OPENING HOURS
Monday - Friday: 7.30am - 5.30 pm
Saturday: 9am - 12 pm
Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Welcome to Dargaville Medical Centre
Dargaville Medical Centre is a Cornerstone Accredited General Practice comprising of 12 experienced doctors, knowledgeable nurses and friendly administrative staff. We believe in delivering the very best of New Zealand General Practice by providing compassionate and holistic medical care.
We are open 6 days a week - Monday to Saturday. We are closed on Sunday’s and Public Holidays
Our appointment-based bookings are available from Monday to Friday. With Emergency Services also available
Saturday Clinics are for Emergency Services only and are from 9am - 12pm
We are based at Dargaville Hospital. Facilities include 12 bed general ward, On-site radiology (x-ray), laboratory (blood tests), physiotherapy and occupational therapy
Notice Of Fee's Increase
The Dargaville Medical Centre has made the difficult decision that from Wednesday 28th August 2024 our fees for patients are going to be increased.
This has not been a decision that has been made lightly but is necessary to ensure we are able to continue to provide the service that we have been doing into the future.
Capitation is the government’s way of providing primary care with a predictable, set amount of money for each patient enrolled with them. In the last 19 out of 20 year’s capitation has failed to meet inflation, a problem that is continuing to occur this year.
Rural practices, like us, carry an additional financial burden by offering urgent and complex care services that would be provided by A&E in larger centers.
We have been told that to make up for this shortfall, we should increase our patient fees which you can find below. Dargaville Medical Centre joins the larger primary care community in feeling distressed by this decision at a time when many of our patients are already struggling with the cost of living increases.
We are still reviewing services that will be affected by price increases. These will be displayed on our website and in practice
We understand many patients are already struggling with the cost of living increases, please speak to one of our reception team about payment options that we have available
** 28.08.24 Please note the table has been updated .
The standard prescription fee was listed as being $19.50 for Adult Community Service Card Holders - It should have been $15.50
Helpful Practice Information
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Free Community Audiology Pilot
🦻🦻 Are you or someone you care about having difficulties hearing?? 🦻🦻
Speak to one of our staff members about our FREE community audiology pilot programme to see if it's suitable. As part of the pilot you receive
- A hearing test with a qualified audiologist
- Hearing needs assessment to see if hearing aids are right for you
- Hearing aids fitted free of charge, fitted by a qualified audiologist
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Patient Experience Survey
If you visit our practice between now and 12th August 2024 you may receive an invitation via text or email to provide feedback about your visit. All information you provide is completely anonymous. We would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to provide your honest feedback 😀
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Flu Vaccinations
Flu Vaccinations will be available at Daraville Medical Centre from 2nd April 2024
For more information about the Influenza Vaccination please see the link below
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Sundays and Public Holiday Closure
Dargaville Medical Centre will only be open Monday to Friday from 7.30am-5.30 pm and Saturdays from 9am-12pm.
We will no longer be open on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Where to access health care after hours
Outside of Dargaville Medical Centre opening hours continue to ring us on 09 439 8079 and you will be forwarded to Ka Ora Telecare service. You will be triaged by a team member and you will either be offered advice, offered a virtual consultation online or if you need face to face care they will forward you to the appropriate service
The nurse assessment is free and if a virtual appointment is needed with a GP you will be charged for this.
If you or someone else has a medical emergency – a serious or life-threatening condition – please call 111.
Unichem Orrs Pharmacy will continue to be open on Saturday from 9am-1pm, Sundays & Public holidays from 10.30am – 12.30pm, at the corner of Hokianga Rd and Parenga St or phone 09 439 8325.
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Dargaville Xray Upgrade
11 December 2023 - March 2024
The Dargaville Xray Department is having an upgrade
During this time they will be operating at a reduced capacity
The temporary machine is limited in what it can do, so please be aware that during the first 4 weeks you must make an appointment to get an xray (unless it is an emergency, then your GP will organise this) you may also need to travel to Whangarei Hospital for an xray during the upgrade
Your Doctor or Nurse will supply you with the details to book your appointment.
