Nurses Services

  • Blood pressure checks
  • Blood glucose level monitoring
  • Continence education
  • Wound care
  • Diabetic foot assessments
  • Toenail cutting & general foot care
  • Local children’s immunisations
  • Local children’s birthday medicals
  • Point of care monitoring of INRs
  • Ear syringing
  • Height & weight checks
  • Percentage body fat measures
  • Palliative care
  • Indigenous health – Lighthouse Surgery has a commitment to care for the indigenous members of our community.

  • Mental health plan and consultations
  • Chronic disease management
  • Diabetes annual cycle of care
  • Enhanced primary care plans – Available to any patient with a chronic disease whose care involves two other practitioners as well as the GP
  • Health assessments – Available yearly for patients aged 75 and over
  • Home medication review – This is coordinated between the patients pharmacist and GP for any patient:
    • annual review
    • more than five drugs
    • recent changes to medications
    • warfarin

Privately Billed

  • Health checks for men & women
  • Sexual health & contraception
  • Skin checks for moles and cancers
  • Minor surgery – Fees are discussed before further procedures are undertaken
  • Shared antenatal care
  • Preventative health checks
  • Travel advice and vaccinations
  • Recreational diving medicals

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