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The Family Clinic Taumarunui Kokiri
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GP practice - enrolled patients only
This practice provides COVID-19 testing to enrolled patients. Please call the practice for more information.
Description
We are a general practice of Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust.
The Family Clinic is a whānau friendly medical centre located centrally in Taumarunui, offering a full range of family medicine and general practice services.
Our experienced health teams of doctors, nurses and administrative staff enjoy caring for all our patients with compassion, dignity and respect.
We also offer Rangitahi Health services. Come along for a quiet, confidential appointment/discussion with a nurse in our friendly clinic.
Rangatahi Health services include:
- Contraceptives
- STI checks
- Pregnancy tests
- Sexual health education
- Confidential advice
The Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust also provides a comprehensive wrap around service to meet the health and social welfare needs of the community and in particular the needs of Māori, including Kokiri Te Oranga Pai - Mental Health and Addiction support and whānau, community health and social services.
Doctors
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Dr Kiran Patel
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered and Urgent Care Practitioner
Enrolling new patients
Yes
This practice is enrolling new patients.
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
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On call weekend once a month. Contact clinic re on call weekend
After Hours: phone GP practice and follow instructions. You will be transferred to an after hours service who will direct you.
Notes: Lunch Break: 1300-1400hrs
Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (Observed 7/2/22) (7 Feb), Good Friday (15 Apr), Easter Sunday (17 Apr), Easter Monday (18 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), Queen's Birthday (6 Jun), Labour Day (24 Oct).
Christmas: Open 20 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 26 Dec. Open 27 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 4 Jan. Open 5 Jan — 7 Jan.
Services Provided
Adult and Child Medical Care
Your GP's surgery is far more than a place to go when you are feeling unwell and needing a quick cure. The doctor who sees you has gone through an…
Minor Accident Care
Primary care practices offer a range of services and are able to deal with most minor accident care. If they are not able to deal with an injury they will…
Minor Surgery
Minor surgery is commonly provided in primary care practices, providing fast, competent removal and biopsies of skin lesions. Other services include cosmetic work such as removal of benign moles and…
Repeat Prescriptions
Each GP surgery or primary care practice will have its own procedure for repeat prescribing but the following rules are common to most, if not all. Patients who are well-known…
Lab Results
Sometimes your doctor needs to take a sample of blood or urine either to discover what is wrong with you or to measure something in your blood so that the…
Liquid Nitrogen
Liquid nitrogen is a fast, effective treatment provided in many practices to treat viral warts, sun damaged skin, skin tags and many benign cosmetic lesions. It comes in a container…
IUCD Insertion
An Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) is inserted into a woman’s uterus to prevent pregnancy. Depending on the type of device, it will need to be changed after between three and…
Immunisation
Immunisations are provided at all primary care practices and are one of the most important services they provide. Immunisation has led to the decline of many lethal diseases including meningococcal…
Cervical Screening
All women who have ever been sexually active should have regular cervical smear tests every three years between the ages of 25 and 69. This includes women who have been…
ECG
An ECG is a recording of your heart's electrical activity. Electrode patches are attached to your skin to measure the electrical impulses given off by your heart. The result is…
Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Checks – Birth to Three Years
All New Zealand children are entitled to 11 free health checks from birth to three years. The checks aim to ensure that children are growing and developing as well as…
Wheelchair Access
Yes
Document Downloads
- COVID-19 Vaccination Groups (DOCX, 11.5 KB)
Website
Contact Details
17 Morero Terrace, Taumarunui
Waikato
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Phone
(07) 895 9283
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Fax
(07) 895 5808
Healthlink EDI
thefamcl
Email
Website
17 Morero Terrace
Taumarunui
Manawatu-Wanganui 3920
Street Address
17 Morero Terrace
Taumarunui
Manawatu-Wanganui 3920
Postal Address
The Family Clinic
PO Box 286
Taumarunui 3920
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This page was last updated at 2:42PM on November 18, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by The Family Clinic Taumarunui Kokiri.