The Doctors Napier, Greenmeadows and Ahuriri

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Please see below an update from Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora regarding changes to funding for our rangatahi/youth population between 14 and 24 years of age.

Eligibility criteria for funded services will be changing from 01 September. Funded services will now only be available for those who meet the criteria listed. Any 14-24 year olds who do not fall into one of the categories will now have to pay to see a Doctor/Nurse Practitioner ($55) or Practice Nurse ($40).

Whilst we know that this is a disappointing change for many of our patients, we ask that you are kind to our staff as they have no control over these changes and are as disappointed as you.

Feedback about this change should be sent directly to Te Whatu Ora.

If you have visited any of our clinics in the last couple of weeks you may have received a survey to complete 📝 The survey will be sent via email or text the day after your appointment.

The patient survey allows us to learn from your experience at the practice, and helps us to continuously work on improving the service and care we provide.

The survey is completely anonymous so unless you leave your contact details in the comments box, we won't be able to contact you to discuss your response.

If you don't want to receive the survey, there is an opt out option on the email, or reply STOP if you have received the survey via text.

We look forward to receiving your feedback 😀

The Doctors Napier Ltd

Dear patients,

Please accept our apologies if you experienced issues getting through to us this afternoon. There was a nationwide issue with some phone lines.

We apologise for for any inconvenience.

The team at The Doctors

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WE ARE HIRING 🌟

✔️ Are you an experienced receptionist?

✔️ Do you want to work for one of New Zealand's leading primary health care organisations?

The Doctors Napier Ltd is looking for an experienced receptionist to join our friendly team 😃
Working 40 hours per week on a rota basis you will be the first person our patients see when they arrive for their appointment, you will deal with invoicing and payments as well as booking appointments.
If this sounds like you, please email your CV and cover letter to Tari Curtis, Medical Centre Manager at [email protected]

The June 2024 Newsletter is now available on our website 😃 Click the link below or head over to our website to view.

June 2024 - Patient Newsletter Winter is on it’s way!We hope that we are keeping well and staying warm as we approach winter. One way to stay well is to get your flu vaccine, there is more information about the flu vaccine below.Public Holiday opening hours Our clinic opening hours for 3rd June and 28th June are as follows: The...

The weather is looking lovely for the long weekend 😎 We hope that you will have a chance to spend quality time with friends and whānau and make the most of the good weather.

Should you need medical care over the weekend, our opening hours are:

✨ The Doctors Napier
Walk-in service open from 8am to 8pm every day
✨The Doctors Greenmeadows
Closed
✨The Doctors Ahuriri
Closed

However you are spending your weekend, have fun and look after yourselves 😃

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And the winner is...........

You may remember when we launched our Flu Vaccine campaign we announced that everybody who had their flu vaccine in April would be entered into a draw to win a 55" smart TV ⭐️

Over 1,200 patients were vaccinated and had their names entered into the draw.....the lucky winner, drawn by our Acting Nurse Manager was our lovely patient Joy 😃

Joy told our General Manager that she has never won anything before so she was delighted to receive the TV.

Joy is pictured here being presented with the TV by our Acting Nurse Manager and one of our Senior Nurses.

If you haven't had yet your flu vaccine, it's not too late, contact our reception team to book an appointment.

Wearing pink today to show support for Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa.

Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

FLU CLINICS 2024 🤒

Flu season is just around the corner and your best defence against the flu is to get an annual vaccine.

To book an appointment for your FLU vaccine please phone, or call in to reception.

We are also have walk-in, no appointment necessary clinics. Waiting times for our walk-in clinics will vary.

FLU CLINICS 2024 🤒

Flu season is just around the corner and your best defence against the flu is to get an annual vaccine. We have dedicated flu vaccine clinics available throughout April. The clinic schedule is below, available appointment times are:

Monday to Friday from 9am to 4:30pm
Saturday from 9am to 1pm

To book an appointment at one of our dedicated clinics please phone, or call in to reception.

We are also have walk-in, no appointment necessary clinics for those who cannot get to us during the scheduled clinic times. Waiting times for our walk-in clinics will vary.

We hope you are all looking after yourselves in the hot weather 🌞
Thanks to our colleagues at Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay for sharing some really useful information about how to look after yourself in the heat 🥵

Enjoy the weekend and the weather 😎 but make sure you stay safe.

As temperatures rise, it’s important to watch out for dehydration, especially in babies, older adults and people who work outside.

