Open today 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

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  Dr Gina Boorsma

  General Practitioner

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  Dr Heather McIntyre

  General Practitioner

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  Dr Lynsey Murdock

  Dr Murdock will be a long term locum until the end of Summer 2020

Open today 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

THE ABOVE TIMES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Saturday morning clinic is available at Waimauku Doctors site for same appointments only.

What happens if I need to see a doctor outside of these hours?

Note the Practices will be closed Saturday 26 October for Labour Weekend.

There are several options locally for provision of care out of normal opening hours. This partly depends on how urgent the problem is.

If you have an emergency please DO NOT contact the surgery but dial 111.

If your problem is fairly urgent (e.g. needs to be dealt with that day and cannot wait until the opening of the surgery the next day) then there are several choices.

If you are an enrolled patient you may call the surgery number Ph 411 5222 and be transferred through to our triage line for advice from our on call Nurse and Doctor.

Waitakere Hospital (open 24 hours), or North Shore Hospital (open 24 hours).

Our palliative care patients are cared for by the doctors at our surgery 24 hours a day and may contact the palliative care team (09 8349755) or phone the doctors directly on their cell phones.

Public Holidays: Closed on all public holidays.
Christmas: Open 23 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 26 Dec. Open 27 Dec. Closed 28 Dec — 29 Dec. Open 30 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 2 Jan. Open 3 Jan.
Other: Closed 26 Oct.

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This practice is enrolling new patients.

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English

Enrolled Patient Fees as of 20 August 2019

Enrolled Patients with CSC (Consults and ACC)

Under 14      FREE

14-17           $13.00

18+              $19.00

Casual Non-funded Patients (NZ Residents) Payable before Consultation

Under 14        Free

14-17             $68.00

18+                $90.00

Overseas Visitors   $100.00

For a newly enrolled patient to Silver Fern Medical the first visit is generally "not yet funded". In this case the first consult fee will be $90 or $70 with a Community Services Card (CSC).

Payment is expected on the day of consultation. Late payments may incur administration charges. We accept cash, cheques, EFT POS, Visa and Mastercard.

If you DNA - 'Did Not Attend' your appointment without notifying us, you will be charged for that appointment.

Subsidiary services
Nurse Consultation $30.00

Nurse Consultation Visitor $45.00
Blood pressure only $10.00
Pregnancy test $10.00
Ear syringing $30.00

Ear Syringing Visitor $50.00
ECG $40.00
Liquid nitrogen $25.00
Complex wound management/dressings $7.00-$15.00
Excision of skin lesion $280 (Multiple moles at doctors’ discretion)
IUD insertion $80.00

Jadelle Insertion $130.00

Medicals
Employment Medical start at $100

Insurance Medical $170.00
Driving medical $85.00
Aviation Medical Class 1 $400.00

Aviation Medical Class 2 $240.00

Injections
B12 injection/iron $15.00
Depo provera injection $25.00
Chickenpox vaccine $85.00
Rotavirus vaccine (oral) $80.00
Gardasil vaccine FREE (funded for 12-27 year olds)
Gardasil vaccine $143.00(unfunded for over 27 year olds)

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• Enrolment Form (PDF, 663 KB)
  All NZ citizens must provide proof of eligibility. Either a NZ passport OR a NZ birth certificate with some form of photo ID.
• Adult New Patient Health Questionnaire (PDF, 381.4 KB)

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