Latest Deakin, ACT - Medical Centre News
Heart Week 2023
It's Heart Week! Did you know every 30 minutes, one Australian loses their life to heart disease....but it's preventable.
In the news
There has been much in the news about the health system. General Practice is the cornerstone of the health system... read more
Rare Disease Day
Did you know over 300 million people around the world are living with a rare disease? read more
Rare Disease Day
Did you know over 300 million people around the world are living with a rare disease? read more
GP Opportunity
Fabulous GP opportunities at Next Practice Deakin. 2023! Make this the milestone year for your GP career and join the... read more
GP Opportunity at Next Practice Deakin
Fabulous GP opportunities at Next Practice Deakin. 2023! Make this the milestone year for your GP career and join the... read more
Opportunity for GP(s) interested in Aged Care
NPD is a contemporary and progressive general practice in the heart of Canberra’s medical precinct. As well as opportunities for... read more
World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against... read more
Jacqueline Bampton - Dietitian
Welcome to Jacqueline Bampton - Dietitian now offering services from Next Practice Deakin. read more
Book on prescription
On International Day of the Book 2023, Next Practice Deakin committed to maintaining a portal of books to support well-being... read more
Dr. Kirsten Meisinger visit to Next Practice
Dr. Kirsten Meisinger visit to Next Practice is an international expert in person-centred care and high-performing primary care. We are... read more
National Reconciliation Week 2022
The National Reconciliation Week 2022 theme, “Be Brave. Make Change.” is a challenge to all Australians to Be Brave and... read more
Occasional Address - University of Canberra - Faculty of Health - Graduation Ceremony - 30 Mar 2022
Dr. Dawda delivered the occasional address to graduates of the University of Canberra's Faculty of Health. Attached below is the... read more
Change in Service Fees – Effective Monday 21st March
The clinicians at Next Practice Deakin have recently reviewed the fee structure. The following changes will take place effective Monday... read more
Winter Warmers
Try out these quintessential winter warmers in all their heartiness and comforting aroma: vegetable chili and heartwarming chicken soup. read more
Service fee update
From 1 July 2022, the Department of Health will apply indexation to Medicare rebates for most general medical services items. read more
Next Practice Deakin Inaugural Newsletter
An inaugural newsletter from Next Practice Deakin one year after opening. read more
Next Practice Deakin - Accreditation
This general practice is AGPAL accredited – what does this mean? Being accredited means that our general practice is committed... read more
Fee Changes 2023
From January 2nd, the gap for consultations at Next Practice Deakin will be changing. For non Healthcare Card (HCC) or... read more
Nurse Practitioner Week 12-18 December 2022
We acknowledge and celebrate our incredible team of nurse practitioners who help us to achieve our purpose of making a... read more
Our two year anniversary
Two years ago, Next Practice Deakin opened its doors to the community of Canberra as a progressive general medical practice... read more
Comprehensive integrated primary care for ACT residents with complex and chronic needs
Comprehensive integrated primary care for ACT residents with complex and chronic needs, who are currently not receiving that care by... read more
Helping you to decide about your vaccination
Shared Decision Making - Description of Finding your way Finding your way was created by mob, for mob. This shared... read more
The SNOW room
"All that would be required to prevent the disease [cholera] would be such a close attention to cleanliness in cooking... read more
The BERWICK Room
"I think health care is more about love than about most other things. If there isn’t at the core of... read more
Meet Dr Elizabeth Wong!
Our patient advocates recently interviewed GP, Dr Elizabeth Wong exploring her background, training and clinical interests. Read the interview here. read more
Meet Dr Ren Poh!
Our patient advocates recently interviewed GP, Dr Ren Poh exploring his background, training and clinical interests. Read the interview here. read more
The STARFIELD Room
“A 'whole-patient oriented' view of disease is more accurate than a disease oriented view.” read more
Our commitment
We acknowledge we are on the land of the Ngunnawal people. We pay respects to their Elders, past, present and... read more
The HART Room
“The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it in the population served.” read more
The TERESA Room
“It is not about how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do that counts.”... read more
The O’DONOGHUE Room
“We are all here now and we have to solve our differences and live together as Australians... I will use... read more
The GOULD Room
Ellen ‘Nellie’ Gould was a nurse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, and forged the way for training and... read more
Itching for Wheat?
Coeliac Awareness Week is an annual event held by Coeliac Australia between 13 and 20 March. Its aim is to... read more
Look after your heart this February!
“Day of Hearts” Day is celebrated on 14 February and encourages us all to take care of our hearts. read more
The Schwartz Room
“These acts of kindness – the simple human touch from my caregivers - have made the unbearable bearable” read more
Make your health-related New Year's resolutions be the exception to the rule!
The tradition of New Year's resolutions goes back at least 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians who made resolutions after... read more
What's in a name?
Have you noticed the names on the doors of some of our rooms? Have you wondered who the people are... read more
We're thrilled to be open!
Next Practice Deakin has been in the making for over a year and we’re thrilled to be offering the Canberra... read more
Next Aid Vaccination Donations
The Next Aid program allows UNICEF Australia to procure vaccinations that eliminate preventable maternal and neonatal disease. read more
