8 June 2023
Whooping Cough Vaccine
Whooping cough is highly contagious and can cause serious harm to newborn babies. It is recommended to have a whooping cough vaccine (Boostrix), once you are over 16 weeks pregnant,...
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8 June 2023
Ranolf Turns 40!
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....
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8 June 2023
Eligibility for free sore throat checks
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...
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27 April 2023
Blood Tests
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...
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20 December 2022
Covid antivirals
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...
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20 December 2022
Positive results
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...
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4 October 2022
Pinnacle Hacking Issue
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...
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6 September 2022
Travel health and vaccinations
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...
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23 August 2022
Drivers’ Medical for patients 75 and older
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...
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3 June 2022
Repeat Prescriptions
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...
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Clinical Triage
We are making some changes to our Triage system for managing same day appointment requests. We are doing this because we often have more requests for appointments than we have...
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14 February 2022
Back to School Lunches
Lunchboxes can be a daily challenge – you want to make sure your children eat a variety of healthy foods, but you also want to make sure the lunch will...
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