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 Medical, 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
What is a heart health check?
The Heart Foundation informs us that 1.4 million Australians have a high chance of having a heart attack or stroke in the next five years. Many of us are unaware of this risk. A quick 20-minute checkup with your GP can assess your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Heart Health checks are bulk billed at our practice.
Book your heart health check now if you have any of the following factors:
- You’re 40+ or 30+ for First Nation people
- Heart problems and diseases run in your family
- You smoke, have high blood pressure, or are obese
- You get chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling, or irregular heartbeats.
Find out your eligibility for a heart health check by calling (02) 7808 0810 and request to speak with our Preventative health team.
About CM Preventative health Team
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, ask your Preventative health Nurse by calling us on (02) 7808 0810.