Ways to recognise mild dehydration:
- a dry, sticky mouth and tongue
- feeling lightheaded or weak
- a headache
- feeling very tired
- dark yellow or brown wee
- not going to the toilet as much, or fewer wet nappies (or not as wet as usual).

Ways to prevent dehydration:
- Always drink plenty of fluids during the day, especially when working or exercising in the sun.
- Water is best. Avoid high-sugar, high-calorie drinks such as undiluted fruit juice, fizzy drinks and sports drinks. Caffeinated and alcoholic drinks can make dehydration worse.
- Carry on breastfeeding, or bottle feeding your pēpi/baby as normal. You may need to feed them more often and drink extra liquid yourself if you are breastfeeding.
- Drink plenty of fluids if you have diarrhoea, vomiting or fever – see your doctor if you cannot keep fluids down.

More advice for pēpi and tamariki: https://healthify.nz/health-a-z/d/dehydration-children-and-babies/
More advice for adults: https://healthify.nz/health-a-z/d/dehydration-adults/
If you need to kōrero with someone, call your healthcare provider or Healthline for free on 0800 611 116 anytime.
☀️ ☀️ Noho ora i tēnei raumati ☀️

🎅 From all of the staff at The Doctors Napier Group, we wish you and your whānau a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year 🎅

🎅 We hope you don't, but if you do need medical care over the holiday season, here are the opening hours for our clinics 🎅

‼️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ‼️

Due to an increase of Covid-19 cases within our clinics, we are taking a number of precautions to keep our staff and patients safe:

❗️ Our Ahuriri Clinic will be closed on Friday 8th December 2023. If you have an appointment on this day you will be asked to attend one of our other clinics and you will receive a separate text about this.
❗️ The situation for each clinic will be reviewed daily and if further closures are needed we will notify affected patients by SMS.
❗️ All our staff will be wearing masks and we ask that patients attending the clinics do the same. Masks will be available at reception.
❗️ Staff and patients will need to use hand sanitiser when entering and exiting the clinics.
❗️ A deep clean will be taking place across all of our clinics.

Please be assured that we are doing all we can to minimise the transmission of the virus.

‼️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ‼️

Please be aware that our clinics and phone lines will be closing at 5:30pm on Friday 1st December.

The walk-in clinic at The Doctors Napier will re-open at 8am on Saturday 2nd December.
The Doctors Greenmeadows and The Doctors Ahuriri will re-open at 8:30am on Monday 4th December.

If you have a medical emergency please dial 111.

‼️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ‼️

Due to an essential technology upgrade our walk-in clinic at Munroe Street will be CLOSED this weekend, Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th November.

If you have urgent care needs you will need to attend City Medical on Wellesley Road in Napier.

For medical emergencies dial 111.

To support Diabetes Awareness month The Doctors Greenmeadows is organising a Diabetes Walk 🚶‍♀️🚶 on Saturday 18th November. Leaving The Doctors Greenmeadows at around 8:30am, crossing over the road and doing a lap around Anderson Park (fingers crossed the sun stays out 🤞🌞)

The walk is open to everyone and is suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

To tie in with the theme, if you are joining us please wear something blue and wear your sneakers 👟 (if you can).

We hope to see you there!!

This year's theme for Diabetes Awareness Month is Eyes on Diabetes 👀 Did you know that for many years diabetes has been the leading cause of people developing blindness in New Zealand 🤔

Key Facts about Diabetes and sight:

👀 Having Diabetes can affect your sight.
👀 There is a lot you can do to cut down the chance of damaging your sight.
👀 There is also a lot that can be done to halt existing damage.
👀 Diabetes eye damage must be picked up early for it to be successfully stopped or treated.
👀 It is very important that your Doctors refers you to your local Diabetes Services Retinal Screening Program as soon as you are diagnosed.

This Diabetes Awareness Month we are encouraging people to book their annual Diabetes check up here at The Doctors Napier, Greenmeadows, Ahuriri and EIT. Call our friendly reception team on 06 835 4696 to book your annual check up today.

Visit www.diabetesactionmonth.org.nz for more information about Diabetes.

Are you a male over 20? ✅
Are you registered with The Doctors Napier Group? ✅
If so, this one’s for you 😃

We are excited to announce our new Men's Health Clinic which will run every Thursday in November, which coincides with Movember.

