Pitt Town Family Practice

29/03/2026

Private flu vaccines have arrived.
Book your appointment with your preferred doctor.

📞 45809888 to arrange your appointment.

23/03/2026

The department’s menstrual hygiene program makes period products readily available at school. For NSW students, having access to free products could improve attendance at school or participation in learning activities.

Both primary and secondary schools can organise these products for their students free of charge. Students and parents will be informed by schools on how they can access the sanitary products during school hours in a safe and discreet manner.

Pads and tampons are available to students at no cost through dispensers installed in school toilets and other selected locations. This might be different in each school, based on local needs and preferences.

Period underwear is available at no cost to students. School staff can place orders once they know the student’s size, colour and style preference. This can be organised through the school’s front office administrative staff as required.

22/03/2026

Winter is fast approaching and with that comes the dreaded cold and flu season.

We now have in stock our government funded free flu vaccine for anyone who qualifies for a free vaccine. (Dr will assess your eligibility)

Our private flu vaccines are yet to arrive.

To book for the government funded flu vaccine, call the surgery on 📞 45809888 to arrange an appointment with your preferred doctor. (Consultation fees may apply depending on your doctor of choice, otherwise Dr Jess Burton offers full bulk billing for all current Medicare card holders)

16/03/2026

March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month.

Autoimmune diseases happen when the body’s immune system mistakenly turns against itself.

Instead of protecting you, it begins attacking your own healthy cells.

It can affect the joints.
The organs.
The nervous system.
The hormones.
Almost any part of the body.

For many people, it looks invisible from the outside.

But the reality is chronic pain that people can’t see.
Exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix.
Brain fog that makes simple things feel overwhelming.
Flare-ups that appear out of nowhere.

Some days are manageable.
Other days feel like your own body is fighting against you.

Millions of people are living with autoimmune diseases and quietly battling something their own immune system started.

Awareness matters.
Understanding matters.
And so does compassion for the battles people are fighting that you may never see. 🤍

12/03/2026

This one is close to my heart, as I have coeliac disease. I thought it was going to be the end of my world when I was diagnosed this time last year, but it turns out, it isn’t as difficult to adhere to a gluten free diet as it used to be. There is so much more on offer, than what I thought, when you know how to identify gf in all types of food.

Coeliac Awareness Week in Australia for 2026 is scheduled for March 13-20, focusing on diagnosing the estimated 80% of sufferers who are currently undiagnosed. The campaign encourages people to look beyond common symptoms and get tested for this autoimmune condition.

A chronic autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks the small intestine upon ingesting gluten.

Symptoms include diarrhea, bloating, pain, anemia, and fatigue. It is diagnosed via blood tests and intestinal biopsy, with treatment requiring a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet.

Untreated coeliac disease can lead to serious long-term complications, including osteoporosis, infertility, and, in rare cases, small bowel lymphoma.

To understand and to have guided help with transitioning or helping a family or friend, this website is totally worth a read. It helped me immensely!

Australia’s go-to source for empowering information and inspiration for living a great gluten-free life.

08/03/2026

Welcome to the practice Dr Dharani Suthersan.

Dr Suthersan has been working in Hawkesbury since 2018 and has just joined our team.

Dr Suthersan has a special interest in :
- chronic disease management
- women’s and children’s health
- procedures such as mirenas and implanon

Dr Suthersan’s hours are Monday to Thursday, 8am to 1.30pm
Mixed billing, for those who hold a valid Medicare card and centrelink concession card/healthcare card will be bulk billed, aswell as any child under the age of 16years. Otherwise a private fee will be charged.

You can find online bookings for Dr Suthersan through the HotDoc app, or simple call the surgery on 📞 45809888 and request Dharani.

26/02/2026

We are always closed on Friday’s, weekends and public holidays.

Look no further than Windsor for your medical needs. The
Urgent Care Clinic will send us a discharge summary of your visit, so we know what has been happening with your health.

Open 7 days a week.

