Infectious Diseases | Counties Manukau

Acute Patients Middlemore Hospital 
If you are acutely unwell, your GP may refer you to the Acute Assessment and Admitting Service in the Emergency Department at the front of Middlemore Hospital. The Medical team working in the Emergency Care Department will look after you, and if your condition is considered to be an infection, advice may be requested from the Infectious Diseases specialty. You may be admitted to hospital for investigation and treatment

Outpatients

If the referral is less urgent and the referring doctor is requesting help in the management of your condition, the doctor will request an appointment in the Infectious Diseases outpatient clinic.  Waiting times for the appointment depend on the urgency of the condition as outlined in the information supplied by your doctor, but vary between 2 weeks and 1-2 months.

In the outpatient clinic you will be seen by a member of the medical specialist team who will ask questions about your illness, examine you and possibly order further investigations. This may involve having, for example, x-rays or blood tests and then returning to clinic when all the results have been received.  Once a diagnosis is made, management of your condition will be outlined to you and you will either be requested to return to the clinic or to see your GP for follow-up.

Infectious Diseases outpatient clinics are held on:

·         Thursday mornings 

Not all referrals are seen in a face-to-face consultation; instead your doctor may receive advice on how to manage your condition or investigate it further.

There are no charges for services to public patients if you are lawfully in New Zealand and meet one of the Eligibility Directions specified criteria set by the Ministry of Health. 

It is important to note that if your healthcare contact with Infectious Diseases is for the investigation or treatment of tuberculosis, this fulfils the Eligibility criteria and you will not have to pay for the care provided.

If you do not meet the criteria, you will be required to pay for the full costs of any medical treatment you receive.

To check whether you meet the specified eligibility criteria, visit the Ministry of Health website www.moh.govt.nz/eligibility

For any applicable charges, please phone the Accounts Receivable Office on (09) 2760060.

www.countiesmanukau.health.nz/