The Men’s Health Clinic is at our site on Munroe Street and is run by Dr Owen Kelly GP and Registered Nurse Giles Harnden-Taylor, both of whom are passionate about promoting men’s health.

You will have 2 appointments;
1) You will see Giles who will run some tests 🩺, including blood, blood tests and a heart ECG (if indicated) ❤️
2) A week after you will have a 30-minute consultation with Dr Kelly 🧑‍⚕️who can address your specific men’s health needs, discuss your blood test results with you and provide a focused examination.

And best of all, anyone who books an appointment with the Men’s Health Clinic in November will receive a 34% discount against normal charges, so you only pay $65 instead of $190. And that’s not all, 10% of the consultation charge for every appointment booked through the Men’s Health Clinic will be donated to the Movember charity.

Why is men's health so important?? Well, here's a few statistics that you might not know:
• Globally, we lose a man to su***de every minute.
• Testicular cancer is the #1 cancer among young guys.
• Around the globe, over 10 million men are living with prostate cancer.

We're sure you'll agree that these are shocking statistics, we don't want you to be one of those statistics. Don’t delay, book your appointment today by contacting our reception team on 06 835 4696.

Did you know:

📌Globally we lose one man to su***de EVERY MINUTE of EVERY HOUR of EVERY DAY
📌 Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15-34
📌 Prostate cancer is the most common for men over 45

This is why our clinics across Napier, Greenmeadows & Ahuriri have decided to join the Order of the Mo and sign up as a team, imaginatively named In Mo Ways Than One, to raise funds for Movember.

Some of our nurses and doctors will be growing a Mo 🥸whilst some of our ladies will be walking/ running 60km during the month 🚶‍♀️

Head on over to our team's Mo Space by clicking the link https://movember.com/t/in-mo-ways-than-one?mc=1 to see how the team are getting involved and how you can donate to raise much needed funds for men's health.

Today is the last of the Five Ways, Five Days for Mental Health Awareness Week. Today's theme is Keep Learning | Mo Ako Tonu 📖✏️

Keep Learning refers to ‘exercising our mind’ – almost like taking our brain to the gym. Any activity that challenges our thinking and expands our consciousness improves our ability to think 🧠

How about making a cuppa and grabbing a good book? Maybe puzzles such as Sudoku or crosswords are your thing. Or maybe you want to learn a new language 🗣 There are lots of ways to Keep Learning, for more ideas head over to our blog at https://www.thedoctorsnapier.com/ or go to https://mhaw.nz/

Today is Day 4 of Mental Health Awareness Week. The focus of today is Connect | Me Whakawhanaunga 🙋‍♀️

Connection is the ngākau/heart of our wellbeing. It weaves us together, making us feel seen, heard, and understood. When we nurture meaningful connections with others, we fuel our own happiness.

There are lots of ways to connect; organise a bbq or picnic🧺 with friends and whānau, call an old friend have a kōrero 🗣, introduce yourself to new kaimahi/ emploee at work 🙋‍♂️....the list goes on. for more ideas head over to our blog at https://www.thedoctorsnapier.com/ or go to https://mhaw.nz/

Today is Day 3 of Mental Health Awareness Week. The focus of today is Be Active | Me Kori Tonu 🚶‍♀️🚶🚴‍♀️🏊‍♂️

Widely recognised as being crucial for physical health and fitness, being active is also a powerful mood booster. Being active can not only make us feel good, it also enhances our thinking and learning abilities.

There are lots of ways to stay active, and best of all a lot of them are free. Grab your whānau and go for a walk, dance to your favourite tunes, get off the bus one stop early and walk the rest of the way. The possibilities to Be Active are endless, head over to our blog at https://www.thedoctorsnapier.com/ or go to https://mhaw.nz/ for more ideas 😀

‼️IMPORTANT INFORMATION‼️

Please note that all clinics will be closing at 4:30pm on Friday 22nd September to allow for essential technology upgrades.

Our walk-in service will close earlier than this to allow all appointments to be complete by 4:30pm.

The walk-in service will resume at 8:00am Saturday 23rd September.

It's day two of Mental Health Awareness Week 🧠 Today's focus is Give|Tukua.

Give refers to actions based on kindness, altruism, or generosity. Carrying out acts of kindness boosts our happiness, life satisfaction, and overall wellbeing.

Head over to our blog at https://www.thedoctorsnapier.com/ or go to https://mhaw.nz/ for inspiration of how you can give today 😀