Next Practice Deakin RACH Communications Form

In after hours period please consider the following options for urgent matters

This form is designed to communicate using the ISBAR framework.

More information on ISBAR

For training on ISBAR please email contact@prestantiahealth.com

Clinical System Upgrade

We thank you for your support during the recent system upgrade.


New Telehealth Platform for Video Consultations

From Monday 18 August 2025, we will be moving to a new telehealth platform for all video consultations (other than Tytocare or Visionflex).

To make the experience smoother and more reliable, we are standardising to the HealthDirect Video Call platform, a secure service supported by the Australian Government.

With this change, you will now enter a virtual waiting room when you join your video appointment. Your clinician will see that you have arrived and will call you in from there – just like waiting to be seen in our practice, but from the comfort of your home.

Joining is easy

Use this link: https://bit.ly/NPDVirtualCare

Or simply scan the QR code:

Address: Jindalee Residential Aged Care Facility, Goyder Street, Narrabundah, ACT 2604

LDK Greenway Staff Submitting this form

If the patient needs to be seen please also book an appointment by clicking on the link below:

Book Appointment

LDK Amberfield Staff Submitting this form

If the patient needs to be seen please also book an appointment by clicking on the link below:

Book Appointment

As of this week we're delighted to introduce a regular telehealth service to complement our face to face service.  Nigel, our nurse practitioner will provide this service.

We strongly encourage you to use this service.  To book an appointment with Nigel please select YES below and then follow the prompts. For your convenience YES is select by default.

To provide a more responsive service we have introduced a Telehealth service. Link for Telehealth is: https://nextpracticedeakin.coviu.com/join . FOR GOODWIN FACILITIES and LDK PLEASE LOGIN USING TYTOCARE
Directions to book telehealth
Please do NOT use personal email address - use the facility email address

Christmas and New Year 2024/2025 Arrangements

As of 23rd December - 10th January we are offering a virtual first service.

We also have made a special arrangement for our nursing home Patients where Dr will be providing a short bookable telehealth service as below: (PLEASE NOTE THIS SERVICE IF FOR CLINICAL URGENT MATTERS ONLY - The Doctors will be covering 21 facilities and will therefore priortise accordignly).

  • 25th December 9am to 11am for Telehealth only : Dr Adair Ferguson,  

  • 26th December 12pm to 2pm for Telehealth only : Dr Nik Mannasiev,

  • 27th December 2.00pm to 3.30 pm for Telehealth only: Dr Paresh Dawda, 

  • 28/29 December 8am to 8pm for Telehealth only: Dr Ram Vepuri,1 January  for Telehealth only:

  • 1 January 2025 1.00pm to 3.00pm for Telehealth only: Dr Prema Rajendra


Click to book into the Telehealth Service:

Virtual First Service


Once booked, the link for teh telehealth will be as below (unless otherwise agreed with the clinician:

https://nextpracticedeakin.coviu.com/join

Dr. Paresh Dawda

Dr Dawda is currently working on some National projects that require interstate and overseas travel.  He will have limited availability or be interstate on the following days:

20th-24th October ♦ 6th-9th November ♦ 19th-21st November

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He will be on annual leave overseas from 29th November - 21st December 2025.

Cover arrangements will include:

  1. Nurse Practitioners attending the RACH as the first point of contact.

  2. GP from Next Practice Deakin also attends the RACH as the second point of contact.

  3. Nurse Practitioners will be supported by one of the other GPs on a case-by-case basis during Dr Dawda's absence.

  4. Any variation from these cover arrangements will be notified as needed.

  5. If uncertain please contact Next Practice Deakin.

  6. URGENT requests will be triaged by our practice nurses.

In the event of death please contact the practice for advice. The process will be:

For expected deaths

  • A member of Next Practice Team to confirm life extinct where possible.

  • If this is not possible then for TWO Registered Nurses to confirm death as per ACT Health policy.

  • Inform Dr. Dawda's EA Schumi Joy. Dr Dawda who even if overseas will completed an MCCD within 48 working hours.

Dr. Ram Vepuri

Dr. Vepuri is on leave 22 December 2023 - 9 January 2024

Dr. Adair Ferguson

Dr. Ferguson is on leave 23 December 2023 - 11 January 2024

Dr. Prema Rajendra

Dr. Prema is currently on leave.


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We're doing the Canberra Memory Walk & Jog to raise funds for the 421,000 Australian's living with dementia.

Sponsor Us and/or Join Us

On Sunday, 23 February, we’ll be joining the Canberra Memory Walk & Jog to show our love and help Dementia Australia.

And we need your support! 

Did you know that 1.6 million carers, family members and friends are involved in caring for someone with dementia in Australia. That's why we're hoping to raise as much money as possible. We'll be walking, jogging, and running to stop dementia in its tracks. 

We'd love you to join us on the day, but if you can't, a generous donation will help provide vital services like counselling, support groups, education, and research to find a cure.

Together we can achieve a lot. That's why your donation will mean the world to us. 

We're all grateful for any amount you can give.

Sponsor Us or Join Us

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