Early detection and prevention save lives.
Regular checks are not only helpful in identifying underlying medical conditions, but also guide you to fast recovery and maintain and/or improve your overall health and wellbeing.
At Castle Hill Medical Centre, we provide tailored care to transform your health. Our holistic approach includes a dedicated Preventative Health Team who action an effective preventative health plan to help ensure long term health benefits to our patients.
Do you have one of the following?
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Diabetes
- Arthritis
- Suffered from a stroke
- Memory loss
- Parkinson’s disease
Preventative Health Management aims to:
- Improve access to quality, integrated Allied Health care providers
- Manage health and wellbeing
- Reduced unplanned hospital admissions
- Improve general quality of life and ability to do the normal activities of daily living
Are you due for a health check?
Preventive care is increasingly important as we age. To help ensure long term health benefits, your healthcare practitioners carry out the following regular health checks as part of your preventive health plan (bulk-billed):
- 45-49 health assessment
- 75+ health assessment
About CHMC Preventative health Team
The Preventative Team will conduct health assessments (bulk billed) and can organise Team Care Arrangements for you with Allied Health professionals that will assist in managing your chronic disease(s).
The appointment to organise the referral is bulk billed and Allied Health professional appointments will be subsidised by Medicare. The team also provides basic Diabetic education and support to patients that are also bulk billed.
Speak with your doctor today
Speak with your doctor about Chronic Disease Management plan, Team Care Arrangement, and 45-49 & 75+ health assessments, you gain most of the health care services available to you. Your doctor can also arrange an appointment for you with the Preventative Health Team.
If you are unsure of your eligibility for these services or have questions related to Preventative Health, and how it can benefit your management of chronic disease, please contact Cathy Hufton, Preventative Health Nurse on 9634 5000.
Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Program
Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Program (HELP) is a structured approach to improve health outcomes that is managed within our medical practice.
HELP is a nurse led clinic with regular GP visits that incorporate healthy diet and exercise education.
Benefits of HELP:
- You will receive food and exercise diaries
- Learn goal setting techniques, behavioural interventions, relapse interventions
- Track measurements including blood pressure, waist circumference, weight & body composition
- analysis and appropriate blood tests
- Assist with possible medication reviews and referral to Dietitians and/or Exercise Physiologists (if required)
HELP is coordinated and runs through the Preventative Health Nurse Department in partnership with GPs. It is designed with the objective of:
- Supporting you over a 2-year period so that the changes you make are sustainable and becomes second nature
- Focusing on nutrition, physical activity, and strategies that support lifestyle changes
- Achieving a lifestyle change that will continue for the rest of your life.
HELP appointments schedule (first year):
- Supporting you over a 2-year period so that the changes you make are sustainable and becomes second nature
- Focusing on nutrition, physical activity, and strategies that support lifestyle changes
- Achieving a lifestyle change that will continue for the rest of your life.
Relapse Prevention Second Year
– Visits every 2 months.
Fees Explained
- First year Initial sign up to Program & 1st quarter payment $200
- Upfront 2nd quarter fee $100
- Upfront 3rd – 4th quarter $150
- Second Year Upfront fee $ 150
