Boorowa Street Medical Practice

11/11/2025

🌺 Lest We Forget 🌺

07/11/2025

Our fabulous registered nurse Vicky is now available for children's blue book check-ups! 📚👶

Is your little one in need of height and weight checks, immunisations, or ear and eye checks? Look no further—Vicky's got you covered! With years of expertise in all aspects of the hopsital setting and general practice she has a passion for child health, she’s the perfect person to ensure your child is thriving! 💪✨

Please call our friendly reception staff to book your appointment today and let’s keep those little ones happy and healthy! 🥳👩‍⚕️

04/11/2025

If you’re caring for someone at end-of-life, you probably have questions.⁠
A Last Days workshop will have the answers.⁠
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MPHN is offering Last Days workshops to help carers navigate the precious final days of someone they love – with practical guidance, emotional support, and expert advice from palliative and dementia care specialists.⁠
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Register now!⁠

⁠Berrigan: 10 November 2025 – 2pm-5pm
Berrigan Library, 52-54 Chanter St, Berrigan
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/X3B06⁠

Corowa: 11 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Corowa Golf Club, 1 Hume St, Corowa
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/1OJRP⁠

Young: 24 November 2025 – 1pm-4pm
Young Services Club, 42 Cloete St, Young
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/5NIFQ⁠

Griffith: 25 November 2025 – 12.30pm-3.30pm
Griffith City Library, 229 Banna Ave, Griffith
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/AP6XH⁠

Hay: 26 November 2025 – 10am-1pm
Hay Services Club, 371 Murray St, Hay
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/0HUNH

26/10/2025

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that as of November 1st, our practice will be fully bulk billing for all eligible patients! 🙌

That means no out-of-pocket costs for all Medicare related MBS Items — making it easier for you and your family to access the care you need, when you need it.

Please note that bulk billing applies to Medicare related MBS Items only. Services such as commercial driver’s licence medicals, paperwork, reports, insurance claims, and other non-Medicare eligible services will incur a private fee.

We appreciate you’re understanding as we continue to provide accessible, high-quality healthcare to our community.

Our team is committed to providing quality healthcare for our community, and we’re proud to make this positive change to support our patients.

20/10/2025

👣 Continuing the Conversation: Leading the Way in Nurse-Led Care 👩‍⚕️💬

We’re proud to share that our practice was once again been interviewed this time by our local Primary Health Network (PHN) as part of their ongoing spotlight on innovative models of care — and this time, it’s all about how we’re using nurse-led clinics to better serve our community.

With our practice continuing to grow and patient demand increasing, we knew it was time to think differently about how we deliver care and when approached by PHN to take on this clinic we could not say no. The area that stood out was diabetes-related foot health — a critical yet often overlooked aspect of chronic disease management.

So we took action. Our team made the decision to establish a nurse-led diabetic foot care clinic, aiming to:

🦶 Prevent diabetic foot complications through early intervention
🦶 Improve patient education and self-care awareness
🦶 Reduce unnecessary referrals and hospital presentations
🦶 Empower our nursing team to work to their full scope of practice
🦶Using the experience and knowledge of all our practice nurses.

The results have already been incredibly positive, and the feedback from patients has been heartening. This model is proving that with the right support, nurses can lead high-impact, specialised clinics that improve outcomes and accessibility for those who need it most.

Thank you again to the PHN for recognising the work being done in general practice, and for continuing to support new and sustainable care models that truly make a difference. 💙

👉 We're always listening. If there’s a particular clinic, service, or health need you feel would support our community, we’d love to hear from you. Your input helps guide the future of patient care here at the practice.

click the link below to watch our interview and to have a more indepth read

This is "Living Well Your Way – Nurse-led Clinics" by Murrumbidgee PHN on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

16/10/2025

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14/10/2025

🎙️ Practice Update: We’ve Been Busy Behind the Scenes! 🎙️

While our socials might have been a little quiet lately, the practice certainly hasn’t! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

We’re excited to share that Dr. Wick and Roxanne O'Reilly along with Elise Penton from Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network were recently interviewed by ABC Riverina, where they discussed the incredible work happening at practice and across the community.

Their conversation with ABC highlighted the passion and progress driving everything we do.

A huge thank you to ABC Riverina for the opportunity to share our story!

Please see the story below – for more information please click the link
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/nurse-led-clinics-allow-riverina-gp-practices-see-more-patients/105833890

📻 Nurses working at a medical centre in southern NSW are stepping onto the frontline of patient care to ease the burden on GPs.
The Nurse-Led Clinics initiative that was trialled at 18 practices across the Riverina last summer is being expanded.

Nurses involved focus on patients needing chronic disease management or routine health checks, rather than diagnosis.

