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At Ōamaru Doctors you and our dependants do receive lower costs visits if you have a Community Services Card (CSC). An adult with a CSC won’t pay more than $19.50 for a standard visit with a doctor and young people aged 14 to 17 years who have a parent or caregiver with a CSC will be charged no more than $13.00 for a GP consult.
Medical services are now free for children aged 13 years and under, this includes ACC consults.
Our standard adult enrolled fee to see a doctor is $50.00 (ACC $39.00) .
The standard consultation time is 15 minutes, longer consults are charged a higher rate.
Young adults (18-24 years) do pay $42.50 (ACC $38.00) and teenagers (14-17 years) $37.50 (ACC $ 32.00).
The consultation fee for casual patients (who are not enrolled with us and therefore non-eligible for government subsidies but are eligible NZ residents) is $71.00.
For patients who are non-eligible overseas patients, the charge is $96.00 for a weekday consult.
Repeat prescriptions can be requested online. We do have a duty to review our patient’s medical conditions when repeating medical prescriptions. We might have to ask you to come in to see a doctor first. The cost for repeat prescriptions is $20.00. Please allow 24 hours for scripts to be ready. If they are urgently required (on the same day) or have to be sent to a pharmacy out of town, the fee will be $23.00.
Our fees may change from time to time. Please feel free to enquire at Reception if you wish to confirm a fee before you accept our services.
Accounts are payable on the day of consultation. Payment is available at the practice by Cash, Eftpos or Credit Card.
New: We are introducing “Pay by Link” as a simple, secure and convenient way to pay your invoice right from your device. You don’t need to create an account or download any apps. We will simply send you a secure payment link by email or text.
Direct credit payments into our bank account are still possible. Please note that we have a new bank account for payments: 03-0937-0090535-001.
Please speak with our Practice Manager to arrange a payment plan if you would like to discuss a payment plan.
Overdue accounts might incur an administration fee.
Healthcare in New Zealand is not free to the patient but it is subsidised by the Ministry of Health and by ACC if you are enrolled with us. The remaining fee, the co-payment, is charged to the patient. Co-payments depend on the timing and type of service you receive and vary between medical centres.
Please contact our friendly team if you would like to enrol with us. However, we have limited capacity to accept new patients. Family and whānau members of already enrolled patients will have preference.
Thanks for your kind understanding.
IN AN EMERGENCY PLEASE DIAL 111. Please be considerate of our hard working team, the lines might be busy. The after hours number for all of Ōamaru is 03 434 9444.
October 2024
SOFTWARE UPGRADE:
We are currently upgrading our patient managament system to provide you with even better service in the future. This upgrade causes lots of extra work for our busy team and some delays in our everyday work. We do thank you kindly for your understanding and your patience.
ONLINE SERVICES:
You might have received an email from Manage My Health informing you about a new result available. This message was sent automatically due to the software upgrade mentioned above. We apologise for this error. There is no reason for concern. Your privacy hasn’t been compromised and your results haven’t been shared with third parties. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us (03 434 1000) if you would like to discuss this further. Our friendly team is available to help.
RESULTS:
Patients will only be notified of results that require action. This is the “no news is good news policy”. You are able to check your results via the patient portal Manage My Health. Patients may also call Reception and request a nurse to call back if they want to discuss their results.
COUGH, COLD, SORE THROAT AND OTHER FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS:
Please call prior to coming in. We will phone triage you and make the necessary arrangements at that time. This may be to have a Covid-19 swab (RAT test or PCR) or to have a consultation with the doctor. This is to keep you, our staff and all our patients safe.