• What is a Primary Care Practice?

  A primary care practice is your medical home.  It is the place where the record of all your conditions and…

• What is a Primary Healthcare Service?

  Primary healthcare is a part of the health service that operates from the community and is usually a person's first…

• What is a GP (General Practitioner)?

  GPs are trained to deal holistically (taking into consideration the whole body and environment when offering treatment) with the range…

• Are there any other costs associated with going to the pharmacist?

  Check with your local pharmacy.

• What is an Ophthalmologist?

  Ophthalmologists are doctors who are trained in the study of eyes. Most will be trained in eye surgery, and may…

• Conditions & Treatments

  Helping you to make better health decisions…

• Website Terms and Conditions

  Healthpoint Limited
  These terms and conditions (“Website Terms and Conditions”) apply to the use of this website. In using this…

• What is Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

  As the name suggests, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a condition usually found in older people. It is the leading…

• What to do in a mental health crisis?

  What to do in an emergency…

• Specialist dentists

  If your general dentist identifies a problem with your oral health they will assess if they are able to treat…

• Dental support staff

  Dental Assistants:
  Assist dentists with patient care such as keeping the patient’s mouth clear by using a suction machine, passing…

• Useful resources & websites

  Websites:

  Breast Cancer patient register…

• Free dental care - under 18 years

  From age 0 to Year 8 (last year of intermediate school) dental care is provided by dental therapists in a…

• What is an Optometrist?

  Optometrists are health professionals who specialise in testing eyes. They have been extensively trained not only to test vision but…

• Childhood immunisations (age 6 weeks to 12 years)

  Immunisation is the safest and most effective way to provide protection for you and your tamariki against serious infectious diseases.…

• Translations | Get COVID-19 vaccination information in your language

  Get information in your language on the Unite against COVID-19 website:…

• What is the pharmaceutical schedule?

  The New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule is a list of the approximately 2000 prescription medicines and therapeutic products which are subsidized…

• Age of first dental visit

  Your child should be enrolled in a school/community dental clinic generally before their first birthday. Under the age of 18…

• Decision Support

  How to use research to support your treatment decisions…

• What is an NGO?

  An NGO (Non-government organisation) is a non-profit, independent, community organisation that is not affiliated with central or local government, although…

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