Your GP's surgery is far more than a place to go when you are feeling unwell and needing a quick cure. The doctor who sees you has gone through an extensive medical training to equip her or him to help children and adults of all ages with a range of physical and emotional difficulties. GPs are at the centre of the healthcare hub and will be aware of services and expertise that are available locally and further-a-field. GPs are also aware of the link that stress and unhappy life events have on physical health so know when to suggest a talking therapy rather than medication. East Care is an extension of your family doctor’s practice. Offering urgent accident and medical services in East Auckland is part of our ongoing commitment to our East Auckland community. Whether you need urgent A&E care or casual medical clinic services, we’re here. Our East Auckland community has trusted the East Care team for medical care since 1989. Furthermore, our growing health care hub has a range of Urgent and Non-Urgent services, Nursing services, Specialists and wrap-around medical services.

Primary care practices offer a range of services and are able to deal with most minor accident care. If they are not able to deal with an injury they will refer on to the appropriate service.

An ECG is a recording of your heart's electrical activity. Electrode patches are attached to your skin to measure the electrical impulses given off by your heart. The result is a trace that can be read by a doctor. It can give information of previous heart attacks or problems with the heart rhythm.