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Burton Street Family Practice

Providing high quality comprehensive health care with continuity since 1995

FLU VACCINATION (updated 24.03.2025)

- GOVERNMENT-FUNDED VACCINES FOR PEOPLE AGED 65 YEARS AND OVER ARE NOW AVAILABLE -

Annual vaccination is the most important measure to prevent influenza and its complications. It is recommended for all people 6 months of age and older.

Vaccines for people aged 65 and over are released first, and all other government-funded vaccines are expected to arrive mid-April.

The Department of Health recommends vaccination at a time that will achieve the highest level of protection during the peak influenza season (typically from June to September in WA). However, in 2024, the onset of the influenza season in Western Australia was earlier than in previous years. The Department of Health is expecting this trend to continue in 2025.

Most people will develop immunity within two to three weeks of vaccination.

We will be holding Flu Clinics from Monday, 31st March.  PLEASE NOTE: A vaccination clinic appointment is for the administration of vaccination only. If you have other issues you need to discuss, please schedule an appointment with your usual doctor. 

Influenza vaccination is particularly important for those considered most at risk. The National Immunisation Program (NIP) or the WA Department of Health (State) provide free influenza vaccines for people in the following high-risk groups: 

  • All children aged 6 months to less than 5 years (NIP)

  • All WA primary school-aged children 5 to 11 years (State)

  • All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over (NIP)

  • Vulnerable people aged 12 to less than 65 years experiencing homelessness or congregate living such as residential aged care, disability care, mental health hostels and youth group houses (State)

  • Pregnant women (NIP)

  • People aged 5 to under 65 with medical conditions that put them at increased risk of complications from influenza infection (NIP)

  • All people aged 65 years and older (NIP)

In 2025, free influenza vaccination will be available to everyone during May and June under the state program.

You can receive your influenza vaccine at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine; however, you should not delay the influenza vaccine if you are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 booster.

Visit the Department of Health website for more information.

PLEASE CONTINUE SCROLLING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE RSV IMMUNISATION PROGRAM, COVID VACCINATIONS AND MYMEDICARE.

About Us

We have been operating as a privately owned family practice in the Bentley and Cannington area since 1995. We have a strong team of Australian-trained local doctors and support staff, and as a group, we have expertise in all areas of general and family medicine. All our doctors are vocationally registered, and the practice is AGPAL accredited.    Read More

Opening Hours

Monday - Thursday 8.30 am - 6 pm
Friday 8.30 am - 1:30 pm
Weekends and Public Holidays Closed

WA Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (03.01.2025)

RSV is a common virus that can infect people of all ages. It can cause a range of respiratory illnesses from mild colds to severe conditions such as bronchiolitis, bronchitis and pneumonia.  RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalisation in Australia.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved nirsevimab (Beyfortus®). Nirsevimab is a monoclonal antibody that provides passive immunity against RSV for at least 5 months; it is an immunisation medicine, but not a vaccine. You can access information about nirsevimab here.

Watch this space for more information about the nationally-funded vaccinating program for pregnant women and state program for infants available early 2025.

Click here for further information about RSV in infants and children.

COVID-19 Vaccine (03.01.2025)

Our practice is an approved COVID-19 vaccination site currently administering the Pfizer JN.1 vaccine. 

Individuals 12 years and older are eligible to receive the Pfizer JN.1 vaccine, and individuals 6 months to <12 years are eligible to receive the Pfizer paediatric JN.1 vaccine appropriate for their age.

These vaccines are available as a primary dose and as a booster dose.  

Click here for ATAGI recommendations on the use of the Pfizer JN.1 COVID-19 vaccines. 

Please visit our COVID-19 Vaccine page for more information.

MyMedicare

We registered for MyMedicare – now you can too

Burton Street Family Practice has joined thousands of healthcare providers across Australia in registering in MyMedicare, a new voluntary registration system that will help us formalise the relationship between us and our patients.

MyMedicare allows you to nominate a general practice and general practitioner as your regular healthcare provider. When you register in MyMedicare, extra funding from the Australian Government becomes available to support our practice to provide more of the targeted care you need.

Patients who register with our practice in MyMedicare may benefit from:

  • Longer MBS-funded telephone consultations, from 1 November 2023

  • Longer bulk-billed telehealth consultations for children under 16 and Commonwealth concession card holders at the new triple bulk billing rate from 1 November 2023.

  • More regular visits from their GP and better care planning for people living in a Residential Aged Care Home, from August 2024.

  • Connections to more appropriate care in general practice for people with chronic conditions who visit hospitals frequently, from mid-2024.

Formalising the patient-practice relationship, like with MyMedicare, has been shown to improve health and well-being, and that is why we are inviting all of our regular patients to register in MyMedicare. 

If you have a valid Medicare card or Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Veteran card and have had two face-to-face consultations with us in the last 24 months, you are eligible for MyMedicare.

Registration is easy. To register as a MyMedicare patient, you can:

  • Fill out a paper registration form at our practice or download one here.

  • Complete the registration process in your Medicare Online Account.

  • Ask our team to start the registration process – you can then complete registration in your Medicare Online Account.

  Ask about MyMedicare next time you talk to us. Click here to download resources.