With a simple but extraordinary purpose, the Next Practice clinic is anything but a general practice, coupling purpose-built technology with genuine compassion.
Located in the heart of Deakin, the clinic first opened its doors in December 2020, promising to provide energising spaces, powerful technology and a doctorโs clinic that is totally designed around client wellness.
Called the โend to assembly-line healthcareโ, Next Practice was born out of the simple belief that primary care could be drastically improved while providing all necessary primary health services.
Dr Paresh Dawda said the overarching idea behind the clinic is that โAll the patientโs needs are metโ.
โWeโve tried to take into account what matters to that person and tried to individualise care, allowing people to look after themselves and really working with their strengths rather than the deficits,โ Dr Dawda said.
Patients are greeted in the Living Room, a welcoming waiting room with a coffee station, interactive noticeboard, greenery, and helpful Patient Advocates who offer receptionist services and support for the doctors.
The consultation rooms are clinically functional, with traditional equipment and services while focusing on the partnership of the patient and physician.
โItโs about compassion, dignity, respect and treating people as people,โ said Dr Dawda.
Rounded tables offer a collaborative, friendly approach while bespoke software and Bluetooth connect all of the medical equipment, moving the information directly into the patientโs file, streamlining each step of visiting the GP.
โItโs not technology for technologyโs sake,โ said Dr Dawda. โWhat weโve tried to do is take the best that weโve seen internationally and put it in one clinic.โ
The team of healthcare professionals spend as much time as required to help their patients stay well as they go through lifeโs stages.
As well as having general practitioners available for consultations, Next Practice also provides access to fully qualified nurses, a clinical psychologist and a geriatrician.
According to Dr Dawda, the overall holistic approach to the clinicโs design was inspired by their passion for person-centered care.
โIt came from this statement that says if you add up all the time a person spends in a doctorโs surgery, itโs only a few hours a year,โ he said.
โIf we can try and add value by creating an experience thatโs different by supporting them so they can better look after themselves for all those hours theyโre not with us, then thatโs whatโs really going to help in the long run.โ
For more information, visit nextpracticehealth.com
- A: 4 Makin Place, Deakin
- E: [email protected]
- T: 02 6185 5555
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