General Services

We offer all aspects of healthcare and checks. Our staff are highly experienced, warm, caring and offer quality professional services. The About Us section provides an introduction to our doctors.

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes you will receive advice, monitoring and education. Early treatment is available to help prevent worsening of the disease or associated complications.
Annual appointments for a free check-up with the Practice Nurse are available to patients with diabetes which enables us to closely monitor your healthcare.

We offer continuous care through our Practice including home visits to our palliative patients. We also liaise with the hospital and hospice to ensure that a quality service is provided for our patients.

Iron is one of the minerals in the human body. If you don’t have enough iron, your body can’t make haemoglobin, and you may develop anaemia. One way of treating anaemia is with intravenous iron, or an iron infusion, which is delivered into a vein through a needle to increase the levels of iron and haemoglobin in your body.

If you’re struggling with mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, or alcohol, drug or gambling concerns, it might be appropriate to arrange an appointment with your GP. Our team of Health improvement practitioners and Doctors are trained in mental health checks and can provide support and assistance around mental health issues.

You can protect yourself from a number of travel illnesses by receiving prophylactic (preventative) vaccinations ahead of time. Travel vaccinations are administered by our dedicated nursing team, however a doctor’s appointment is required to establish which travel vaccinations will offer you the best protection based on your specific needs.

As a Community Practice we strongly advocate our male patients to be more proactive about their health. We offer men’s health checks including cardiovascular risk, bowel screening and prostate screening. We encourage you to speak to your GP about men’s health during your routine visit . You can also request a separate annual men’s health checks from the age of 55.

Aclasta infusions are a common treatment for osteoporosis in NZ. Normally, someone with osteoporosis will have one Aclasta infusion per year.  This helps improve bone density in people whose level have declined. 

If you have osteoporisis you will already know that your bones are thinner and weaker and therefore more prone to fractures or breaks.

Cervical cancer is one of the easiest cancers to prevent so long as any abnormal cell changes in the cervix are identified early on. The National Cervical Screening Programme is aimed at all women aged 20 – 70 who have ever been sexually active and it is recommended that you have a smear every 3 years during this time. We encourage you to contact our Practice to make an appointment with one of our nurses or GPs to book your smear today.

Whether you are male or female, it can be a good idea to have a sexual health check any time you have a new partner. We offer sexual health checks and tests. We can also discuss and offer contraceptive options.

We understand that receiving lab results can be overwhelming, and our mission is to simplify the process, providing you with clear and concise explanations of your test outcomes. If you’re registered in Health 365, you can access your all lab results.

Te Atatu South Medical Centre is an ACC accredited Practice. This means we can treat accident related health needs and provide care at a reduced cost to yourself under ACC.  If you are requesting an ACC18 medical, you need to make an appointment to see a doctor.

Timely and up to date vaccinations are one of the most important steps you can take to ensure your child’s health and wellbeing by protecting them against a number of preventable infectious diseases. In order to protect your own health as well as that of vulnerable individuals such as babies, children and the elderly, it is also important for adults to continue to receive vaccinations, which wane over time.

Our team at Te Atatu South Medical Centre are passionate about helping our patients to become and stay smoke-free. You can expect to be asked about your smoking when you see our nurses and GPs who will offer their support and assistance in helping you to stop smoking.

Telephone prescriptions as per protocol. Many conditions are managed through the use of medium or long-term medications, which require repeat prescriptions. Depending on the medication these prescriptions require a regular review with your doctor. Our policy is that after 6 months you need to see a doctor to get your next prescription to ensure that the prescribed medication and dose is still the most appropriate treatment for you. For repeats outside of the relevant review periods you are able to request these over the phone. Please note that there is a 24 hour turn around on these.