Recently Ranolf Medical Centre turned 40! The Team spent an afternoon at Te Puia celebrating and acknowledging the achievements of both the practice and the awesome individuals who work here. This photo is us lined up in the order that we started working for Ranolf (L to R). As a

If you or your child has a higher risk of getting rheumatic fever and has a sore throat, get it checked today. These checks are funded for enrolled patients aged 14-19 years old, who are Māori, Pacific Islander or live in a quintile 5 area.

Unfortunately, due to rising costs and funding constraints, we have had to introduce a fee of $15 for having a blood test here in the clinic – this will be effective as of May 1st 2023. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the clinical staff. Routine blood tests

COVID-19 antivirals are medicines used to treat COVID-19 infection. They may help you become less sick and stay out of hospital.  https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/covid-antivirals/ Eligible people include: You are also eligible for these medicines if you have 1 of the following: Any combination of 3 or more high risk medical conditions. – https://covid19.govt.nz/prepare-and-stay-safe/people-at-higher-risk-of-severe-illness-from-covid-19 High-risk

If you have taken a rapid antigen test (RAT), report your positive result online or by calling the helpline. It is important you register your positive result so we know to contact you if you are eligible for covid antivirals. The Ministry of Health will then send you a text

We would like to assure patients at Ranolf Medical Centre that we have not been hacked alongside our colleagues in Hamilton. If this changes we will let you all know urgently.

A travel health consult is recommended for all travellers to provide up-to-the-minute, medical advice specific to your planned destinations, activities and your personal health needs. We aim to help ensure your travels are safe and enjoyable.  A travel health consult provides you with individualised:  Up-to-date pre and post travel advice.

General Practitioner’s have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that the safety of both yourself and other road users. This is the primary concern in making any decision on fitness to drive. The NZ Transport Agency provides guidelines for health practitioners to consider when assessing your fitness to drive

From 1 September 2022 we will be making some changes to our repeat prescription process and increasing the fee for urgent script requests.    Our Prescribing Clinicians have been overwhelmed with the increasing numbers of urgent script requests, this is neither safe nor sustainable and we are asking for your