Coolibah Medical Centre is an independent family owned practice opened by Dr Frances Cadden in 1994.
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Mission Statement
The Doctors and Staff of Coolibah Medical Centre aim to provide you with continuing, comprehensive, family medical care. We believe that good health means a partnership with you and your doctor. We encourage you to embrace preventative health measures; to be well informed and to take responsibility for your wellbeing.​
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Accreditation
Our practice is fully accredited with AGPAL. This means that we provide quality service by trained staff. Our practice is fully equipped with various facilities that meet the extremely strict standards of the RACGP and assessed by AGPAL, to provide an extremely high standard of patient care.
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Practice News
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​2026 Flu Vaccine
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The 2026 Australian influenza vaccines are available from April, featuring updated strains to combat a circulating
"Super-K" variant. Annual vaccination is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and over, with free vaccines
provided under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) for high-risk groups, including young children, seniors,
and those with chronic conditions. Flu Clinic dates to be announced shortly.
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​Reminders and Clinical Recalls ​​​​​
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We now send appointment reminders and clinical recalls via SMS.
If you need a follow-up appointment with your doctor for test results, routine check-ups, or anything
else, we can let you know via secure SMS. To update your SMS details please see our front desk.
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​​Covid-19​​
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All patients with possible COVID symptoms are asked to stay at home and book a telephone consultation with
their doctor. If you have any COVID symptoms, eg. fever, cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, headaches,
body aches or shortness of breath please stay home and book a telephone consultation with
your doctor for advice.
For the latest information from the Health Department concerning Covid-19 please click on the link below: https://www.health.gov.au/topics/covid-19/about?language=en
​My Medicare
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My Medicare is a voluntary patient registration system that aims to formalise the relationship between patients,
their practice, GP and primary care teams. Registering in My Medicare will tell your general practice that
you see them as your regular care team and this will help us to provide you with better care. You’ll be
able to access longer telephone telehealth consultations with any GP at your registered practice.
When you register in My Medicare, you and our practice will receive access to new benefits to help us deliver
more of the care you need. It’s free and voluntary to register in My Medicare, and registration is open to
Australians with a Medicare card or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Veteran Card.
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How to Register
Registration is now open! Full details are available on the My Medicare website.
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Apply online via the Medicare app or website
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Apply via a manual paper form at our practice
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Click Register Now to download the form, fill it in and email it to manager@coolmed.com.au​
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