Asthma season is here – are you breathing easy and do you know the risks?
Nearly three million (one in nine people) in Australia live with asthma. At least one Australian dies and 100 people are...
Ochre Medical Centre Smithton
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Doctors
Dr Apampa Olusegun
MBBS, MSc Environmental Health, Cert Emergency Medicine
Dr Olusegun has extensive experience covering areas including emergency medicine, ear nose and throat, and chronic condi...
Dr Akshayalakshmi Vijayaraghavalu (Lakshmi) was born in India, and completed her medical studies at Nanjing Medical Univ...
Dr Jane Edwards
BMedSci, MBBS, FRACGP, Dip Rural Med, MPH&TM
Dr Jane Edwards completed her medical studies at the University of Tasmania, graduating in 1998. She completed her inter...
Dr Paul Scotland
Bachelor of science (medicinal chemistry), Doctor of medicine (MD), Master of public health (MPH)
Ochre Medical Centre Smithton
Ochre Medical Centre Smithton is the sole general practice serving the greater Circular Head region.
The independent doctors and wider support team at the centre provide quality and timely medical care to approximately 8000 people living in the largest district in Tasmania. The doctors practising at the centre have admitting rights to Smithton District Hospital and provide the state government with in-patient and accident and emergency services.
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Working with Ochre Smithton
At Ochre Health, we support the independent GPs at our practices to improve local healthcare while enjoying a healthy work-life balance. And we support you by investing heavily in developing and supporting our Practice Managers and their teams, systems and technology.