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Changes To New Enrolments
Due to our staffing shortages, and in order for us to be able to provide a good quality service to our enrolled population, we will only be enrolling patients who live within our boundaries:
North- Waipoua Forest
South- Pouto Point- To the end of peninsular
West- Coast line
East- Tangiteroria & To Ford Rd in Paparoa
You will need to confirm your place of residence and this may require 2 documents- e.g. phone, power, insurance, bill.
This only applies to new enrolments. For patients currently enrolled with Dargaville Medical Centre who live outside the area you can still remain registered with us, but you will need to commit to engaging with our services face to face at least annually (this may need to be more frequently based on your medical needs)
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Prescription Requests - Weekends and Public Holidays
From Monday 23rd May 2022
Prescriptions requested on weekend on Public Holidays will cost $35
These clinics are for emergencies onlyOur standard turn around time for prescription requests is 48 hours. Please contact us during business hours Monday - Friday to organise your prescription
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Doctor Triage Wait Times
We aim to have our Dr Triage service return your call within 1 hour. However some days can have wait times of up to 2 or 3 Hours. Please provide our staff with as much information about why you need to speak to the Dr. This will ensure patients with a higher need a prioritised accordingly
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Wearing Masks In Our Practice
😷 Masks are encouraged but not compulsory, we will still offer everyone masks on arrival.
😷Patients who have no respiratory symptoms don’t need to wear a mask
😷Patients who have respiratory symptoms and who are unable to wear a mask will be asked to wait in the designated courtyard waiting room or return to your vehicle to wait
😷All patients will be screened for respiratory symptoms at reception, even those with booked patients.
We ask all patients and visitors to our Centre to please be respectful of the policies we have put in place for our practice.
Although Covid case numbers are lower, seasonal illnesses like influenza are still very much affecting our community. This is our way of not only protecting some of our most vulnerable patients but also the health and well being of our staff
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Visiting our Centre with Cold and Flu Symptoms
If you are visiting our centre and have Cold and Flu symptoms , please R.A.T Test before coming in. All patients will be asked this question when checking in. (We DO NOT need to see your negative results 😃) This includes booked appointments.
Having to RAT test at reception means you could miss your booked appointment time
We appreciate your co-operation
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Changes to Consultation Charges
We have been fortunate to have been able to offer our patients who had cough, cold and flu symptoms and those who needed COVID RAT testing done, free consultations for the past 2 years. Unfortunately changes to funding, now means we can no longer offer these services for free, and patients will need to start paying for these again .
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Flu Vaccinations Have Arrived
Patients Eligible for Free Flu Vaccinations
Children aged 6 months to 12 years old
Pregnant people
Māori and Pacific people over 55
People aged 65 and over
People with underlying health conditions including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and serious asthma
People with significant mental illness such as schizophrenia or those currently accessing mental health services
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Appointment Wait Times
Our GP’s are often booked 3-4 weeks in advance. Please plan ahead, especially if you have a preferred Doctor. Many patients find it helpful to lock in their next appointment time as soon as they have seen their Dr
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SKIN CANCER CLINIC CHANGES
Recent changes in health funding has led to a change in our Skin Cancer Clinic:
* Free skin clinic appointments will no longer be available.
* New skin clinic appointments can only be made through your GP
* A standard skin clinic consultation will now be $25These changes will take effect on 1st July 2022
Please understand that we aim to provide the best service that we can to ALL our enrolled patients, with the limited resources that we have. It is essential that we use a priority system- those with the greatest need will get preference.
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COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS
We can still see you and your whanau if you are covid positive and are unwell.
We can provide consultations with a Dr over the phone or can organise for you to be seen face to face at our practice in a manner that is safe for our staff and other patients.
Please ensure you phone the practice first to arrange this.
09 439 8079
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What To Do If Your Child Is Sick
There are lots of winter bugs about at the moment. Sometimes its hard to know if your child needs to see a Dr or not. Below is a link to some handy tips on what you can do at home, when you should seek medical attention and where you can go for more advice
