| Monday to Wednesday & Friday | 8:00am to 5:30pm (phones switch over at 5:00pm) |
| Thursday | 8:00am to 5.30pm (phones switch over at 5:00pm) |
| Saturday | CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE |
When we are closed our phones are answered by a registered nurse who is able to assess your needs. The nurse will offer advice or immediate assistance if required but cannot take messages or make appointments.
After Hours:
We recommend you visit the 24 Hour Surgery for accident and emergency care.
Open 24 Hours
Address: 401 Madras Street
Phone : 03 365 7777
www.24hoursurgery.co.nz
If your call is an emergency call 111
Enrolment
WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ENROLMENTS AT PRESENT
For a list of practices that are enrolling please go to: www.pegasus.health.nz/gp-locator/
Thank you for choosing the Papanui Medical Centre
In order to enrol with us please complete the following steps. You are not able to choose the doctor you enrol under.
1. Check your eligibility to enrol
2. Download and complete the Enrolment and Terms and Conditions form and the ConnectMed application.
3. Once the forms have been completed please return to us : enrolment@pmc.co.nz
Please Note:
- You can hand your forms in at Reception or you may choose to post or e-mail the forms to us together with a copy of your drivers licence or passport ID page. If you are not a New Zealand citizen you need to provide proof of your eligibility by sending us a copy of your visa (residency or work visa) as well.
- All adult patients are to sign the Patient Credit Terms and Conditions of Trade at the time of enrolment (attached the to enrolment form)
- Please scan completed forms to: enrolment@pmc.co.nz
- Please note that every patient over the age of 16 is required to sign their own enrolment form.
- If you require an appointment immediately, please phone 03 352 9053 and we will try to assist you, however our current enrolled patients are given priority and at times an immediate appointment will not be possible. You will be asked to complete an enrolment form on arrival – please arrive 10 minutes before the appointment to complete the paperwork.
- Please see enrolling with a general practice for full details of the eligibility criteria or ask a receptionist if you are unsure.
An eligible individual is:
a New Zealand citizen
OR
holds a resident visa or permanent resident visa (includes residence permits issued before December 2010)
OR
an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident AND able to show that he/she has been in New Zealand or intends to stay in New Zealand for at least 2 consecutive years
OR
has a work visa and is able to show that he/she is able to be in New Zealand for at least 2 years (previous visas/ permits included
OR
an interim visa holder who was eligible for publicly funded health services immediately before his/her interim visa started
OR
a refugee or protected person.
Fees
| Enrolled | ACC | Casual | |
| Aged 13 or under | Free | Free | $65.00 |
| 14 – 17 years (with CSC) | $13.00 | $13.00 | $65.00 |
| 14 – 17 years (no CSC) | $37.00 | $35.00 | $68.00 |
| Adult 18+ (with CSC) | $19.50 | $19.50 | $70.00 |
| Adult 18+ (no CSC) | $50.00 | $45.00 | $90.00 |
Fees are current as of 1 July 2020
Payment Terms: All consultations are required to be paid on the day. Patients who do not attend their appointments will be charged a fee of $20
Prescriptions
| Prescriptions | Collected | $23.00 |
| Faxed | $23.00 | |
| Urgent | $28.00 |
Repeat Prescriptions
FROM SEPTEMBER PRESCRIPTIONS WILL NEED TO BE ORDERED VIA THE PATIENT PORTAL
PLEASE CONTACT RECEPTION TO JOIN OR DOWNLOAD A FORM FROM THE ENROLMENT PAGE
We require a minimum of five business days notice for a repeat prescription to be processed.
Prescription charges:
E-mailed direct to your pharmacy $23 – Payment is to be made to our bank account 06 0817 0020081 25
Prompt payment is essential as prescriptions will no longer be sent until the payment has been received.
ALL PRESCRIPTIONS ARE TO BE E-MAILED TO YOUR PHARMACY OR POSTED – COLLECTION FROM THE PRACTICE IS NOT POSSIBLE
- We do not process same day prescriptions via the website but if you do require a same day prescription please phone the surgery to arrange. The cost of this service is $28.
- Repeat prescriptions are only available for stable medical conditions which have had medication previously prescribed by one of our doctors.
- Unless previously agreed, you must have been seen for this condition in the past 6 months. Many conditions require 3 monthly visits.
- Repeat prescriptions are at the doctor’s discretion and you may be contacted to make an appointment if a review is needed.
Test Results
Papanui Medical Centre policy is not to contact patients routinely for normal results. You will be notified of urgent or abnormal results as soon as possible after the doctor has reviewed them. Please ensure we have your current preferred method of contact. If you have specific concerns or have not been contacted you can ring 352 9053 and speak to the results nurse who are available from 9am-12.30pm and 2pm-5pm week days.
Driving Medical Information for Papanui Medical Centre
Papanui Medical Centre Medical practitioners have a clinical and legal responsibility to determine that those who continue to drive are safe, and to protect the driver and other road users from harm.
It is compulsory for private car and motorcycle driver licence holders (classes 1 and 6) to provide a satisfactory medical certificate to renew their licence at 75, 80 and every 2 years after. Expiry dates for commercial classes, including passenger endorsement to drive a taxi, vary.
It is the driver’s responsibility to prove that they are medically fit. They may have to undergo more tests or assessment before you have sufficient information to confirm this.
The Medical Certificate is completed by the Patient’s usual General Medical Practitioner, in order to minimise any extra testing which may be needed. The testing required includes some physical checks, Visual checks, co-ordination checks, and assessment of Cognitive function (thinking and mental processing check). Your Regular Doctor is best placed to do this with the minimum of inconvenience to you.
Our Patients approaching these milestone Birthdays should receive an email (or letter) a couple of months before the date of their appropriate Birthdays. This is to remind you to give enough time to booking your regular Doctor in advance of this Birthday(in case the Doctor is unavailable for a period of time). This may involve a nurse appointment prior to you Doctor appointment (at the discretion of your Regular Doctor). If requested, please attend this appointment.
When coming for your Driving Medical appointment please make sure to bring your glasses for both driving and regular use.
Please see the Reference below which is the current NZ Transport Association information on Medical Requirements for Driving in New Zealand.
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/driver-licences/getting-a-licence/medical-requirements/
If you require further information please contact our Reception Team at Papanui Medical Centre and they will direct you appropriately.
Useful Links
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