Are you jetting off for the holiday season? Wearing a mask. Wearing a mask is a good idea when you travel and can help protect you and those around you. To use a mask properly you should: wash or sanitise your hands before putting it on or taking it off [...]
Meet our Speech Pathologist - Rebecca Cowling, BSpPath Rebecca Cowling is a certified practicing speech pathologist and has been in private practice in the Adelaide Hills and Murraylands since 2007. Rebecca provides a speech pathology service for children specializing in school age and adolescents and can assess, diagnose and provide [...]
Movember - From 30 Moustaches to 5 million From humble beginnings, the Movember movement has grown into a truly global one. Men die on average 4.5 years before women. The charity promotes men’s health with a number of specific projects focussing on mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and [...]
Pollen season is in full swing For one in five Adelaide residents with hay fever and/or asthma, pollen season can be a time for sneezing, itchy eyes and shortness of breath, which can escalate into a serious health risk. To help, Asthma Australia has kicked off the seasonal Pollen Count [...]
Odd Socks Day – Friday 7th October 2022 Odd Socks Day is an initiative of GROW – Mental Wellbeing Programs which aims to reduce the stigma of mental ill-health and raise awareness of this serious issue, while having some fun. One in five Australians aged 16-85 [...]
Meet Julia Trigg, Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD), Accredited Practicing Nutritionist Julia completed a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics in 2008 and a Bachelor of Science in 2004. She has over 12 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors of health care. Julia has consulted from Stirling Central Health [...]
Bulk Billing Charges We wish to inform you that as from 1 October 2022, Stirling Central Health Clinic, in line with industry practices, will no longer be able to provide bulk billing to patients with the exception of those covered by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA). The reason for [...]
Dementia Action Week: 19th – 25th September 2022 Dementia impacts close to half a million Australians and almost 1.6 million Australians are involved in their care. The number of people living with dementia is set to double in the next 25 years. With so many people impacted now and into [...]
Novovax Available for 12 – year olds from 5th September 2022 On 28 July 2022 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved Nuvaxovid (Novavax) COVID-19 vaccine (Biocelect Pty Ltd/Novavax Inc) for use in adolescents aged 12-17 years. ATAGI has evaluated data on immunogenicity, efficacy, safety, and in international settings to [...]
R U OK? Day 2022 – September 8th 2022 Research conducted by the R U OK? Team has highlighted the fact that 4 in 10 Australians feel that by asking someone ‘are you OK’ is a conversation best had with an expert in the area of mental health. Whilst they [...]
