Medplus would like to welcome our New Health Improvement Practitioner Christina Webb
We are also delighted to welcome Polly our new Health Coach
Kiera Health Improvement practitioner
Important Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
Our Fabulous Pink Day Raffle
Join us for our 'Pink for a Day' fundraiser on Thursday 24th October where we will get dressed up in our best pink outfits.
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Please note that on 25 March 2024, we will implement a payment on arrival policy for appointments or services for our patients, as part of a new practice management system move
We are excited to announce we will be moving to the practice management system Medtech Evolution
Pink Ribbon Walk at the Auckland Domain
Matt joined Medplus as a GP in March 2023. Originally from Wellington, he studied at the University of Otago, Dunedin before finishing his training in Christchurch
Dr Jack Turner has joined the Medplus team in 2023 as our GP Registrar Doctor. He grew up in the NorthEast of England and studied medicine in Norwich, UK.
We wanted to share with you that recently we joined our practice with Green Cross Health and The Doctors medical centres, New Zealand’s largest general practice provider. Our care for you stays the same.
Help us to save your family doctor service by rallying the Government for much needed focus on increasing funding, addressing the workforce shortages, and reducing the workload demand on New Zealand general practice clinics which are in crisis. Sign the petition and show your support, so we can be here for you in the future.
Dr Sean Affonso has joined the Medplus team and is taking over the care of our enrolled patients who were previously registered with Dr Chen Luo and Dr Anuj Gupta. Sean originally trained in Ireland but has been working in New Zealand hospitals for the past 3 years before making the transition to General Practice.
Dr Chen has been with Medplus for the last 7 years as a GP, having looked after a large number of our patients with care and professionalism. During that time, he has upskilled in the area of skin cancer and is currently now working full-time as a specialist Skin Cancer Doctor.
Our friendly Medical Assistants are a highly valued and vital part of our Medplus team, and we wanted to introduce you to them and explain how they can help you.
Chronic pain may affect 1 in 5 of our population and may be due to a variety of factors including arthritis, trauma and degenerative disease.
This is a reminder that all accounts are supposed to be settled on the day of service. We do not offer credit.
Caffeine can delay the timing of the body clock, which can reduce the total sleep time. Sleep deprivation includes the risk of limited concentration, impaired memory, abnormal blood glucose, and, most importantly, a weakened immunity.
Nurse practitioners are highly skilled autonomous health practitioners who have advanced education, clinical training and demonstrated competency. They have the legal authority to practice beyond the level of a registered nurse. Nurse practitioners combine their advanced nursing knowledge and skills with diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic knowledge. They provide care for people with both common and complex conditions and can prescribe medication accordingly.
The government's annual increase in capitation funding for primary care is non-negotiable. This is of particular importance for children, community service card holders, and the elderly who have subsidised consults. In the 18 years since its inception, the capitation has only ONCE met the consumer price index. This means primary healthcare funding is well behind the real cost of running a practice. Not just in Northland as per the Herald news article, - but all over NZ. Patient fees are also capped by the government, and again they are capped at only half of CPI. What other private business can not determine what it charges??
Recently we encountered this well-validated tool, built on robust data, that can help women work out their personal risk of breast cancer.It is very hard to get patients accepted to public genetic services to calculate risk, unless they have an extensive family history of cancer. For those that do not meet the criteria, this is a good method to determine personal risk.
We are initiating a trial to help our team run on time and manage their workloads. During a 15-minute consultation, the clinician needs to provide quality care for the presenting issue, wipe down surfaces, wash their hands, write up the notes and write any referral letters. This takes a good 5 minutes. It is only possible to run to time if patients have realistic expectations about what can be achieved in the 10-minute time frame. 10 minutes goes much quicker than most people think it will.
Those of you following our Facebook page will know that there is a massive crisis in healthcare. Toni Street is right! The health service is also being crippled by winter illnesses that we have not had to deal with for some time.