Services
At Mittagong Medical Centre we offer a comprehensive range of services, please explore these below:
- Sports medicine.
- Mental health.
- Travel Medicine.
- Indigenous Health.
- Chronic disease management.
- Chronic pain management.
- Drug and alcohol dependence.
- Palliative Care.
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- We have on-site pathology collection and ECG, available from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
- Glucose and INR testing.
- Wound care.
- Iron infusions.
- Venesections.
- Spirometry (lung function test).
- Surgery – stitching of lacerations, removal of ingrown toenails, skin excisions of benign lesions (e.g. cyst).
- Cryotherapy (freezing) of sunspots and warts.
- Immunisations – including covid vaccinations, annual influenza vaccination, childhood immunisations, travel immunisations.
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Our doctors offer specialised services in this area including:
- Skin cancer checks: these are recommended annually for all adults and can be life saving to detect and manage skin cancers early.
- Cryotherapy (‘freezing’) for sunspots and some early skin cancer lesions.
- Topical chemotherapy for early skin cancers.
- Biopsy of suspected skin cancer lesions.
- Excisions of suspected or confirmed skin cancers.
- Complicated skin cancer surgery including skin grafts or skin flaps – Dr. Ahmed only.
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We endeavour to ensure our patients are and remain healthy; this includes:
- Lifestyle advice – we have a dietitian who visits fortnightly.
- Vaccinations – including covid, flu and travel vaccines plus pneumococcal and shingles vaccines for everyone after age 70.
- Blood pressure check – recommended annually for all from age 45.
- Weight and waist circumference check.
- Mental health check.
- Skin cancer check.
- Blood tests – glucose and cholesterol check minimum every three years from age 45 (earlier if risk factors present).
- Screening
- Mammogram for women every two years from age 50 – 74.
- Cervical screening for women every five years from age 25 – 74.
- Bowel cancer screening every two years for all aged 50 – 74.
- Bone mineral density for all once at age 70.
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Our GPs are friendly and experienced in childhood and adolescent care, including:
- Acute illness diagnosis and management.
- Chronic illness management, e.g. asthma.
- Childhood check and vaccinations – in NSW, these are required at ages six weeks, four months, six months, 12 months, 18 months and four years. Please book a long appointment with one of our GPs and also our nurse to ensure we have time to review your child’s growth and development.
- Dietary advice.
- Mental health care.
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Your mental well-being is important to us. Management of mental health illness by our GPs includes:
- Active listening and counselling.
- Lifestyle and sleep hygiene advice.
- Referral to a psychologist and psychiatrist.
- Preparation of a mental health care plan to make access to a psychologist more affordable.
- Medication as needed.
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- Cervical screening (pap smears).
- Sexual health checks and management.
- Breast checks.
- Menstrual disorder and pelvic pain management.
- Contraception
- Including implanon insertion and removal – all GPs.
- Mirena insertion and removal – Dr. Richard Hanbury.
- Pre-conception advice.
- Pregnancy care (GP shared care) and postnatal care – Dr. Rosie Hanbury and Dr. Richard Hanbury.
- Menopause management.
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- Men’s health check (including weight, blood pressure and cholesterol management).
- Mental health screening and management.
- Sexual health testing and management.
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- A comprehensive annual health check is recommended annually for all people aged over 75 to identify any health issues and optimise quality of life.
- Areas assessed include lifestyle, mobility, medication, nutrition, exercise, safety in the home, care arrangements and support networks.
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