Urgent same day faxed prescription Dec 13 2019 As of the 16th of December, Urgent/ Same day faxed prescriptions will incur a fee of $30. For urgent/same day prescriptions these need to be requested before 1pm. Cost Prescription pick up $15 Prescription posted to home address $20 Faxed Prescription $25 Urgent/Same Day pick up $25 Urgent/Same Day Fax $30 Thanks Newtown Medical Centre Team
MMR and people visiting Samoa and other Pacific Island countries and the Philippines Nov 21 2019 Current MMR priority groups within the Wellington region have been updated. The existing groups cover children's vaccinations (15 month and 4 years), opportunistic vaccination for those aged 5-15 years, and babies going to Auckland and other countries experiencing measles outbreaks. Patients travelling to Samoa, and other Pacific Island countries and the Philippines who does not have documented evidence of having the MMR vaccine, will need to book in with a nurse to get the vaccine. If you are unsure of your MMR status, this can be checked on Manage My Health or alternately you can call Newtown Medical Centre. Thanks NMC Team
NMC Holiday Working Hours Nov 12 2019 NMC Holiday Working Hours December 2019 - January 2020 Tuesday 24th 7:45am – 3.30pm Wednesday 25th CLOSED Thursday 26th CLOSED Friday 27th 7:45am – 5:30pm Monday 30th 7:45am – 5:30pm Tuesday 31st 7:45am – 3.30pm Wednesday 1st CLOSED Thursday 2nd CLOSED Friday 3rd 7:45am – 5.30pm We will return to normal hours starting on Monday 6th of January.
Free Menopause group session Oct 24 2019 Free Menopause group session Hot & Bothered? Poor sleep? Fuzzy Brain? Are you going through menopause and interested in meeting in a small group with Dr Jill Shepherd to discuss menopause and what you can do to help get through it. Please email Dipa.Patel@newtownmc.co.nz to express your interest in attending a session. More details on the time/date/place to come - watch this space!
Measles Update Sep 16 2019 For the next 4 weeks Newtown Medical Centre will not be booking in adults for the MMR vaccine. Our priority at this stage is to immunise our under 5's until Ministry of Health is confident of MMR stock supplies in the central regions. Below are some useful websites: IMAC Website: https://www.immune.org.nz/hot-topic/measles-overseas-and-new-zealand Regional Public Health website: ww.rph.org.nz/measles Refer Parents of children up to 14years immune status queries to NIR@compasshealth.org.nz Kind Regards Newtown Medical Centre Team
Urgent prescription requests Sep 09 2019 As of Monday 9th September 2019, all URGENT/SAME DAY prescription requests will need to be in by 1pm on the day. Any requests after 1pm will be dealt with in next working day. This is to allow enough time for your request to be actioned as there is not always a clinician on hand to process prescriptions. Kind Regards Newtown Medical Centre Team.
High Call Volume Sep 03 2019 We are currently experiencing a very high call volume. We do apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We advise that if your call is in regards to MMR vaccines, please do visit www.newtownmc.co.nz or https://www.health.govt.nz/ (ministry of health website) for more information regarding MMR. Did you know, appointments and script requests can be made on Manage my health. If you are not yet signed up to Manage my health, please ask at reception. Thank you, Newtown Medical Centre Team
Update on Influenza Vaccine Jul 29 2019 We now have a limited supply of influenza vaccine to offer funded & non funded patients. Funded groups include : - Pregnant Women, Over 65's & under 65's, medically at risk, eligible children, <4 years. Non funded groups: Anyone else not funded & who wants a flu vaccine. Please book a nurse appointment while stocks last. Regards, Newtown Medical Centre team.