Covid Level 2 Update
06:12 13 May
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Coronavirus Level 4 update 28.3.20
All GP clinics including ours are now in Level 4 alert mode. This means no walk in services, please phone, email, use the website contact form, or use the portal to contact us before turning up. Many services are being done outside to reduce contamination,...
Autumn 2020 Virus update
Covid 19 Virus The current news is mainly filled with the Covid 19 virus and its progress around the world. It has still not really arrived here in NZ, giving us a little time to prepare. As of this week NZ...
Blood Drive in Cromwell
If you were given the chance to save a life would you do it? (Hopefully you answered yes to the above question) Well, your chance is coming up soon… The Cromwell mobile blood drive is on soon… Where: Cromwell Presbyterian Church, 10...
Measles update 10.9.19
Cromwell Family Practice has very limited stock of MMR vaccine and will prioritise unvaccinated children and 15 month olds for now. Frequently asked questions for parents and schools, from SDHB Do I need to be worried about catching measles? Measles is highly contagious and easily spread. Most people in...
Increased Subsidies from 1 December
From 1 Dec there are increased subsidies for GP visits and ACC consults. Children are now free for both normal and ACC visits up to and including age 13. Adult Community Service Card holders now only pay 18.50 for GP and ACC visits, and 12.50 for 14-18 year...
Weekend Clinic Changes
From this weekend (7 and 8 April), "walk in clinics” are being held at each medical centre ,on a rotating basis. This weekend Junction Health, 1A Trader’s Lane, Cromwell are on duty. The clinic hours are 10.00am to 3.00pm. No appointment is necessary. Outside the clinic times...
Proposed Health Changes
I attended the Cromwell Community SDHB Meeting last week where the SDHB Primary Strategy was presented, along with some local health professionals, with a handful of members of the general public. Attached are the SDHB bullet points we were presented with. Below is my response which...
Zostavax and Varilrix
Chickenpox & Shingles vaccines are available at the practice. From 1 July 2017, chickenpox immunisation will be free for all children at 15 months of age, plus a catch up at the 11 year immunisations for those who haven't had chickenpox. The shingles vaccine is for...