Online video and phone consults continue. Phone to arrange on person consults.
More latest news coming soon
Online video and phone consults continue. Phone to arrange on person consults.
More latest news coming soon
We will primarily be doing virtual consults (phone and video) at Level 3. You can book these via portal or phone reception. Please do not come to collect prescriptions we can send them to pharmacies. If you feel you may need a covid test you can book a virtual appointment with one of our doctors. We do test our patients in their cars outside the practice at times but this depends on staff availability and weather- other wise we can advise you where to go for testing.
If you’re aged 15 to 30 you may not be protected against measles. Measles is
a serious disease that can make you very sick. It’s about eight times more
contagious than COVID-19 so it spreads fast.
Getting immunised is the best way to protect against measles – it’s easy and
it’s free – 2 doses is all you need for life!
When you immunise against measles, you don’t just protect yourself. You also
protect your whānau, your community, and future generations from harm.
Info link: https://www.hpa.org.nz/sites/default/files/6.0%20MEA002%20Protect%20against%20measles%20factsheet-web.pdf
The practice will close for consults in the holiday period from end of business day on Wednesday 23 December until 28 December. A reduced service by a duty doctor will be available for urgent prescriptions and telehealth consultations on the days noted below.
Normal business hours will resume on Monday 11 January. Please note that some of our doctors and nurses will still be on leave after this date.
Days Open with Reduced Hours
Xmas Eve Thu 24 Dec 9am – 12 noon urgent prescriptions only , no appointments
Tue 29 Dec 9am – 12 noon
Wed 30 Dec 9am – 12 noon
Thu 31 Dec 9am – 12 noon
Tue 5 Jan 9am – 1pm
Wed 6 Jan 9am – 1pm
Thu 7 Jan 9am – 1pm
Fri 8 Jan 9am – 1pm
If you are an enrolled patient with this practice and need healthcare on the dates we are closed please call our usual practice phone number to speak to a registered nurse.
Call our practice number (09) 521 5128
If you need a virtual consultation we recommend CareHQ. CareHQ provides urgent and booked appointments with a real GP from 7am-7pm, 7 days per week. For more information or to book visit www.carehq.co.nz
If you have a medical emergency please dial 111.
The closest accident and medical centre (A&M) to this practice is: White Cross Urgent Care, 110 Lunn Ave, Mt Wellington
What a year it has been! We would like to thank everyone for their support and patience during these challenging times. Our practice team have had to adapt quickly to continue to provide quality healthcare to our practice population over the lockdowns and different alert levels. We are very proud of how our staff have coped with changes in systems and processes, in particular moving to virtual consultations via telephone and video consultations. These have proved to be popular and we will continue to offer these as an option for our patients.
With the holiday season fast approaching we suggest that you check that you have enough prescription medication to see you through. Please order any repeat prescriptions as soon as possible, via the patient portal or by phoning in, to avoid pre-Christmas congestion.
If it’s time for your next check-up, or it will be due during the holidays, please plan ahead. Appointment slots before Christmas are filling up fast!
Meadowbank General Practice Holiday Opening Hours:
The Practice will close on Wednesday 23 December 2020, end of day.
Normal business hours will resume on Monday 11 January.
Our practice team members will be taking well-earned breaks over the holiday period howevera reduced service by a duty doctor will be available for urgent prescriptions and consultations on the following days:
Tuesday 29-Thursday 31 December 9am-12 noon
Tuesday 5-Friday 8 January 9am-1pm
Please see our website www.mgpdoctors.nz for further information including opening times.
If you are an enrolled patient with this practice and need healthcare when we are closed please call our usual practice phone number (09) 521 5128 to speak to a registered nurse who can offer medical advice 24 hours a day.
If you need a virtual consultation when we are not available we recommend CareHQ. CareHQ provides urgent and booked appointments with a real GP from 7am-7pm, 7 days per week. For more information or to book visit www.carehq.co.nz
If you have a medical emergency please dial 111.
The closest accident and medical centre (A&M) to this practice is: White Cross Urgent Care, 110 Lunn Ave, Mt Wellington, (09) 5708899
Farewell to Dr Kerryn
The team at MGP are sad to say that Dr Kerryn van Rij will be leaving us in December. Kerryn has had a long association with MGP Limited and she is taking a break from General Practice to do some more study and keep up with her busy young family! We send our very best wishes and we will all certainly miss her.
The team at MGP will continue to care for her regular patients and we wish to welcome Dr Lydia Sulima who will be joining us in FebruaryWe wish you a happy, safe and restful holiday season,
From the team at Meadowbank General Practice.
The team at MGP are sad to say that Dr Kerryn van Rij will be leaving us in December. Kerryn has had a long association with MGP Limited and she
is taking a break from General Practice to do some more study and keep up with her busy young family!
We send our very best wishes and we will all certainly miss her.
The team at MGP will continue to care for her regular patients.
Monday to Friday please do contact us if you are concerned about your symptoms and would like to talk to a doctor about an assessment, or any difficulty arranging a test. There are no charges for these virtual appointments for symptoms of Covid-19. We do also have some ability to arrange tests at Meadowbank General Practice.
Testing centres listed below :
Be aware that this keeps evolving ……. the drop down box of ‘Central Auckland and Island GP Clinics ‘ has our local testing centres listed .
https://www.arphs.health.nz/public-health-topics/covid-19/where-to-get-tested
From 1 October 2020 the following changes have been made to the National Immunisation Schedule.
A new event has been created at age 12 months, and MMR vaccine will move from being given at 15 months and 4 years to being given at 12 months and 15 months.
For more info see: https://www.immune.org.nz/sites/default/files/resources/Written%20Resources/ProgrammeScheduleCardOct2020Imac20201001V01Final%20web.pdf
We are asking people to continue to wear masks when visiting the practice, and also avoiding having coughs and colds in our waiting room. We apologise that this may be frustrating, but we need to keep our vulnerable patients safe, and also not risk sudden closure of the practice due to this sneaky virus!
Why masks at level 1 for now? …..
Thank you from the team at Meadowbank!
You may see information in media about Primary Care Nurses lack of pay parity with secondary care.
We support pay parity for New Zealand’s valuable workforce of Primary Care Nurses, the chronic underfunding of primary care, and the ongoing lobbying of the government for these issues.
Article summarising more info, if you are interested…