Welcome to Meadows Medical Centre General Practice

If you are experiencing ANY of the following symptoms prior to or during your scheduled appointment, you MUST wear a mask when entering or in Meadows Medical Centre Vic:

• ·ANY Cold/Flu/Sinus Symptoms
• · Hay fever Symptoms
• · Cough
• · Sore Throat
• · Fever/Chills/Sweats

Masks remain MANDATORY for ANY patients presenting with ANY of these mentioned symptoms.

You are required to present with/provide your own mask. If you do not have a mask, you must contact reception prior to entering the premises on 9369 4266.

We acknowledge that the COVID safety plans were extremely frustrating, but we at Meadows continue to aim for the highest quality of care and safety for all of our patients, clinicians, staff and community, but we do require your support, compliance and understanding to ensure that our Practice and community are kept safe, not only from COVID, but ALL transmissible/highly contagious diseases.

Due to continued social distancing and hand hygiene protocols, hand sanitiser is provided within Meadows, hand hygiene is strongly encouraged. Limited seating within the waiting room is allocated to continue our encouragement of social distancing. You may be asked to remain outside if the waiting room is full. Please be mindful and considerate of those who may require prioritised seating (elderly, frail, pregnant, acutely unwell etc.), common sense and courtesy is requested and appreciated by all at Meadows in regards to this. If you require a prioritised seat and one is not, or not made readily available by your fellow patients, please do not hesitate to approach our Reception Staff.

If you present with ANY listed below listed symptoms, you MUST wear a mask, AND notify Reception on arrival as alternative arrangements can and will be made available for our patients who are not able to enter, or remain in the waiting room due to our Health and Safety Policy.

Symptoms & Possible Diseases

Sore throat, cough, runny/blocked nose, sneezing, headache, fever, shortness of breath, body aches, and fatigue.

• Common Cold
• Influenza (Flu)
• COVID-19

Rash, small blisters, and fever.

• Chicken Pox (Varicella)

Rash, fever, pain, itching or tingling at site of rash.

• Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

Rash and fever.

• Measles

Cough (sounding like “whoop”), runny nose, nasal congestion, fatigue, sneezing.

• Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Neck stiffness, fever, headaches, confusion/altered mental status, nausea and vomiting.

• Meningitis

Diarrhoea and/or vomiting.

• Gastroenteritis

Blisters on hands, feet or mouth, fever, and sore throat.

• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

While we endeavor to ensure the utmost safety for all of our patients, wit is imperative that while COVID and other infectious diseases are still present in our community, COVID is rarely suspected or identified when our patients are unwell. This is very important to take into consideration.

Your GP continues remain to be the most essential doctor in your total health care, preventative treatment and identification of issues that may arise in your health. It is important that your GP continues to have face to face consultations. Regular monitoring (blood pressure, pathology, specific prescriptions, referrals, sensitive discussion and sometimes just visual observation), can highlight, prevent and enhance your medical conditions and treatment of such. We strongly encourage the importance of face to face consultations.

We do also provide where necessary and appropriate, telehealth consultations based upon our policies and procedures and also your health status/medical condition or requirements and is at the discretion of Meadows policy and procedures.

At Meadows Medical Centre, we strongly encourage all our patients to be aware of their entire immunisation status against ALL serious disease and ensure their entire immunisation status is up to date. We are happy to provide investigation and education around this for you if necessary.