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. Accident & Urgent Medical White Cross specialise in accident and urgent medical care, performing procedures such as plastering, suturing and wound management. X-Ray A radiology service is available on site at White Cross Whangarei (TRG Imaging Ph: 09 437 0549) providing a private radiology service. As a complementary service to White Cross, the radiologists are committed to the provision of a quality diagnostic radiology service responsive to the needs of our patients and referring practitioners. Workplace Injury Management & Recovery As an employer, you can direct your staff to White Cross to manage any injury. We are fully ACC accredited, so we can provide optimal patient care but also provide you with certainty of treatment and manage expectations of down time. We can also provide, relevant to your organisation, alternative duties assessment or, in the case of another practitioner's review, second assessment to assist in optimum patient management. Sports Care Programme If you belong to a Sports Club you qualify for the White Cross Sports Club Card. What does this mean for you? No charge for the doctor’s consultation for ACC when you present at any White Cross clinic with your personalised card (materials and hireage fees may apply). No appointment is necessary at any of the 9 Auckland White Cross clinics 24/7. Staff with specialist training in the diagnosis and management of acute injuries. Radiology and physiotherapy facilities available on site. Prompt access to specialist orthopaedic/hand surgeons within the group. If you or your club would like to become part of the White Cross Sports Club Programme, then call Linda Watson, on 0800 INJURED (0800 465 8733) or email injured@whitecross.co.nz for assistance.

Sometimes your doctor needs to take a sample of blood or urine either to discover what is wrong with you or to measure something in your blood so that the right medication is given to you. These tests could be anything from blood sugar to a full blood count or a sample of tissue to test for cancer. While urine can generally be tested in the surgery, blood and other specimens are usually sent away for testing at a laboratory. Most results come back within 48 hours unless a very rare test is needed which has to go to a specialist lab further away when it might take a little longer.

Applicants for New Zealand visas may be required to provide medical and chest x-ray certificates to demonstrate an acceptable standard of health. Immigration New Zealand uses eMedical, an online platform for processing immigration health examinations. The examining doctor records the applicant’s health examination results in eMedical then electronically submits them to Immigration New Zealand where they are associated with the applicant’s visa application once it is submitted. Only doctors who have been approved by Immigration NZ are able to conduct the medical examinations. The immigration officer who assesses the applicant’s visa application will determine whether they have an acceptable standard of health. Visa applicants requiring an immigration medical examination must make an appointment with an eMedical enabled clinic on Immigration New Zealand’s approved list. If you are applying for a student visa, NZ work permit or NZ visitors permit, you will require a medical and x-ray certificate.To make a booking and find out more information contact us at White Cross Glenfield on 09 444 4244 or White Cross Whangarei on 09 470 1085. http://whitecross.co.nz/services/immigration-medical-services/

Immunisation is the safest and most effective way to provide protection for you and your tamariki’s health. For more information view the NZ immunisation schedule. Childhood Immunisations - ONLY at Westcare White Cross New Lynn, White Cross Glenfield, White Cross Lunn Ave Influenza Vaccinations - ALL White Cross Clinics White Cross offers flu vaccination services during the “flu season” at all our clinics. Just drop in any time for your annual update. https://www.influenza.org.nz/ Workplace Vaccination Programmes - ONLY at Westcare White Cross New Lynn Influenza Vaccinations White Cross offers in-clinic flu vaccination services during the “flu season”. Prepaid vouchers can be supplied to your company enabling employees to be immunised at any White Cross clinic during the influenza programme season. Preventative Healthcare As part of Health and Safety awareness in the workplace, White Cross is able to offer immunisation for Hepatitis A, B, Tetanus, Polio and Typhoid for employees where there is a risk of exposure.