A reminder about the key COVID-19 prevention messages:
- Physical distancing
- Stop any Spread – hygiene
- Look after yourself and others
- Know the symptoms, get tested if you have symptoms
- Get vaccinated
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Health & Wellbeing Office
Karen, Maria & Jane would like to wish everyone a very
merry Christmas and happy new year.
The Health & Wellbeing office will be closed all public holidays
as well as 28, 29, 30 Dec.
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Heart Foundation Walking Group
It was lovely to welcome Mary Smith who is the Walk Organiser from Glandore Community Centre, South Australia to our Heart Foundation Norfolk Walkers group Sunday week ago. Mary is a regular visitor to Norfolk and this time came bearing heart foundation gifts for our walkers. These will be distributed this Sunday. Remember everyone is welcome to join the walking group every Sunday, 8am leaving from near the Kingston pier. Mary shared some photos. Thanks Mary!
Due to Christmas being a Sunday this year, there will be no walking group on 25th Dec, look forward to seeing you on Sunday 1 Jan.
 
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Condoms available
The Health & Wellbeing office would like to advise that there are Condom machines installed in the toilets behind the Commonwealth Bank/ CafeTempo, down Bun Pine Alley. The cost is $2.00 for a box of 2 condoms, the machines will take a $2.00 coin only.
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NIHRACS COVID & GP CLINIC UPDATE
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Current numbers update on Norfolk Island
Currently there are 9 active cases on Norfolk Island as of 14 December.
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Report your RAT
If you test positive on a rapid antigen test (RAT) it is very likely that you have COVID-19.
Report your positive test result by calling NIHRACS on 22091
Note: if you took a PCR test at our testing clinic and received a positive result, you do not need to report it. The testing clinic will report it to our COVID Nurse directly.
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Traffic light COVID-19 Advice
NIHRACS is adapting the Queensland Health traffic light system to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our community. NIHRACS is currently on Amber level (Tier 1), see the following advice to help stop the spread.
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GP Clinic
Norfolk Island GP Clinic aims to provide comprehensive coordinated healthcare services promoting health and wellbeing as well as managing illness.
We are asking visitors and patients to self-identify respiratory symptoms and phone ahead instead of presenting face to face.
Please continue to help us to reduce the risks of coronavirus on our small community by staying home if you are unwell, wearing a mask and washing your hands.
Hours of Operation
Monday 19.12.22 8.30am – 5pm
Tuesday 20.12.22 8.30am – 5pm
Wednesday 21.12.22 8.30am – 5pm
Thursday 22.12.22 8.30am – 5pm
Friday 23.12.22 8.30am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Monday 26.12.22 9am-12pm - Walk in Clinic *
Tuesday 27.12.22 9am-12pm - Walk in Clinic *
Wednesday 28.12.22 8.30am – 5pm
Thursday 29.12.22 8.30am – 5pm
Friday 30.12.22 9am-12pm - Walk in Clinic*
Saturday & Sunday Closed
*Walk in clinic – no appointments needed
Please call 24134 for appointments only during opening hours.
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Cervical Screening (formally known as Pap Smear)
The cervical screening test is a new, more accurate way of protecting women against cervical cancer. It was introduced in Australia in December 2017, and is expected to protect almost one third more women from cervical cancer than the old Pap test.
The Pap test used to look for changes in the cells of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus (womb) from the vagina. Now the cervical screening test looks for evidence of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cell changes in the cervix.
The cervical screening test looks and feels the same as the Pap test. But it is only done every 5 years instead of every 2 years, if your results are normal.
From 1 July 2022, the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) has expanded screening test options, offering self-collection as a choice to all people participating in cervical screening.
Self-collection allows eligible patients to have the option to take their own vaginal sample for HPV testing, removing a significant barrier to participation.
If you are a woman aged 25 to 74, you should have your first cervical screening test 2 years after your last Pap test.
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I am COVID positive, what do I do
If you get COVID-19, you should:
- report your RAT result by calling NIHRACS on 22091
- if you took a PCR test at our testing clinic and received a positive result, you do not need to report it. The testing clinic will report it to our COVID Nurse directly.
- wear a mask for 7 days after your test
- avoid visiting hospitals, aged care or disability care for 7 days after your test
- ask household members to closely monitor for symptoms.
Norfolk Island Health strongly recommends that you stay and home and isolate, until:
- your symptoms have substantially reduced and
- if you have gone for at least 24 hours without a fever, without using fever-reducing painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.
You should:
- wear a face mask covering your mouth whenever you are in an indoor setting outside the home
- avoid contact with people who are a higher risk of severe disease
- wash your hands regularly
- practice good respiratory hygiene (such as covering your cough)
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Test Results & Referrals
Test results can be obtained in a booked consultation. Referrals to specialists must be made during a consultation.
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Visiting Specialists
Ophthalmology 20th – 23rd Jan
Mammography – 20th Feb – 3rd March
Endocrinology – 6th – 19th March
Respiratory – 17th April 2023
The GP Clinic will call all patients who have been triaged by the Specialist to confirm an appointment.
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