WELCOME TO RICCARTON MEDICAL, WHERE YOUR HEALTH IS OUR FOCUS.

February 2024 update 

BEXSERO Vaccination – for Meningococcal B disease.  Please Note

Are you currently living in boarding school hostels, tertiary education halls of residence, military barracks or prisons, if so Bexsero is fully funded until 28 February 2024 as a catch up. Bexsero helps protect against Meningococcal disease, it is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. At least 12 groups have been identified, including groups A, B, C, X, Y and W.    Please see more details on the Services page.

Manage My Health

Please register and use the patient portal for script requests, booking appointments and viewing results.  This helps reduce the number of calls to the practice and with script requests in particular it is a better system recording what is required.

When booking an appointment- please note you will receive a confirmation of appointment booking.  If you don’t receive the confirmation the appointment hasn’t been booked.

Urgent Afterhours Care -IMPORTANT

PLEASE NOTE- Dr Richard Newman’s patients- After hours care

Dr Newman has partnered with AfterhoursGP.co.nz to provide easy access after-hours care for you and your family.

As a patient of Dr Newman, you are welcome to attend the AfterHoursGP.  You can either book directly online by going to www.afterhoursGP.co.nz or call Healthline first for nurse advice by calling the practice afterhours on 03 348 8711 and being diverted to Healthline or call 0800 611 116.

Unlike other afterhours care where you may have to wait for many hours, at AfterhoursGP you are able to book an actual appointment time, so that your wait is minimised.  The current location of AfterhoursGP is 134 Selwyn Street, Spreydon 8024.

You will be required to pay online at time of booking. Under 14 children are free.

Doctor Update

Dr Genevieve Bell is on leave.

Dr Abby Zarifeh works Monday and Thursday all-day.

GP Registrar is Dr Julia Marchand she works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday.

We have two new doctors starting in February. Dr Caroline Maxwell and Dr Claire Molineux. Caroline works Monday, Tuesday and Friday, and Claire works Wednesday and Thursday.

Charging for Not Attending Appointments

Due to the high demand for appointments, we have made the decision to change patients the full consultation fee for any appointment that is missed or not cancelled with a minimum of one hours’ notice. This allows us the opportunity to rebook for someone else.

Cough, Cold Sore throat, or any other Flu like symptoms.

DO NOT COME INTO THE PRACTICE. We will phone triage and make the necessary arrangements at that time. This may be to have a COVID 19 swab (RAT Test) or to be have a consultation with the doctor.

This is to keep you, our staff and all our patients safe.

Here are some tips to avoid spreading a virus: – Wash your hands often with soap and water or use  alcohol-based sanitizer – Avoid touching your nose, eyes and mouth unnecessarily (they are gateways for colds and viruses to enter the body)

Out of Hours Care -PLEASE SEE TOP OF PAGE FOR 24 HOUR TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT CLOSURES

If you need medical care when we are closed, please go to Pegasus 24 Hour Surgery, 401 Madras Street, Christchurch Tel: 03 3657777 (this is accessed by driving into Dollans Lane off Madras Street). If you phone the medical practice out of hours your call will go to a nurse who will triage your call.

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