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Tuakau Health Centre Ltd
Primary Healthcare Service
Today
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Covid-19 testing
GP practice - enrolled and casual patients
This practice provides Covid-19 testing to enrolled patients, and casual patients if space is available. Casual patients must phone the practice first.
Please call the practice for more information.
Please call the practice first to make an appointment.
Description
Welcome to Tuakau Health Centre.
We are a rural practice situated in the heart of Franklin, approximately 50 minutes south of Auckland.
Our practice started out 25 years ago as a solo GP practice situated a little further down George Street. At the end of 2000, due to the growth of our practice, we moved into a brand new modern, purpose built surgery which was larger and closer to the CBD of Tuakau.
We are a teaching practice.
We have eight GPs and a Nurse Practitioner. They are: Dr Lorna Buhler and Dr Julia Lyons who are co-directors, as well as Dr Andrew Reid, Dr Nagham Hawa, Dr Angela Wagner, Dr Suyasha Lobo, Dr Istvan Orosz as well as a Registrar and Jo Eustace our NP. They all provide a variety of patient centred services as well as general medical consultations. Each has his/her own special interest.
We offer a wide variety of services including general medical consultations, minor surgical procedures, routine immunisations, travel immunisations, sexual health (U22) clinics, women's health clinics, diabetic clinics, spirometry, ECGs, diabetic retinal screening clinics, diabetic dietitian clinics and blood taking services.
We are currently accepting new patients.
Doctors
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Dr Lorna Buhler
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered
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Dr Nagham Hawa
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered
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Dr Suyasha Lobo
General Practitioner
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Dr Julia Lyons
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered
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Dr Andrew Reid
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered
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Dr Angela Wagner
General Practitioner
Enrolling new patients
Yes
This practice is enrolling new patients.
Fees
Enrolled Patient Fees
| Under 14 years | Free |
|---|---|
| 14-17 years | $26.00 |
| 18-24 years | $41.00 |
| 25-44 years | $41.00 |
| 45-64 years | $41.00 |
| 65+ years | $37.00 |
Different charges apply to casual and non-enrolled patients and for other services.
If you have a Community Services Card an adult consultation will be $19.00 and youth is $13.00
Casual Patients 18 years and over - $70.00 - must be pre paid before consultation
Casual Patients 13 - 17 years - $40.00 - must be pre paid before consultaion
Hours
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
| Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Please call our number for out of hours assistance. Your call will be answered by a registered nurse.
Thursday evening - late night - only one doctor operating on a roster.
Thursday late night closed if Friday is public holiday and under all Covid levels until we move to Level 0.
Saturdays: we are closed for public holidays and under all Covid levels until we move to Level 0.
Saturdays are for acute/emergency consultations. As there are limited staff and appointments you may be triaged and requested to seek further medical help elsewhere. Casual patients may be turned away.
Currently we are closed for late nights and Saturdays during the COVID-19 level 4, 3 , 2 and 1.
Public Holidays: Closed on all public holidays.
Preferred urgent care clinic out of hours: Urgent Care Franklin Limited.
Services Provided
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Minor Accident Care
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Minor Surgery
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Repeat Prescriptions
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Lab Results
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Liquid Nitrogen
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IUCD Insertion
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Immunisation
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Cervical Screening
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ECG
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Spirometry
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Travel Advice / Immunisations
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Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Checks – Birth to Three Years
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Contact Details
55 George Street, Tuakau
South Auckland
Phone
(09) 236 8068
Fax
(09) 236 8069
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Tuakau
Waikato 2121
Street Address
55 George Street
Tuakau
Waikato 2121
Postal Address
55 George St
Tuakau
Auckland 2121
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This page was last updated at 11:43AM on January 27, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by Tuakau Health Centre Ltd.