Don Medical Clinic: Medicare Easyclaim

Receive your Medicare rebate in an instant. How? When you pay your account in full on the day, using cash or EFTPOST,then use Medicare Easyclaim With our Medicare Easyclaim facility you ...

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A New Doctor for Don Medical Clinic

A New Doctor for Don Medical Clinic

Don Medical Clinic is excited to introduce Dr Michelle Musca, who will be joining our team in February 2015. To read more about Dr Michelle go to 'Our Staff'on the Don ...

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Junction Hub Project

Junction Hub Project

Don Medical Clinic is proud to be a member of the steering committee for the Junction HUB Project. The project was launched on the 11th November 2014 at the Junction, Stewart ...

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Practice Accreditation

Practice Accreditation

Don Medical Clinic is now an accredited general practice. ...

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