Dr Caroline West

General Practitioner and Medical Journalist

About Dr Caroline West

Dr Caroline West is an accomplished medical journalist and registered General Practitioner. In 2020 Dr West joined the Royal Flying Doctor team providing frontline support in Covid Respiratory Clinics from Hungerford QLD, to Yunta SA to Wilcannia NSW. In March 2021 she joined the health team in Aboriginal health at Maari Ma, Broken Hill with a special interest in children’s health issues, women’s health and mental health.

A GP’s advice on how to manage hayfever

Allergy, Ear Nose and Throat Health, Food Allergy, Spring Health

For most of us, Spring is a beautiful time of year – flowers, sunshine and baby animals. But for people with hay fever , also known as allergic rhinitis – the arrival of September is not something to be sneezed at. In fact - it affects around 18% of Australians and...