{"id":698,"date":"2023-05-18T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/?page_id=698"},"modified":"2024-02-09T03:23:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T16:23:21","slug":"general-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/general-medical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"General Medical Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"698\" class=\"elementor elementor-698\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca909ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca909ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c52f33\" data-id=\"4c52f33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167a132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"167a132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Medical Care<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d7942 pp-info-box-right pp-info-box-mobile-top pp-info-box-tablet-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-info-box\" data-id=\"45d7942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;icon_position&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;icon_position_mobile&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;icon_position_tablet&quot;:&quot;right&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-box-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/general-medical-care-768x487.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-705\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/general-medical-care-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/general-medical-care-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/general-medical-care-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/general-medical-care.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Bellingen Healing Centre, we have learnt through experience that healthcare delivery is different for each user of our services. We understand that the health needs of each individual can vary significantly; depending on their age, sex, long-term health conditions, ethnicity and cultural heritage.<\/p><p>In recognition of this, we aim to tailor your healthcare experience to your unique individual needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-270d747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"270d747\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37a53f4\" data-id=\"37a53f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bf4e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48bf4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/doctor-checking-patient-ear-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1357\" alt=\"\" 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health;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66dfb3c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"66dfb3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"57.094\" height=\"18.937\" viewBox=\"0 0 57.094 18.937\"><defs><clipPath id=\"clip-path\"><path id=\"Path_1510\" data-name=\"Path 1510\" 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The need for this type of care is unpredictable and can arise at any time. In order to respond to this, we aim to ensure that you can always access an appointment with a GP in our practice within 48 hours for clinically urgent matters.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8882\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8882\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is chronic care?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8882\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8882\"><p>Chronic care pertains to the management of your long-term health conditions. The need for chronic disease management is relatively predictable and routine follow ups with your usual GP should be planned and scheduled ahead of time to ensure your conditions are at all times optimally managed.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8883\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8883\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is preventative care?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8883\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8883\"><p>Preventative care pertains to the utilisation of evidence-based assessments tools to screen individuals for diseases that they are at risk of developing. This helps your GP to achieve early diagnosis of emerging chronic diseases which in turn facilitates optimal management.<\/p><p>Generally speaking, the earlier a chronic disease is identified, the better the outcome; so preventative care is essential in keeping you as healthy as possible throughout your life.<\/p><p>In addition to screening for chronic diseases, preventative care also involves ensuring you are offered all immunisations that are available to you to reduce the risk of developing illnesses and conditions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-411e5aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"411e5aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e961cd\" data-id=\"1e961cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b7dfc pp-info-box-right pp-info-box-mobile-top pp-info-box-tablet-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-info-box\" data-id=\"a9b7dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;icon_position&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;icon_position_mobile&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;icon_position_tablet&quot;:&quot;right&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"pp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-info-box-icon pp-icon\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/health-practitioner-768x590.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/health-practitioner-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/health-practitioner-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/health-practitioner-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhc.health4community.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/health-practitioner.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-info-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why are all 3 foundations of healthcare required?<\/h3><p>In the same way that buildings are only as strong as their foundations, our body\u2019s health and wellbeing is only optimal when we look after all 3 foundations of health. This is why our healthcare team are passionate about the 3 foundations of healthcare and strongly advocate for our patients to follow these.<br \/><br \/><\/p><h3>What can you expect from our health practitioners?<\/h3><p>Our commitment to you is to utilise innovative strategies and extensive resources to ensure that you are provided with wholistic healthcare across all 3 foundations in order to optimise your health and wellbeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e9e9df elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e9e9df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b176de5\" data-id=\"b176de5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fb265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"05fb265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"2486\" class=\"elementor elementor-2486\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4972127b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4972127b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51d59c7a\" data-id=\"51d59c7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3291e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b3291e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTERPRETER SERVICE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590fa565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"590fa565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We use the Telephone Interpreter Service 1300 131 450 when required. We can organise an \u201cover the phone\u201d service or with 48 hours notice an \u201con-site\u201d service.<\/p><p>We can arrange interpreters through NABS, National Auslan Inter-preter Service for our deaf patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c9cb464\" data-id=\"2c9cb464\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b83d16 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"42b83d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nabs.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Medical Care At Bellingen Healing Centre, we have learnt through experience that healthcare delivery is different for each user of our services. 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