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Newstead Medical

 
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Practice Details
Address
 165 Elphin Road , Launceston 7250    
Phone & Fax
Ph: 03 6331 1088 F: 03 6334 2105
Email
 newmed@newmed.org  
Website

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RA Classification
2
Accreditation Level
Accredited to train GPT1, GPT2, GPT3 registrars
Accredited by
RACGP
Practice Hours
M-F - 8am-6pm, Sat - 8.30am - 1pm
Branch Practice
No
Associated Hospital
 
Services offered by hospital
 
Distance from nearest hospital
Approx 1.5km to Calvary, St Luke's Campus, 2-3 km to Calvary, St Vincent's Campus, 2-3 km to Launceston General Hospital
VMO rights
Yes, but not all doctors  
No. acute beds
   
Aged care beds/nursing home
 7 local nursing homes, one retirement village  
After Hours Assistance
No we do all our own after hours  
Practice Management software
Medical Director & Pracsoft  
Electronic data/hard data/both
Electronic  
Internet connection
High speed ADSL  
Billing type
Private and Bulk bill  
% bulk billed, %gap, %private
At doctor's discretion  
Practice protols for billing
We bulk bill any patients who have been identified by the doctor to bulk bill due to economic, social etc reasons
Practice Amenities
Toilets, staff room
Building features
At present, we have 10 rooms and 9 doctors but it is uncertain which room the registrar will be in. In the past, the registrar, PGPPP doctor and the visitng Allied Health professionals & visiting specialists have been allocated different rooms on different days
Parking available
Yes  
Med Students, PGPPP, other regs
Medical Students, PGPPPs, registrar  
Population served
Approx 18,000  
Demographic of population
All ages and all socio-economic groups  
What is commonly seen
Seasonal, chronic and acute  
Staff Details
Practice Manager
Lorraine Padman  
Number of Doctors
9  
Doctors hours
8= F/T, 1 = P/T  
Doctors Special Interests
Health preventative program, child & maternal health, women's health, palliative care, sexual health, internal medicine, preventative and early diagnostic medicine, mental health, sports medicine, dermatology, undergraduate medical education, tropical and travel medicine, asthma, community medicine, sports medicine, occupational health and refugee health
Doctors qualifications
MBBS, FRACGP, DRANZCOG, Dip Ed  
Supervisors
 Dr Toby Gardner, Dr Felicity Wivell  
Principal Supervisors Profile
Dr Gardner commenced at this practice in 2006. He graduated from University of Qld in 2001 and has subsequently spent several years working as a hospital based doctor in rural Qld centres. He has been a partner at Newstead Medical since 2008. Special interests include cardiology, renal & emergency medicine
How many nurses & coverage
6 RN (1 F/T, 5 P/T) and 1 endorsed enrolled nurse P/T. A nurse is available from 8.30-6pm M-F
What allied health available
Speech therapy, psychology, podiatry, visiting orthotist. Also a rheumatologist one day per month
How many reception staff
8, plus 1 Practice Manager and an Operations Manager
Registrar Details
Own room for registrar
No  
Expected hours for registrar
According to the award  
Evenings
 The practice closes at 6pm. No evening appointments. All our doctors will be on the Oncall roster
Nights
 As per On-call roster  
Saturday/Sunday/Public Holidays
As per On-call roster
On call and frequency
Approx 3-4 nights per month, Approx 1 weekend in 9 weekends
On call support
The registrar is supported by one of our doctors who are on the roster as the On-call back up doctor. He/she is available by phone or in person if requested.
Is part-time work available?
No  
Number of patients per hour
Generally 2 appointments at the start of the placement, graduating to 3-4 appointments per hour depending on the doctor's preference
Practice training style
One on one daily reviews in the initial terms. Teaching time allocated each week according to the Award. Supervisor time made available to sit in on consultations or to have the registrar sit in on one of their consultations. All doctors available for help during a consultation if requested.
Method/forms of teaching
Reviews, professional development meeting every Thursday lunch time, all doctors invited to attend plus visiting speakers
Procedures reg will be able to undertake during placement
Simple sutures, incisions, ECGs, intro-articular injections, sub-cutaneous hormonal implants, as well basic procedures normal to a hospital resident
Learning resources available
Online E-Therapeutic Guidelines Complete, Aus Medicine Handbook, Medical Director resourses, Book: John Murtagh General Practice, Internet
Safety features
In place - discuss with practice
Registrar accomodation
No  
Equipment
ECG
 Yes  
Spirometry
 Yes  
Molemax or equivalent
No -we have a basic camera  
Which GP Division covers practice
GP North  
Nat Min Terms & Conditions - % for each term
Basic rate + extra for On call
Period calculated 3/12 or 2/52 for eg
2/52  
+ superannuation or including
According to national minimum terms and conditions
Extra
Information about town and facilities

Newstead Medical is a group general practice situated in the middle class suburb of Newstead in Launceston, Tasmania.  Newstead is an eastern suburb, approximately five minutes from the city centre.  Newstead Medical is 20-30 minutes from the airport.

This practice is situated in a small shopping centre on a main road, next to a pharmacy and an x-ray department.  It is close to four of Launceston’s nursing homes, a retirement village and several independent and public schools.  Patients come from a varied cross-section of the community. 

The practice prides itself in delivering first class medical care to all patients regardless of income, ethnic origins and illness.

The Partners are currently looking into renovations / extensions to accommodate our growing health preventative programs.

The practice is an authorised teaching practice for the University of Tasmania for student nurses and student doctors. 

Practice expectation of registrar

We would like our Registrar to be clinically competent and to treat his/her patient with respect at all times.  If called during the ‘After Hours’ period, the patient should not be treated as a nuisance.
He/she will need to fit in with the team that we have, be affable and be a team player.

Good ‘bedside’ manner
Practice ethos/philosophy
Newstead Medical is committed to providing its patients with a high standard of care for the benefit of each patient’s health and well-being.