Summerdale Medical Centre

22/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from Summerdale Medical Practice 🎄

We wish all of our patients a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy holiday season 🎅✨
Please see our Christmas & New Year opening hours below:

🕒 Opening Hours

Wednesday 24 December: 8:00am – 12:30pm*
Thursday 25 December: Closed
Friday 26 December: Closed
Saturday 27 December: 9:00am – 3:30pm*
Sunday 28 December: Closed
Monday 29 December: 8:00am – 7:00pm*
Tuesday 30 December: 8:00am – 7:00pm*
Wednesday 31 December: 8:00am – 12:30pm*
Thursday 1 January: Closed
Friday 2 January: 8:00am – 6:00pm*
* Opening hours are subject to patient demand.

For after-hours information, visit www.summerdalemedical.com.au
or call 6344 7177 at any time.

Thank you for your support throughout the year. We look forward to caring for you in the New Year 💚
— The Summerdale Medical Team

03/12/2025

We are currently seeking a full-time Medical Receptionist to join our busy practice.

What We’re Looking For:
✔️Experience in administration or reception, ideally in healthcare
✔️Excellent communication with a patient-focused approach
✔️Strong computer skills; experience with medical software a plus
✔️Ability to multitask, prioritise, and work well under pressure
✔️Detail-oriented, professional, and committed to confidentiality

For more information or to apply, please view our Seek listing below.

Join Summerdale Medical Practice - Supportive team, employee wellness initiatives and free cake on your birthday!

17/11/2025

Are you up to date with your screening? Give us a call to organise today ♀️

This week is Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (17-23 November), ask your family and friends “Are you up to date with your screening?”. Early detection helps prevent cervical cancer.

The cervical screening test looks for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV causes almost all cervical cancers.

❗ If you are a woman or person with a cervix aged 25-74 and have ever been sexually active, you should do a Cervical Screening Test every 5 years.

🏥 Did you know there are 2 options for having a Cervical Screening Test? You can have a doctor or nurse collect your sample or collect your own sample at a doctor’s surgery.

👩‍⚕️ If you are due, book your Cervical Screening Test today with your healthcare provider!

Visit 🖥️ https://www.health.tas.gov.au/cervical-screening or email 📧 canscreenpeu@ths.tas.gov.au for more info.

03/11/2025

The Government has increased bulk billing incentives; however, these payments still don’t cover the full cost of providing quality care at our practice.

To continue giving you the time and attention you deserve, most consultations will remain privately billed.

We are pleased to announce that bulk billing has been extended to patients under 18 years of age, as well as nurse dressings and immunisations.

Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support

23/10/2025

🌟 Exciting news from Physiofit! 🌟

We’re thrilled to announce that Physiofit appointments are now available at Summerdale Medical Centre — in their brand new space just behind the pharmacy! 🏥✨

It’s the same great Physiofit team, now with an extra convenient location for patients in the area.

📅 Appointments available Tuesdays and Fridays
📞 Call our usual reception number 03 63449799
💻 Book online anytime via https://myphysiofit.cliniko.com/bookings

We can’t wait to welcome you to our new Summerdale space! 💙

13/10/2025

Summerdale Medical is proud to announce that we were awarded Tasmanian General Practice of the Year for 2025 at Saturday’s RACGP Fellowship and Awards ceremony in Hobart.

As we celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2025, this award not only reflects our work this year, but also the hard work of our dedicated doctors, nurses and administration staff who have served multiple generations of patients in our community over that time.

A particular huge thank you to our amazing current team who made this award possible, and of course, thank you to our wonderful patients. We look forward to continuing to provide the highest quality medical care to our community for another 50 years.

10/10/2025

💚 World Mental Health Day 2025 💚
Today, on World Mental Health Day, we acknowledge the importance of caring for our mental wellbeing as much as our physical health.

This year, we’re reminded that everyone deserves access to mental health support, understanding, and compassion. Taking the time to talk, listen, and check in can make a meaningful difference.

If you’re struggling, please remember — help is available, and reaching out is a sign of strength.

💬 Speak with your GP or a mental health professional today.

13/08/2025

Summerdale Medical Centre is excited to announce that our newly renovated medical facility Health Plus @ Summerdale is nearly complete and will soon be available for health professionals.

✅ Modern, purpose-built rooms
✅ Full disability access
✅ Next door to a busy medical practice & pharmacy
✅ Positioned in an expanding community
✅ Onsite parking available
✅ Professional, welcoming environment

If you’re a medical or allied health professional looking for rooms to rent, now is the perfect time to get in touch!

Contact our Practice Manager, Nicole, to discuss or arrange a walk-through.

Summerdale Medical Centre is a long-established family medical practice located in Summerdale, Launc

07/08/2025

We are delighted to welcome Dr Swetha Gali (MBBS, MRCP) to Summerdale Medical Practice as a General Practice Registrar.

Dr Gali graduated from medical school in India and brings extensive experience in acute and general medicine, having completed her physician training in the UK. She holds the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP UK) and a Specialty Certificate in Acute Medicine.

Before joining us, she worked as a registrar across a range of medical specialties at Launceston General Hospital. Dr Gali enjoys the diversity of general practice and has a strong interest in women’s health and palliative care.

She consults on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and is fluent in English, Hindi, and Telugu.

Outside of medicine, Dr Gali enjoys cooking, spending time with her family and friends, taking long walks, and listening to audiobooks.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Dr Gali to our team!

08/07/2025

🔔 IMPORTANT MEDICARE UPDATE – From 1 July 2025

The Australian Government is introducing changes to Medicare services, especially around telehealth and chronic disease management, under a new initiative called MyMedicare.

What’s Changing?
From 1 July, only patients registered in MyMedicare will be eligible for:

✔️ Longer telehealth consultations (Level C & D) with your GP
✔️ Medicare-funded team based care for chronic and complex
conditions
✔️ Ongoing, personalised care from your regular GP clinic

What This Means for You:
If you want to:
✅ Keep accessing longer telehealth appointments
✅ Build a stronger relationship with your regular GP
✅ Receive more structured care for chronic conditions

👉 Then it’s time to register for MyMedicare!

How to Register:
💻 Log in to your myGov account
➡️ Go to Medicare > MyMedicare > Register
🌐 Or register directly at: automed.au/m/4951/1/
📋 Visiting the clinic soon? We can help you register on paper too!

02/07/2025

📣 Important Update: New Opening Hours
After over 40 years of providing 7-day care, we’ve had to make a tough decision.

Due to the end of State Government After Hours Funding in late 2024 — and with no further grants available — we can no longer sustain our Sunday service.

🗓️ Effective July 1st, our new hours are:
Monday–Thursday: 8:00am – 7:00pm
Friday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Sunday: Closed

We know this is disappointing and appreciate your understanding.

👉 For after-hours care, you can still contact:
📞 Health Direct
🏥 Launceston Urgent Care Centres
🚑 Launceston General Hospital

Thank you for your continued support.
– The Summerdale Medical Team 💙

24/05/2025

Appointments available tomorrow afternoon (Sunday 25 May)for flu vaccination clinic. If you haven’t had your flu shot yet, now is the time!