SOME VERY GOOD NEWS ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER

The Australian Government is providing free cervical cancer vaccines (Gardasil) to females aged 12-26 years, from mid-July 2007 to 30 June 2009. To qualify, you will need to be aged between 12 and 26 and you must finish the 3 doses of vaccinations before reaching the age of 27.

The program involves 3 vaccinations in a 6 month period. However, you can shorten the course to 4 months. Therefore, you can start the vaccines now and still be able to get one or two doses free from the government before you reach 27 years old.

In order to meet the demand of the new vaccination program, our surgery is offering a bulk billing walk-in clinic on the ground floor. We will bulk bill the consultation for medicare card holders. We will start with 9am to 2pm initially and will increase the hours as demand increases.

Please follow these steps for your Gardasil visit:

-  If you are new to the surgery, please fill out an appointment request 24-48 hours before you come in (please note in the comment that your are after Gardasil injection with the walk in clinic)

-  Download this consent form and bring it in with you for your first vaccination 

- Come in for an injection between 9am and 2pm Monday to Friday, no appointments necessary.

For more information, please download the following government leaflet: 

- Protecting yourself from cervical cancer – The National HPV Vaccination Program

- Read the questions and answers document