news

MAACG Medical is proud to announce that several of our clinics are “HALT Friendly Clinics”. HALT stands for Hope Assistance Local Tradies. HALT aims to remind tradies they are valued by their community, and direct them to support services, both local and national, should they need them. HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) works in conjunction … Read more

This interview with Dr Fadheel was taken from our new quarterly health and wellness magazine Thrive.  You can read this article and more like it by clicking here. DR RAWA FADHEEL General Practitioner At San Remo Medical Clinic Q. Rawa, can you tell us a little about yourself, other than what we already know? A. … Read more

This month we have launched Thrive Magazine. The magazine containers health and wellbeing Information for you and your family. COVID-19 has disconnected our community and we feel it vitally important to bring us all back together. Our own small part is to give back with our very own health and wellness magazine. Click here to … Read more

On 1st July 2020, the Department of Health updated the DPA locations across Australia.  Our clinics in Gippsland are now all considered to be in DPA locations including our clinics in Morwell, Churchill and Traralgon. What is DPA? DPA stands for Distribution Priority Area. International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who specialise in General Practice are required … Read more

As we get older and new technologies arise it’s easy to get confused as to how things are supposed to work. But Telehealth is easy and great for those who find it difficult to leave home. If you know someone who needs help you can explain it as easy as 1,2,3. Call your MAACG Medical … Read more

What a wonderful display of support and appreciation for all the amazing work our Health Care Workers are receiving. Thank you to all the volunteers who are busy sewing these, you truly are wonderful. The team at South Gippsland Family Medicine were privileged to receive some of these gowns and say THANK YOU.  One of … Read more

Friday June 6 2020 is CRAZYSOCKS4DOCS day. This day is all about raising awareness of the mental health of all doctors and health practitioners around the world! CrazySocks4Docs – Normalising the conversation and creating a safe place to do it. No matter who you are, anyone can get involved and enjoy the day held on … Read more

Many of our older patients feel like their GPs are their lifeline being their only regular contact in some cases. GPs are the sounding board for many lonely older people. Sometimes we hear they do not want to bother the Doctors Surgeries despite needing to see someone. Remember, we are all in this together. If … Read more

The heartfelt expression of gratitude from Medical & Aged Care Group Executive Chairman, Ian McPherson, to his MAACG Medical Family was received with much appreciation. “From the beginning of 2020, general practice has been under increasing pressure leading to a significant increase in stress from what has become one of the most serious health episodes … Read more

To extend the continued commitment to serving patients, GPs can now offer telehealth services across all MAACG medical clinics and have transitioned to provide telephonic and telehealth consultation options in support of the healthcare community. With telehealth in place, GPs strive to provide some services in the comfort of your home. Telehealth is playing a … Read more