Dinsdale Medical Centre
Our Patients Are Our Practice
Monday - Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Closed from 12:30pm - 1:30pm everyday
Saturday - Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
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Phone: 07 847 8425
Email: admin@dinsdalemed.co.nz
21 WHATAWHATA ROAD
ABOUT US.
At Dinsdale Medical Centre our patient’s health is our number one priority.
Our friendly and experienced team have been taking care of our patient's health since 2006, offering proactive, quality primary healthcare in a safe and comfortable environment, and delivered in a timely manner. We are committed to building long term relationships with our valued patients, while striving to meet our patient's every need and providing the best possible service.
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WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING NEW PATIENT AT THIS STAGE!
SERVICES.
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Quality Care By Professionals You Can Trust
At Dinsdale Medical Centre we provide a number of services to ensure that our patients are looked after as best as possible and that their needs are met. Listed below are some of the main services that we provide.
Doctor Consultations
Children's Health and Vaccinations
Family Planning, Depo Injections and Mirena/Jadelle Insertion and Removal
Nurse Consultations
Diabetes Care, Heart Health and Smoking Cessation
ACC Consultations
Wound Dressings, Stitches Removal and Liquid Nitrogen
Blood Tests and Blood Pressure Checks
Minor Surgery
Mental Health Care, Skin Checks and Lifestyle Advice
Cervical Smears and Sexual Health Checks
Driver Licence Renewals, WINZ Reviews and Insurance Medicals
To learn more about the services that we provide, click
OUR APPOINTMENT
At Dinsdale Medical Centre we operate by appointment only and our doctors do not see walk-in patients.
Our appointments are allocated for 15 minute intervals only, which is generally enough time to cover one major concern or a couple of minor concerns.
​If you require a longer consultation, please inform reception when booking your appointment.
The fee for extended, 30 minute consultations is $100 or $80 if you have a Community Services Card.
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Please call 07 847 8425 or stop in to our clinic at 21 Whatawhata Road, Dinsdale.
If there are no available appointments when you call, you can ask to be added to our cancellation list or to speak to a nurse.
At Dinsdale Medical Centre we work hard to ensure that are patients are seen as quickly as possible. However, sometimes there may be a small wait due to
unforeseen circumstances, which we apologies for. To help us keep on time, when booking your appointment, please inform reception:
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How many people need to be seen
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Which services you require
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If you have a complex concern or more than one concern that requires an extended consultation
It is important that you arrive on time for your appointment.
If you are more than 10 minutes late to your appointment the doctor may be unable to see you and you may need to rebook your appointment.​
If you are calling us in regard to an emergency, please hang up and dial 111, or go to your nearest emergency centre.
AFTER-HOURS CARE
​If you need treatment outside our opening hours, please phone our after-hours provider, Tui Medical 0800 175 175 or Healthline on 0800 611 116,
or click on the Practice Plus link below to arrange a virtual GP consultation from where you are using your computer or mobile device.
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If you phone our clinic, you will hear the above phone numbers repeated for your reference.
If your emergency is serious, call 111.​​​
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MISSED APPOINTMENTS
We try to see as many patients as we can each day, but we have a limited number of appointments available. If you are no-longer able to attend an appointment that you have booked, you must give us at least 2 hours’ notice before the time your appointment was scheduled for. If you miss your appointment and do not provide notice of this 2 hours before your appointment time you will be charged a non-attendance fee of $25.​
LABORATORY RESULTS
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You will only be notified of test results via phone/text/Manage My Health/ Email/ Mail If your results are abnormal, of concern or require further action to be taken.
We do not contact you if your results are NORMAL.
If you still wish to be notified for NORMAL results, please advise our nurse.
Register for Manage My Health to access all your lab results online.
