ACC treatments:

We hold a rural ACC contract which requires all our clinical staff to be trained for accident and emergency care. ACC funding covers the majority of your visit, but you can expect to be billed a surcharge. This fee will be less for any follow up visits.

These can be booked with one of our Registered Nurses.

A cardiovascular health check is one way to monitor how your heart is. It involves an appointment with one of our RNs to gather relevant medical history, take some basic measurements, and draw blood. Once the blood results return, you will be given feedback on your hearth health.

The recommended age to offer CVD Risk Assessment varies by age, gender, ethnicity, and related risk factors. Contact the surgery if you would like to know more.

The practice is provided with funding to improve chronic care management, reduce inequalities, improve primary health are teamwork and reduce the cost of services for high-need patients.

Provided you meet certain criteria, and there is funding available, many of your clinic visits may be free. Enquire with your GP as to whether you might be eligible.

The NZ health system has made several changes to its Cervical Screening program.

The first being that the initial screening age has increased from 20 to 25 years. The second is that most screening is by HPV swab and can often be done by the patient, however full cervical screening is still required in some cases.

Our nursing staff can answer any questions you might have.

Regular blood tests are paramount to keeping track of your diabetic health.

HBA1C blood testing is recommended every three months and a full diabetic check (includes blood and urine testing plus a foot check) should be done annually.

For the most part these are not a government funded service but can often be incorporated with a Care Plus visit if the correct criteria are met.

Please inform reception staff if you are booking for a Driving Licence Medical as these may require more time depending on your age and/or the class you are applying for.

Oak House Medical Centre is excited to be part of a Health NZ Pilot aimed at providing clinical assessment and care interventions for people and whanau at greatest risk of poor health outcomes.

The primary focus is for Maori and Pacific patients, but the pilot also encompasses the vulnerabilities faced by our patients because of our rural location.

Our ECP will take on activities like phone triage, urgent care and helping manage patients’ health concerns in the community.

As the role evolves, we expect to utilise more of the skills our ECP has to offer, all of which is of benefit to our patients.

Health Coaches are available to the enrolled population to help patients achieve their health and well-being goals.

They can help you; develop a collaborative action plan that supports health and well-being goals, better understand your health conditions; support you to self-manage health conditions; to budget or manage money better, to deal with advocacy when navigating with social services (eg Work and Income).

Our Health Coach focuses on diabetes management and weight loss goals. Health Coaches can see anyone 18yrs or older and is available one day week.

Phone the surgery to arrange a time.

Health Improvement Practitioners (HIPs) use several talking therapies to teach a wide range of strategies to help people manage and overcome stress.

You may consider a HIP visit to get help with sleep, anxiety, depression, stress, fatigue, grief, family violence, substance abuse, amongst others.

Our HIP is fully funded for registered patients and available to all ages for appointments one day a week. There is no limit to the number of visits you may have.

Phone the surgery to arrange a time.

We offer all adult and childhood scheduled vaccines, including the covid vaccine for adults, along with non-funded vaccines. If a vaccine is not listed as part of the national schedule, it requires a prescription from the GP, to be ordered/administered. For travel vaccines, see below.

Our clinical staff (particularly the nurses) are a great source of immunisation information. If you have any queries, please contact one of the team.

We offer liquid nitrogen where appropriate. If you have not had it before (or for an extended period) you should expect to see the GP in the first instance. It may then be administered by nursing staff. It incurs an extra fee.

Our practice has two rooms with the capability to perform minor surgeries. Before your minor surgery can be booked, the GP will need to see the area and counsel you as appropriate. The procedure can take anywhere from 30mins (usually 45mins) and the preferred booking times are at the end of a morning or afternoon clinic. You will be made aware of the price at time of booking. Removal of stitches and any dressings after the operation will incur a fee.

This service consists of:

1x 45 minute appointment with our specific Travel Consultation General Practitioner. If you and your family are travelling to the same destination(s) every other family member requires a 15 minute appointment. It is recommended you bring your itinerary with you.

After this appointment is completed you will be given a cost for the recommended vaccines and once paid, they will be ordered.

Once the vaccines have arrived you will be phoned to make an appointment for their administration. The costs of this service and the vaccinations that may be required are on a per appointment basis.

You will be recalled for any booster shots as required.

Travel Vaccines require a formal Travel Constulation

Government funding is available for up to four sexual health visits within 365 days but no more than two in any given month.

We intend to treat all urgent medical needs in an appropriate and timely manner. If you think your matter is urgent, please let the reception staff know so they can take the appropriate triage path, which will likely be via one of our Registered Nurses. However, there are many things our reception staff can take care of without involvement from the nurse – like prescription requests and messages for the GP.