Our Services include

 

• General and Family Medicine
• Well Child Checks and Immunisations
• Women's Health
• Travel advice and Immunisations
• Wellness Checks
• Sports Medicine and joint injections
• Acute Conditions and Emergencies
• Skin Cancer Clinic
• Nurse clinics offering health advice and follow-ups ( Diabetic Clinics, Cardio-Vascular Risk Assessments, Mental Health Support, Smear taking  and Smoking Cessation)
• Laboratory Services (Blood tests are done at the medical centre during weekdays)

 

 

•   Low-Cost Visits for those with Community Services Cards and their dependants.

                                                                        • FUNDED doctors visits for children under 14.

 

 

 Fees from 1st July 2024 Click Here             

 

Home Visits  incur an additional charge

Document Completion may incur an additional charge

Payment is to be made on the day of your appointment unless prior arrangement has been made.

Fees not paid on the day incur a $10 administration fee.

 

• Sexual Health Visits FUNDED under 18 years old
• Funded Child immunisations
• Funded Palliative care visits
• Subsidised  Packages of Care for acute illnesses
• ACC Accredited provider: ACC only partially subsidises the consultations. If your ACC claim is declined you will be invoiced for the shortfall i.e.declined  ACC claim amount.
• For a summary of what ACC does pay for, follow this link;  http://www.acc.co.nz/im-injured/injuries-we-cover/
• Southern Cross Affiliated Provider for skin check and management

 

Priority of appointments for enrolled patients. Casual patients may be seen if there is capacity, otherwise they need to call their practice.

 

 

Surgery

 

The starting fee for excision of a lesion is $400. This includes follow-up visits, dressings and removal of sutures ( if any).

This will increase if there is multiple lesions, or more suture material are needed for the procedure, or a more complex excision/ closure ( flap or graft) is needed.

Your doctor will clarify the fees when the procedure is explained.

 

For complicated procedures and for referrals from other medical centres, an initial consultation is required to view the lesion and plan/discuss options and surgery. This appointment is charged the same as a normal consultation.

If you have financial difficulties, your doctor may be able to access a subsidy from the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) for the removal  of proven skin cancer.

 

Punch Biospy     From $150 . This may be done by a trained nurse under directions from your doctor.

 

 

Aclasta Infusion : A planning consultation and blood tests (if required) need to be done with your doctor at least one week before the infusion.  This will be charged as a normal consultation.

 The infusion takes about 30 minutes with the nurse and is charged at $160

IIron Infusion $160

 

Notes :

Appointments are 15 minute slots, so please book a double appointment if you have a number of issues to discuss on the same day. Double appointments will charged a double fee. Payment is to be made on the day of your appointment unless prior arrangement has been made. Fees not paid on the day incur a $10 administration fee at the end of the month.

 

Late Cancellation & DNA Fee = $Consult Charge

Your booked appointment must be cancelled within 2 hour of the appointment to avoid a late cancellation fee.  Unfortunately we are unable to re-fill these appointments at such short notice.

We understand that emergencies happen and we ask you to please speak to the receptionist if this is the case.

Patients that do not show for their appointments will also be charged this fee, if re-occurring DNA’s you will be asked to pay for your appointment when booking.