For Roxanne O'Reilly, the program allows her to help her community.

Born in the Riverina town of Young, she still lives in the area and has worked as a nurse at a local medical clinic for the past four years.

"Even though it's tough and hard, it's a rewarding job where you're helping other people," she said.
"I've seen the struggle [of] how hard it is to get health care out here."

Ms O'Reilly is running a nurse-led clinic at the Boorowa Street Practice, as part of a pilot scheme run by the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network.
Acute shortages

The program's expansion coincides with a nationwide shake-up of the profession that will eventually see registered nurses allowed to prescribe medications.

It also comes at a time when many rural and regional areas are struggling to attract general practitioners (GPs).

The shortage has become so acute that many communities are offering incentives for GPs willing to relocate, and there are lingering concerns about patients presenting at hospital emergency departments due to long waiting lists for GP appointments.

Figures from the NSW Government's Bureau of Health Information show that in the first half of this year more than 11,000 patients went to emergency department's in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District seeking treatment for non-urgent medical issues.
Ms O'Reilly said the Hilltops region had a higher prevalence for diabetes than the national average — 17 per cent of adults compared to 11 per cent nationwide — so the clinic had a logical focus.

"Bringing in a foot-care clinic just dedicated to diabetics in this region reduce[s] the chances of people losing limbs or heading to hospital" she said.
Ms O'Reilly said her role was to monitor and manage patients' chronic health conditions.
"I do a lot of wound care … injections, immunisations, chronic disease care plans," she said.
While any serious concerns would be relayed to the doctors at the clinic, Ms O'Reilly said taking on more routine duties allowed the GPs to see more patients.
"If they did [all those things] in one day, then they wouldn't see a patient for anything else," she said.

Dr Wickramaratne would like to see nurses' duties to be billable on the Medicare Benefits Schedule. (ABC Riverina: Jess Scully)
Follow-ups more likely
Dr Wickramaratne says the wait time to see a doctor in the practice is usually about two days.
He said the new system allowed him to spend more time with patients who had complex needs.
"Honestly, this program should have happened a long time ago," Dr Wickramaratne said.
"If I have to come monitor somebody while they're having an infusion [that takes] half an hour."
Dr Wickramaratne said patients now seemed more likely to come back for follow-up appointments as Ms O'Reilly worked as a connection between the patient and their doctor.
"They prefer to see the nurse than the GP"
he said.
"Continuity of care is the most important part of the whole game."
But Dr Wickramaratne said under present funding models, most of what Ms O'Reilly did could not be billed under Medicare.

Elise Penton spearheaded the initiative. (ABC Riverina: Jess Scully )
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network project officer Elise Penton said the project would be expanded this year from 18 locations, including Tumut, Temora, Tumbarumba and Wagga Wagga, to 28 nurse-led clinics across the region.
She said the program was designed to ease the burden on GPs and the hospital system.
"This is just scratching the surface but … we'll start seeing better health outcomes for patients, particularly with chronic diseases," Ms Penton said.
An evaluation of last year's trial showed 94 per cent of GPs and practice managers agreed the model was sustainable, with 87 per cent reporting they were likely to continue using it.

29/08/2025

Did you know that Dr. Wick is not just the boss man, but also a secret photography superstar? 📸 Who knew he had such an eye for capturing beauty!

🌟 While Dr. Wick is consulting at our Marsden Street practice in Boorowa, he’s also taking time to capture the stunning landscapes the town of Boorowa has to offer! 📸 It’s a wonderful way for him to appreciate the community while providing quality care.

If you happen to spot him out and about, don’t hesitate to say hello! We love having such a talented and dedicated doctor in our practice! 🌼✨

14/08/2025

🌟 We are delighted to now welcome Rodney McBride our visiting psychologist 🌟

With over four decades of experience, Mr. McBride brings a wealth of knowledge, compassion, and international recognition to his sessions. He holds a Master of Arts in Psychology from the University of Wollongong and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne.

His contributions to mental health have been recognised with prestigious awards including the Order of Australia Medal (2002) and the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (2004).

Mr. McBride specialises in supporting adults dealing with:
✔️ Work-related stress & burnout
✔️ Mood disorders (such as anxiety and depression)
✔️ Relationship issues
✔️ Life transitions and personal growth

The founder of the blog and podcast site Couple-Matters.com. His approach is grounded, practical, and deeply empathetic — ideal for individuals, couples, and those navigating emotional or psychological challenges.

🧠 Session Fee: $180 / session
💳 Medicare Rebate: Approximately half back with a valid Mental Health Care Plan from your GP

🗓️ Bookings are essential

To find out more please book with your GP.

Support for healthy relationships