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October Newsletter 2022

COVID-19 Update

To ensure your health and safety, particularly during the winter months, triaging of all appointments and visitors to the centre will continue.

It is essential you inform reception of COVID and/or respiratory symptoms. We can offer you a telehealth appointment.

Community Health

Patient Incontinence Products
We are often asked about adult incontinence pads and how to go about accessing these. Unfortunately they are not available on prescription or free from your general practice. They can be purchased from an incontinence products supplier or pharmacy.

If a patient is eligible, they are partially funded through the hospital system. Eligibility criteria can be discussed with one of our nursing team and if met, the nurse can then refer through to the incontinence nurse at the hospital.

For all your urgent afterhours medical and accident healthcare needs, please go to Lakes Prime Care (07 3481000) or Rotorua Public Hospital.

Repeat Prescriptions

Repeat Prescriptions take 48 hours if received before 4pm on the day – please keep this in mind during this period. (And at any time of the year)

Remember - If you are needing a medication review appointment with your doctor, it is a good idea to bring all your current medications that you are taking to this appointment (in a bag). This will enable you and your doctor to review each item together.