20/02/2026

International Mother Language Day

Languages, with their complex implications for identity, communication, social integration, education and development, are of strategic importance for people and planet. Yet, due to globalization processes, they are increasingly under threat, or disappearing altogether. When languages fade, so does the world’s rich tapestry of cultural diversity. Opportunities, traditions, memory, unique modes of thinking and expression, valuable resources for ensuring a better future, are also lost.

Every two weeks a language disappears taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage. UNESCO estimates that there are 8,324 languages, spoken or signed. Out of these, around 7,000 languages are still in use. Only a few hundred languages have genuinely been given a place in education systems and the public domain, and less than a hundred are used in the digital world.

Multilingual and multicultural societies exist through their languages, which transmit and preserve traditional knowledge and cultures in a sustainable way.

19/02/2026

What a treat to be spoilt by these two beautiful patients today. You made my afternoon. ♥️
Thank you Melissa and Brian for the beautiful smelling Rose.

16/02/2026

Chinese Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse)

For Chinese communities across the world, the Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays of the year. It is celebrated through a range of traditional customs. These include ancestor worship, family gatherings, special foods and gift exchanges.

As the seventh sign in the 12-year cycle, the horse represents freedom, energy, and ambition. This year is associated with action, rapid progress, and potential instability, favoring, bold, and independent individuals.

16/02/2026

NSW Health is advising people in the Inner West to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of two confirmed cases.

The two cases are not known to each other but are linked to an earlier NSW case in a returned traveller from South-East Asia, where there are ongoing outbreaks of measles.

One case visited several locations across the Inner West while unknowingly infectious, including healthcare facilities.

A full list of locations is available here: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/measles/Pages/public-exposure-locations.aspx

Exposure locations and times are updated regularly.

People who attended the locations should watch for symptoms of measles. These locations do not pose an ongoing risk.

If it has been less than 6 days since the exposure at these locations and you are pregnant, have a weakened immune system or have an infant who was exposed, you are advised to contact your local Public Health Unit on 1300 066 055.

There is currently an increased risk of measles in NSW, with 16 cases confirmed since 1 January 2026.

Dr Christine Selvey, Director of Communicable Diseases NSW, said people should monitor for symptoms of measles, particularly if they have visited any of the exposure locations at the listed time.

“If symptoms develop and you’ve been at one of the locations at the time listed on the website, see your doctor or health service, including an emergency department. Call ahead to let them know that you may have come into contact with measles so you don’t spend time in waiting rooms with other patients,” Dr Selvey said.

“Symptoms to watch out for include fever, runny nose, sore eyes and a cough, usually followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash that spreads from the head to the rest of the body. Anyone with early symptoms who gets a rash a few days later should also think about measles, even if they haven't attended one of the identified locations, and seek testing. It can take up to 18 days for symptoms to appear after an exposure, so it's important for people who visited these locations to look out for symptoms for this period."

For more information on measles, visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/Measles_Factsheet.aspx

People can also visit the Australian Government Smart Traveller website for information on health risks, including measles outbreaks relevant to their travel destination: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/

If you, or a loved one, is experiencing measles symptoms, or have questions about measles, please call your GP or healthdirect on 1800 022 222.

13/02/2026

National Condom Day

Condoms are one of the oldest contraceptives around, and have helped to prevent pregnancy and s*xually transmitted infections – humans invented them before we knew what germs were, and before we even had electricity! They’ve been found across the globe – Ancient Egypt used fine linen, and in Ancient Rome they used sheep or goat intestines. In Ancient China they used silk paper, and in Ancient Japan they used tortoiseshell. In the mid-1800s, they were made out of rubber (and could be washed and reused…).

Thankfully, condoms today are made out of latex (or polyurethane if you have an allergy!), and come in different sizes, colours, with studs or ribs, flavours, and more. Condoms aren’t a barrier to pleasure or fun, but are a way to increase safety, pleasure and fun with s*x.

Taking part in our National Condom Day campaign gives everyone the opportunity to learn about condoms and safer s*x, and also start discussions and ask questions.