Saturday General Practitioner Consultations/Appointments
We are pleased to advise that we will be trialling a Saturday morning General Practice clinic, running from 9am-1pm. This is for regular patients of this practice to see a GP on a Saturday morning for problems of a non-urgent matter.
To cover the cost of staffing this service, there will be a $10 weekend surcharge on top of normal weekday general practice costs.
Please contact the practice to make a Saturday appointment, and you will be advised which GP is rostered to work the clinic you are enquiring of.
Please note the following still applies:
Problems of an ongoing or persistent nature are best managed by the patient's regular Doctor (General Practitioner) by providing continuity to the patients' care. Appointments for a GP consultation are 15 minutes, if you have complex or multiple problems to discuss with the doctor a double consultation (30 minutes) should be booked.
If you are more than 7 minutes late for your appointment you will need to rebook your appointment or see the urgent care doctor. If you cannot make your appointment and fail to notify us within 1 hour prior to your appointment time, you may incur a fee.
Long Term Condition Management (Repeat Prescriptions)
The Doctors Apollo Long Term Condition Medication Management Process is based on researched safe practice. It is designed to ensure that you, and all our patients, receive the most appropriate treatment and are given the best advice in order to optimize your health and well-being.
If you have not read our Process before please read it before requesting a repeat prescription, by clicking here.
The Doctors Apollo's prescription service aims to complete your repeat prescription requests within 3 working days. If you take regular long-term medications please ensure prescription requests are made in plenty of time to avoid disappointment.
If you require a same-day URGENT PRESCRIPTION ($45), please call us on 09 477 3700 and request it over the phone. Please note the cut-out time for same-day service is 10am. Requests received after 10am will be processed on the next working day.
Thank you for assisting us to care for you.
The ordering of online repeat prescriptions can now only be accessed via our patient portal called ManageMyHealth.
Registration to ManageMyHealth needs to be with the practice staff, and you may be asked for a photo identification and a current email address. Alternatively you can phone the receptionist on 09 4773700 to order your repeat prescription. You will need to provide your name date of birth, contact phone number and the medications you require.
Charges: (please note we do not offer an urgent repeat prescription service - if you need your prescription in less than three working days you will need to come in and see a doctor to get it). All prescription requests for patients 14 years and older are charged based on the time taken for the doctor to review and prepare your prescription and are charged at a flat fee of $35 per patient. Patients not eligible for NZ healthcare funding will incur a higher fee.
You can pick up this prescription from our reception, once you have received notification that it is ready to be collected, or you can request it be faxed to your local pharmacy at no additional cost.
