News

FLU IMMUNISATION - AVAILABLE FROM 15/04/2019
Flu Injections will be available from 15/04/2019. Please speak to reception to book into one of our flu clinics.
You are eligible for a Government funded vaccine if you are:

•  Aged between 6 months & 5 years
•  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• Over 65 years of age
• Have a chronic medical condition
• pregnant 

Otherwise, Private Vaccines are $15.

CLINIC CLOSURE FOR EASTER LONG WEEKEND 
Please be advised that the clinic will be closed for the Easter long weekend (19/04/2019 - 22/04/2019) for medical software updates. We are sorry for any inconvenience. If you are in need of urgent care please contact one of the following:
Ambulance Service 000
Austin Hospital 9496 5000
Northern Hospital 8405 8000
Northpark Private Hospital 9468 0565
Royal Children's Hospital 9345 5522
Locum Service 9429 5677

STAFF NEWS:
Dr Laura Hassaram MBBS, B Adv Med Sci, Cert EM (ACEM), Dip Mus
Andrew Place Clinic welcomes Dr Laura Hassaram, our current registrar. She will be with us until February 2020. She graduated from Melbourne University and has worked in Emergency for 10 years and in general practice for the last 2. Please see our Doctors page for her full biography.

Congratulations to Dr Wendy Bernet!
As Wendy has been at Andrew Place Clinic for nearly thirty years now, she will be taking three months long service leave from the beginning of March. Wendy is looking forward to doing some travelling and having some time at home. She will return in early June. The other doctors at the clinic will be happy to see Wendy’s regular patients in her absence. Please feel free to discuss with reception, who would be the most appropriate doctor for you to see while Wendy is away. ​Dr Wendy Bernet will be on leave from 01/03/2019 - 03/06/2019.

Doctors on leave in April
The following doctors will be on leave in April:
Dr Melanie Hemsley: 08/04/2019 - 12/04/2019
Dr Claire Kembrey: 08/04/2019 - 12/04/2019
Dr Kate Ludescher: 09/04/2019 - 16/04/2019
Dr Leanne Cole: 17/04/2019 - 24/04/2019
Dr Roslyn Rayner: 19/04/2019 - 26/04/2019
Dr Laura Hassaram: 23/04/2019 - 26/04/2019
Dr Claire Kembrey: 23/04/2019 - 26/04/2019
Dr Christina Illing: 29/04/2019 - 03/05/2019
Dr Lisa Mifsud has cancelled her leave for April.

​Doctors on leave in May
The following doctors will be on leave in May:
Dr Susan Lewis: 30/04/2019 - 15/05/2019
Dr Roslyn Rayner: 16/05/2019 - 24/05/2019

NEW SERVICES:
We are happy to announce that IUD insertions are under way! Dr Melanie Hemsley and Dr Lisa Mifsud are now offering intrauterine device insertions (namely Mirena) on Mondays and Fridays at our Bundoora Health site. If long-acting reversible contraception interests you, please book for a pre-IUD assessment appointment with Lisa or Melanie.