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Welcome to Next Practice Deakin! We’re here to support you and your loved ones with care that’s personal, thoughtful, and easy to access. Whether you’re managing a long-term condition, need help at home, or require palliative care, our team is dedicated to making your health journey as comfortabl
This is an important update to our billing policy that will take effect from 1 July 2025.
At Next Practice Deakin, we remain committed to the ongoing health and well-being of our community, especially those who may still be feeling the effects of COVID-19 weeks or months after their initial infection.
𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 Are you a passionate General Practitioner looking to be part of an innovative healthcare team? Next Practice Deakin is seeking dedicated GPs to join our clinic and make a difference in patient care.
We wish to inform our patients that Dr Jamie Yarub is currently on leave for personal reasons and will not be available for consultations until further notice.
The Australian Government has announced a delay to the new Aged Care Act, now expected to begin on 1 July 2025. This change is about taking more time to listen and make sure the new laws truly reflect what older people, carers, and families need.
It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the sudden passing of Dr Kevin Tee in February 2025.
At Next Practice Deakin, we are committed to ensuring that all our patients have access to high-quality health information in their preferred language.
You’ve probably heard some buzz about medical fees in the press. Well, it’s true and impacts all general practices. However, like many other things at Next Practice Deakin, we use a different lens that ties it all back to how we value your health and well-being.
Scribes can be human or digital. They can help enhance care quality through more effective and efficient documentation.
We registered for MyMedicare – now you can too
Delighted the NPD team were able to host a visit from Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care @Mark_Butler_MP and @heartfoundation for the launch of the country’s new #CVD risk guideline and calculator.
Monday 20th March is #internationaldayofhappiness.
Did you know over 300 million people around the world are living with a rare disease?
At Next Practice Deakin, we want to be part of creating pathways for those who may be facing challenges, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed.
Fabulous GP opportunities at Next Practice Deakin. 2023! Make this the milestone year for your GP career and join the Next Practice Deakin team.
NPD is a contemporary and progressive general practice in the heart of Canberra’s medical precinct. As well as opportunities for in-practice general practice we’re seeking to collaborate with doctors interested in Aged Care and disability care.
World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic.
Welcome to Jacqueline Bampton - Dietitian now offering services from Next Practice Deakin.
There has been much in the news about the health system. General Practice is the cornerstone of the health system, but access can be problematic, including financial barriers. Reform in primary care is being considered, and Dr. Paresh Dawda, Director and Principal at Next Practice Deakin, was int
Two years ago, Next Practice Deakin opened its doors to the community of Canberra as a progressive general medical practice with the purpose of making a positive difference in the lives of our patients and our community.
Dr. Dawda delivered the occasional address to graduates of the University of Canberra's Faculty of Health. Attached below is the transcript of his presentation.
The clinicians at Next Practice Deakin have recently reviewed the fee structure. The following changes will take place effective Monday 21st March.
This general practice is AGPAL accredited – what does this mean? Being accredited means that our general practice is committed to a comprehensive program which involves:
"We discover our own humanity when we help others.”
"All that would be required to prevent the disease [cholera] would be such a close attention to cleanliness in cooking and eating, and to drainage and water supply, as is desirable at all times.”
"I think health care is more about love than about most other things. If there isn’t at the core of this two human beings who have agreed to be in a relationship where one is trying to help relieve the suffering of another, which is love, you can’t get to the right answer here."
Shared Decision Making - Description of Finding your way Finding your way was created by mob, for mob. This shared decision making model can be used when making decisions about COVID-19 vaccines and other health and wellbeing related concerns.
A patient advocates at Next Practice Deakin recently interviewed GP, Dr Elizabeth Wong exploring her background, training and clinical interests. Read the interview here.
A patient advocates at Next Practice Deakin recently interviewed GP, Dr Ren Poh exploring his background, training and clinical interests. Read the interview here.
“It is not about how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do that counts.” “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”
Ellen ‘Nellie’ Gould was a nurse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, and forged the way for training and education of civilian nurses for military service during the Boer War and in World War I.
“We are all here now and we have to solve our differences and live together as Australians... I will use the title you have honoured me with to bring the Australian people together... Together we can build a remarkable country"
“A 'whole-patient oriented' view of disease is more accurate than a disease oriented view.”
“The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served.”
We acknowledge we are on the land of the Ngunnawal people. We pay respects to their Elders, past, present and future and recognise the strength and resilience of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Coeliac Awareness Week is an annual event held by Coeliac Australia between 13 and 20 March. Its aim is to increase public awareness of coeliac disease and to improve the rates of testing and diagnosis by medical professionals.
“Day of Hearts” Day is celebrated on 14 February and encourages us all to take care of our hearts.
“These acts of kindness – the simple human touch from my caregivers - have made the unbearable bearable”
The tradition of New Year's resolutions goes back at least 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians who made resolutions after days of celebration to keep themselves in good standing with the Gods!
Have you noticed the names on the doors of some of our rooms? Have you wondered who the people are behind the name? As Shakespeare said "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" so why we have we got names for our rooms?
Next Practice Deakin has been in the making for over a year and we’re thrilled to be offering the Canberra community a new kind of care. We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about reimaging healthcare.
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