Practice News
MyMedicare and HFGP
We would like to inform you that we will participating in a new initiative called MyMedicare, and invite all of you, who consider us to be your usual practice, to participate. MyMedicare is a new Commonwealth Government initiative. It is a voluntary registration system that allows you to formally [...]
Request repeat prescriptions and referrals online
As part of our commitment to continuously improve our service, we have introduced an easy way for you to request repeat prescriptions for your regular medications or repeat referrals with no new symptoms to report. It is only available for our regular patients. Please use this for requests for repeat [...]
Our fees and billing policy
In February 2023, we introduced an out of pocket fee will apply for some patients for routine consultations. In order to minimise the impact of this change, we will continue to bulk bill (i.e. not charge): All children under 16 years of age as they are eligible for the [...]
2023 Covid-19 booster vaccination available
updated 4th September 2023 ATAGI recommends that all adults aged 75 years should receive an additional 2023 COVID-19 vaccine dose if 6 months have passed since their last dose. ATAGI advises the following groups should consider an additional 2023 COVID-19 vaccine dose if 6 months have passed since their last dose, [...]
Flu Vaccines Now Available
Updated 29th March 2023. Flu vaccinations for the 2023 winter season are now available. Government funded (free) vaccines are available for patients 6 months to 5 years of age, those 65 years and over, and patients with chronic health conditions as outlined on the NSW health website. All other [...]
Covid-19 Vaccines
Vaccines available at Hills Family Practice Pfizer Comirnaty Bivalent BA.4/5 - for 12 years and over booster or primary course Pfizer Comirnaty paediatric formulation - for children 5-11 years of age Spikevax bivalent BA.4/5 formulation (Moderna)- for 18 years and over booster or primary course If you receive [...]
Our Quality Improvement Strategy
Our Strategy One of the fundamentals of quality and safety in healthcare is to embed a strategy for continuous quality improvement and to never stop trying to become better. As part of our service, accountability and commitment to you, we believe that we should continuously look to improve and [...]
Podiatrist Now At HFGP
We would like to welcome Matthew Roumanus (B. Podiatry, B. HSc), a podiatrist, into the practice. Matthew has experience in treating patients of all ages. Seeing a podiatrist may help you if you have: Foot and leg pain Corns and Calluses Toenail problems such [...]
QI Dashboard
This page displays a summary of the measures in our quality improvement efforts. Please refer to the specific sections for more detail. We prefer to use “run charts” to display this information, as it is the best way to display change over time and to best identify efforts that [...]
Paediatric Care
Looking after our young patients is very important to us. We take great joy in looking after our babies and young families. Our practice has 8 doctors that have the additional qualification of Diploma of Child Health. Our four nurses have all completed a post graduate immunisation course. We [...]
Quality Improvement
Practice Quality Improvement One of the fundamentals of quality and safety in healthcare is to embed a strategy for continuous quality improvement and to never stop trying to become better. As part of our service, accountability and commitment to you, we believe that we should [...]
SmartVax
As your medical home, we want to stay in touch about all aspects of your health and well being. In order to help us stay informed about any vaccine side effects, we are now now using SmartVax, a real-time vaccine safety monitoring program using SMS technology. Find out more about [...]
Project Wellbeing & HFGP
Our Clinical Psychologist Tehani Gunasekara and her team work closely with the doctors at HFGP to ensure our patients have access to top psychological care. Project Wellbeing is a Castle Hill based Psychology and wellbeing practice that provides individual therapy, Wellbeing Workshops, and Perinatal Mental Health services. Our [...]
Prevention
Preventive medicine is the practice of promoting preventive health care to improve patient well-being. The goal is to ultimately prevent disease, disability, and death. Click on the graphs to enlarge them. Cervical Screening Cervical screening (previously known as PAP smears) is one of the most [...]
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
People with heart disease require extra care to prevent more cardiac events, illness and death. Click on the graphs to enlarge. Heart disease, and specifically ischaemic (or coronary artery) disease, is an important and common cause of death and disability in Australia. If you [...]
Vaccinations
Vaccines are as important to your overall health as diet and exercise. When you skip vaccines, you leave yourself vulnerable to illness. Click on the graphs to enlarge them. Childhood Vaccinations Childhood vaccinations are a crucial measure in preventing debilitating and potentially life threatening infections. [...]
Managing Diabetes at HFGP
Diabetes care is complex, and there are many things we can measure that help us determine effectiveness of care. Click on the graphs to enlarge them. If you are living with diabetes, controlling your blood sugar is very important to prevent complications such as [...]
Covid-19 vaccination for people with low immunity
Please note that the advice on this page is specifically for patients who have conditions which could have impaired their response to the first and second dose of the Covid Vaccine. The advice for boosters is different to what is referred to as dose three. Further information on boosters [...]
Team Based Care
As many of our patients know, we continue to bring together a wonderful team of people who are all there to help when they need them. We encourage all of our patients to meet and partner with their team as required. We believe that team based care helps build [...]
Our Vision
We want to be a practice that delivers team-based healing relationships that wrap around the healthcare needs of our patients and their families. We want to make sure the care we provide is effective, evidence based, safe, and focused on prevention. Our focus is to provide lifetime care to [...]
Managing Covid-19 at Home
This page provides you with information about what to do if you have Covid-19. The advice on this page is of general nature and you should seek medical attention or call us if you have any questions. Frequently asked questions Managing Covid-19 [...]
What is a medical home?
There are many definitions of a medical home that incorporate general practice. We have visited and studied many systems around the world to learn about the best models of care, including Oregon, Cambridge Health Alliance in Boston, New Zealand, and the UK. However, we believe that a medical [...]
