Health In Abundance Family Medical Practice

13/11/2025

🌏Today is World Diabetes Day 🌍💙

The world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign, observed every year on November 14. It’s a day to shine a light on the impact of diabetes, promote access to care, and encourage education around prevention and management.

With over 500 million people living with diabetes globally, awareness and early detection have never been more important.

If you’re experiencing any symptoms or just want to get ahead of your health, booking a check-up with our doctors is a simple step you can take towards better health. Regular screenings help detect diabetes early, allowing for a more effective management plan.

You can book an appointment by calling (02) 4981 8800, via our website, or through our app. https://automedsystems.com.au/ams/clinics/8848/health-in-abundance-medowie-2318/doctors

12/11/2025

👫World Kindness Day 💛🧡

Today is a global celebration of compassion, empathy, and the simple power of being kind.
Kindness can take many forms: a thoughtful message, a helping hand, a moment of patience, or simply listening. These small acts can have a big impact, in our homes, communities, schools, and workplaces.
Today is a reminder that kindness isn’t just a nice idea — it’s a force for connection, understanding, and positive change.

04/11/2025

🗣Lung Cancer Awareness Month 🫁🤍

This is a global initiative dedicated to increasing understanding of the leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

The campaign emphasizes the importance of early detection, advances in treatment, and reducing stigma associated with the disease. Lung cancer can affect anyone, regardless of smoking history, and awareness remains a critical factor in improving outcomes.

Key messages this month include: • Recognizing symptoms such as persistent cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath • Encouraging routine health screenings and medical consultations • Supporting ongoing research and patient advocacy

Raising awareness saves lives.

02/11/2025

〰️Movember is here! 👨〰️
We’re getting behind the moustache for a cause that matters. This November, our team is supporting men’s health by raising awareness around mental health, su***de prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer.

31/10/2025

Why we will not be bulk billing every appointment from Nov 1st….

At Health In Abundance we remain committed to providing thorough, personal and high quality medical care.

To remain financially viable (pay staff, rent, electricity, insurance etc) we are a mixed billing practice. We bulk bill 60% of patients (care plans, health assessments, pensioners, kids under 16 and immunisations). The rest pay a gap and cross-subsidise those who are bulk billed.

The commonest problems we see are complex chronic care and mental health, which take time. The government is removing mental health items and has reduced the medicare rebate for care plans.
If we bulk billed everyone and every appointment then we would have to move to a “6 minute medicine“ model of rapid throughput and low quality care and cut services.
It’s called ‘churn and burn’. That is not the type of medicine we practice or you deserve.

To maintain our high standards and personal care, our practice will not switch to universal bulk billing despite what the government is promising in the media.

We know that the cost of healthcare is a concern and we encourage you to contact your local Federal Member of Parliament to explain how these changes impact you. You can also ask your GP if you qualify for a care plan for complex chronic disease.

We suggest that the government should increase your Medicare rebate to reduce your out of pocket costs and stop cutting patient chronic disease and mental health rebates.

29/10/2025

🤩Online booking 💻
We’ve made it easier than ever to book your appointments. You can now schedule your visit online it would quick, simple, and convenient. Whether it’s a skin check, health consult, or something else, we’re here to help on your schedule. https://automedsystems.com.au/ams/clinics/8848/health-in-abundance-medowie-2318/doctors/

27/10/2025

🩻 Reminders and Recalls 📱
Recalls are a part of our effort to remind you of the important matters relating to your healthcare. It may be tests or treatments that are due or abnormal results where your doctor has requested an appointment. If you get SMS from us, please take a minute to read it. You can opt out at any time by contacting the reception staff on 4981 8800.

24/10/2025

💚My Medicare🏥

If one of the doctors at here at Health in Abundance is your regular GP, registering with MyMedicare is a great way to formalise that relationship and strengthen your continuity of care. It helps ensure your health journey is supported by a team that knows you, understands your needs, and can provide consistent, personalised care over time.
You’re still free to see other doctors, and you can update your MyMedicare registration whenever your circumstances change. It’s all about making your care more connected, more coordinated, and more about you.
Talk to our reception team or use the Medicare app to join MyMedicare and invest in your long-term health.

20/10/2025

🩺This week is Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week. 💉

Held in October each year, the week highlights the importance of preventing infections, promoting better infection prevention and control practices in health care and recognising the efforts of all healthcare workers to reduce the risks. This year's theme is 'A proactive approach to IPC: Identify the risk, protect patients and the workforce and Control the spread of infection.'

The theme aims to support the health care workforce to prevent infections from occurring and spreading using simple strategies that protect both the workers and patients. Everyone has a role to play, where simple actions can make a big difference.

15/10/2025

🥳 New Podiatrist 🦶

Just in time for Podiatry Week. We’re thrilled to welcome Erin to the Health in Abundance team, joining from our Port Stephens Foot Clinic service from September. Her skills and care will be a wonderful addition to our podiatry services, and we’re excited for you to meet her.

To book in with Erin or any of our podiatrists, call (02) 4952 6910.

Send a message to learn more

13/10/2025

🤸‍♀️Allied Health Professionals Day 🧘‍♀️

This year’s theme celebrates the power of multidisciplinary care — and the vital role allied health professionals play in keeping Australians healthy.

We recognise allied health as equal partners alongside nursing and medical teams. Their expertise is essential not just in delivering care, but in designing systems that truly wrap around the consumer creating a healthcare model that’s holistic, effective, and built for everyone.