2020 Christmas Newsletter
This has certainly been a year we will never forget! With drought, bushfires and a global health pandemic - it’s been very challenging for a lot of people and we hope that everyone is doing okay. Our doctors are available to have a chat with you about any concerns you may have regarding your health and wellbeing and Teen Clinic is open for local young people to drop in to chat with our nurses.
The Bega Valley, and Australia as a whole, has done extremely well keeping on top of the coronavirus. This is a result of social distancing, regular hand washing and being tested if you have any symptoms. Please remain vigilant over the summer holidays as we experience an increase in people moving around throughout the area.
Our waiting room can accommodate 12 people with safe social distancing and we’ll be re-introducing our morning drop-in clinic from February. This service provides on the day care for patients who don’t have a booked appointment but are acutely unwell or require a quick, uncomplicated consultation. We will continue to offer video and telephone consultations to our patients in 2021.
This year we welcomed Dr Cathryn Archinal to our team who moved back to the Bega Valley from Wollongong. Next year Dr Rianna Xu will be taking a break from BVMP to work at another practice as part of her GP training and we will be welcoming a new GP Registrar to our team - Dr Amelia Tan. Robyn Brannan has joined our nursing team and has a lot of experience working within general practice.
Leanne from our admin team has completed her nurse training and will be leaving BVMP in January to start a new graduate position at the local hospital. Leanne has been at the practice for nearly 8 years and we wish her all the best in her new role.
Congratulations also to Dr MacKinnon on being awarded Australia’s ‘GP of the Year’ from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. This was received in recognition of the role he played during and after the 2019-20 bushfires, co-founding the Teen Clinic model of care for rural teenagers and the development of the COVID-19 hand sanitiser stations distributed throughout the community.
Our Christmas opening hours will be as follows:
Thursday 24 December 9:00am – 1:00pm
Friday 25 December CLOSED
Monday 28 December CLOSED
Tuesday 29 December 9:00am – 12:00pm
Wednesday 30 December 9:00am – 12:00pm
Thursday 31 December 9:00am – 12:00pm
Friday 1 January CLOSED
If you need a doctor urgently outside of our opening hours, please call 000 for emergency service. If you require medical attention you can also contact South East Regional Hospital on 6491 9999.
It’s been a year of significant change and we thank you for your support and patience. Best wishes to you and your families for a happy, safe and meaningful Christmas.
From everyone at
Bega Valley Medical Practice
This has certainly been a year we will never forget! With drought, bushfires and a global health pandemic - it’s been very challenging for a lot of people and we hope that everyone is doing okay. Our doctors are available to have a chat with you about any concerns you may have regarding your health and wellbeing and Teen Clinic is open for local young people to drop in to chat with our nurses.
The Bega Valley, and Australia as a whole, has done extremely well keeping on top of the coronavirus. This is a result of social distancing, regular hand washing and being tested if you have any symptoms. Please remain vigilant over the summer holidays as we experience an increase in people moving around throughout the area.
Our waiting room can accommodate 12 people with safe social distancing and we’ll be re-introducing our morning drop-in clinic from February. This service provides on the day care for patients who don’t have a booked appointment but are acutely unwell or require a quick, uncomplicated consultation. We will continue to offer video and telephone consultations to our patients in 2021.
This year we welcomed Dr Cathryn Archinal to our team who moved back to the Bega Valley from Wollongong. Next year Dr Rianna Xu will be taking a break from BVMP to work at another practice as part of her GP training and we will be welcoming a new GP Registrar to our team - Dr Amelia Tan. Robyn Brannan has joined our nursing team and has a lot of experience working within general practice.
Leanne from our admin team has completed her nurse training and will be leaving BVMP in January to start a new graduate position at the local hospital. Leanne has been at the practice for nearly 8 years and we wish her all the best in her new role.
Congratulations also to Dr MacKinnon on being awarded Australia’s ‘GP of the Year’ from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. This was received in recognition of the role he played during and after the 2019-20 bushfires, co-founding the Teen Clinic model of care for rural teenagers and the development of the COVID-19 hand sanitiser stations distributed throughout the community.
Our Christmas opening hours will be as follows:
Thursday 24 December 9:00am – 1:00pm
Friday 25 December CLOSED
Monday 28 December CLOSED
Tuesday 29 December 9:00am – 12:00pm
Wednesday 30 December 9:00am – 12:00pm
Thursday 31 December 9:00am – 12:00pm
Friday 1 January CLOSED
If you need a doctor urgently outside of our opening hours, please call 000 for emergency service. If you require medical attention you can also contact South East Regional Hospital on 6491 9999.
It’s been a year of significant change and we thank you for your support and patience. Best wishes to you and your families for a happy, safe and meaningful Christmas.
From everyone at
Bega Valley Medical Practice