Now that NZ has moved to alert level 1 t is promising that we do not have community transmission of COVID -19. However, as a precaution our practice is still taking strict measures to ensure we keep our patients and staff safe. If you phone the practice you will be asked when booking your appointment if you have infectious symptoms, these include but are not limited to, cough, fever, runny nose, and sore throat. If YES you will be asked to remain in your vehicle until the Doctor phones you around your appointment time, you will then be screened and managed accordingly. It is important that patients with the above symptoms are not waiting in our waiting room exposing others. If reception notice you present with any of the above symptoms and are waiting in the waiting room for an appointment, they will discretely kindly ask that you return to your vehicle.
Please note that as the releases from the Ministry of Health are constantly updating this process may change.