Medical Services
We provide a full range of general practice services. We work as a team, our nurses and reception staff support the doctors to provide care. Our doctors and nurses are available by appointment for a wide range of healthcare services:
- Referral to specialist services
- Skin checks and skin cancer removals
- Sigmoidoscopies
- Early pregnancy services
- Contraceptive advice
- Insertion of long term contraceptive devices e.g. Mirena and Jadelle
- Management of menopause
- Well man checks
- Full physical examinations
- Driving licence examinations
- Minor surgical procedures – removal of foreign bodies
- Steroid injections – including joint injections
- Travel advice and vaccination
- End of life and palliative care
- Management of long term conditions
- Links to other health and social services
- Diabetes control and insulin initiation
- Freezing of skin lesions using liquid nitrogen
- Venesection
- Heart checks (cardiovascular risk)
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
- Pregnancy tests
- Healthy weight management
- Yearly diabetic checks
- Ear syringing
- Blood pressure checks
- Flu vaccines
- Childhood immunisations and advice
- Wound care
- Support to quit smoking
- Spirometry (lung function tests)
- Cervical smears
- Asthma checks
- Sexually Transmitted Infection checks
- Emergency contraception
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment
- Proactive support for vulnerable families
- Intravenous therapy
Emergencies and urgent medical problems are always attended to as soon as possible and no matter how busy we are we will always find time to see the children enrolled with us
We strive to give our patients an appointment with their doctor of choice, however if a person wishes to be seen on the day they make an appointment this may not always be possible
We allow 15 minutes for a standard consultation, if people feel they will require extra time we appreciate knowing this at the time of booking to avoid others having to wait for their appointment.
There are fees for all of our services (a full price list is available at the practice) and we expect payment on the day that services are received. A late payment fee ($10) is added to all accounts which are not paid on the day, and there may be charges if people do not turn up for appointments without informing us. We try to be as fair as possible, and ask if people are having difficulty with payment that they discuss this with our Practice Manager as soon as possible to avoid any tension in our relationship. Our aim is to help.
We like our patients to access reliable health information and recommend the following sites:
For straight forward information about all sorts of medical conditions patient.co.uk or everybody.co.nz
For information particular to children’s heath kidsheath.org.nz
To find out which vaccines are currently recommended for people living in New Zealand see immunisation or more about immunisation
For information regarding menopause we like the print outs and videos found on menopause.org.au
For information prior to travelling fitfortravel.nhs.uk or centre for disease control (USA)
To understand your rights as a patient according to the Health & Disability Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner
