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NewsWe welcome our registrar doctors Dr Manu Siriwardena and Amy Rankin who are the new friendly faces at Howick Health and Medical. They are fully qualified doctors gaining additional experience in General Practice under the guidance of Dr. Ray Khoo and will be able to offer appointments from Monday - Friday.
25.3.22: Flu vaccines have now arrived. You can book online, call or email us. They will be administered in the car park so please call upon arrival for your appointment. Managing COVID-19 at home. Link If you register your +ve RAT online at this link your doctor will be notified and may call you to assess your progress. It does help if you note down your symptoms when notifying so we can triage who requires assistance. Criteria for anti-viral medications can be seen here. Have you planned for COVID-19 in your household? See this check list. Under the orange setting of the COVID-19 framework protection we will continue to utilise virtual (phone and video) consultations however in person consults will be main method of consulting. Please refer to the Ministry of Health's website for up to date information. If you have ANY cold symptoms (eg. fever, headache, runny nose, sore throat, new onset muscle ache, tiredness or cough) please DO NOT come in and call reception upon arrival (or have a virtual consult if you do not require a physical examination). Vaccine exemption update. 7.11.21. Information on the MOH can be seen here. The exemption criteria can be seen here. Please read this first BEFORE making an appointment. Dr. Vallings will be retiring at the end of January 2022. She will no longer be accepting new patients. Please see her staff profile for more information. COVID-19 VACCINATION NEWS. We are an approved COVID vaccination centre. See above for more details. Reliable accurate information about the COVID vaccine can be found here. Patients with CFS/ ME might find this information helpful about COVID and the COVID vaccine. CURRENT CASES. As per MOH website please have a swab on day 5 and day 12 and self isolate for 14 days. Please call and book for your COVID swab with us. We will make time slots available COVID swabbing. Time slots will be updated on a daily basis. RESULTS You will be encouraged to access the patient portal for your results by your doctor so please register by clicking to the right and fill in the patient portal consent form. Only significantly abnormal results will be informed otherwise you can call the nurse or healthcare assistant for your normal results. Please see our newsletter at the right for changes at our practice. Novel coronovirus (Covid-19): If you have cold symptoms (ie 1 or more of the following- fever, runny nose, cough, headache, muscle aches, fatigue) PLEASE let reception know at the time of booking your appointment. PLEASE DO NOT COME INTO THE PRACTICE AND WAIT IN YOUR CAR AND CALL US. It is important to adhere to the above instructions for the safety of our vulnerable patients and our staff. Measles information update. Please read the below link first BEFORE contacting us as we are currently being inundated with many requests for information on top of our usual busy working day. Link to measles update. If you do have measles please go to this link and click on Whānau Pack - GPs and EDs. Meningococcal disease outbreak in Northland. If you are interested in vaccinating your child please see the attached link here. Prices are $130 for Menactra and $135 for Bexsero (an additional $25 for the nurse service applies). Patient Portal If you are a registered patient you are now able to access your results on the patient portal by clicking on the 'Patient Portal' link to the right and selecting the 'Health Record' tab. You will need to complete a consent form first. |
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