DR SARAH MCFADDEN JOINS OUR TEAM
The team at Burwood Health is excited to welcome Dr Sarah McFadden. Sarah joins the practice excited to meet new patients and expand her general practice knowledge.
Born in Perth, Western Australia Sarah moved to Christchurch when she was 2 years old with her family.
Since completing her degrees, Sarah has worked in a variety of specialties in Tauranga before returning to Australia where she worked and gained experience in Emergency Departments.
When not working at Burwood Health, Dr Sarah McFadden enjoys swimming, reading and relaxing with her family.
AVAILABLE
Monday 8:45am – 4:00pm
Tuesday 8:30am – 4:00pm
Thursday 8:30am – 12:00pm
ARTICLE: BURWOOD HEALTH FEBRUARY 2022
WELCOME AMANDA!
Amanda has joined the team at Burwood Health as our Health Coach and brings with her extensive knowledge and training in multiple health and wellbeing areas.
Amanda’s role as Health Coach at Burwood Health allows her to access her passion for exercise, nutrition and personal health and wellbeing to support individuals and groups within the community achieve their goals
To find out more about how Amanda might be able to help you achieve your health and wellbeing goals, call the practice on 03 383 0219 or visit the Health Coach information page.
ARTICLE: BURWOOD HEALTH FEBRUARY 2022
BACK TO SCHOOL
Feeling worried about sending your children back to school?
Are these uncertain times worrying to you and your family?
There are many ways to help your family as you begin the new school year.
Step one:
Acknowledge that you are feeling these things.
It is completely normal to feel stressed when we have many uncertainties in our communities and layers of worry. As human beings we really like our routines, so when disruption occurs, it can feel really uncomfortable.
Step Two:
Parents remember to keep yourself well and learn ways to manage your own stress.
Our little people look to us for safety and observe our behaviour. If we are stressed it can be hard to keep our lens on our children.
Remember children are NOT little adults.
There are some things and topics you may need help talking about great tips on save the children website to help notice signs of distress in children and also how to respond appropriately to concerns they may have.
Step Three:
Seek help if you need it or need to talk. The practice at Burwood, has me- The Health Improvement Practitioner and Amanda – The Health Coach in practice to assist you.
We help people with stress and problems with living. If you feel you need to speak to one of us, we have free 30 minute sessions available every day, you can book ahead or attend one of our same day appointments.
ARTICLE BY: NATASHA KESSLER (HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTITIONER) FEBRUARY 2022
WELCOME TO NATASHA!
Burwood Health would like to welcome Natasha to our team.
Natasha is a Health Improvement Practitioner and will be available at the practice Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (from 1pm).
Offering assistance to patients by helping to make changes to their wellbeing is Natasha’s role at the practice. These key changes may include health behaviors, such as starting an exercise program, stress management, preparing for better sleep and more.
If you would like to find out more about how Natasha may be able to help you on your health journey, please call the practice on 03 383 0219.
ARTICLE: BURWOOD HEALTH SEPTEMBER 2021
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP
Burwood Health has recently had a change in ownership, with Dr Graeme Bennetts selling his practice to Dr Intan Md Tahir.
Dr Tahir will join the practice as at Monday 2nd August 2021 and we would like to extend a warm welcome to her.
Dr Bennetts is semi-retiring and will still be available part-time. Dr Intan will be happy to see any of Dr Bennetts patients.
To find out more about Dr Intan Md Tahir please visit the ‘Our Team‘ page.
ARTICLE: BURWOOD HEALTH AUGUST 2021
INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS
Influenza Vaccinations are still available for all ages.
To find out more, or to book an appointment, please call our team on 03 383 0219 today.
ARTICLE: BURWOOD HEALTH AUGUST 2021
WINTER ILLNESS
There is a lot of viral illness around at the moment. This is even more difficult than usual for us to deal with, as we are keeping anyone with respiratory symptoms out of the medical centre. If you have an appointment and have respiratory symptoms, you will be asked to wait in your car. The doctor or nurse will triage you and may see you in the car or in our prefab in the carpark.
A lot of the winter illness is self-limiting and the best treatment is staying home and keeping fluids up.
There is a very good reference on www.healthinfo.org.nz about when you should seek medical attention for your child with a cold.
If you have concerns, do phone and speak to one of our nurses. We do keep some urgent appointments available to book on the day.
ARTICLE: BURWOOD HEALTH AUGUST 2021
NURSE PRESCRIBER
We now have a nurse prescriber working with us every day, Sarah. She is an experienced nurse, who has done a lot of extra training and is on the pathway to becoming a Nurse Practitioner. She can see patients who have stable, longterm conditions eg blood pressure (ask your GP if this would be appropriate for you). She can also treat UTIs, and see other ailments to make sure that you get seen at the optimal time for your health concerns.
ARTICLE: BURWOOD HEALTH JULY 2021
COVID VACCINATION UPDATE
If you are in Group 3, you should have received a text, letter, email or phone call inviting you to book your vaccination appointment.
Group 3 includes people aged 65 yrs or over; people of any age with certain underlying health conditions (ie if you are eligible for a free flu vaccine); pregnant women; people with disabilities, the people they live with and their carers.
If you think that you have been missed, email covid19@cdhb.health.nz for booking information
A good reference is: http://www.vaccinatecanterburywestcoast.nz
