Mornington Health Centre

Spread sunshine this summer, not bugs. If you are sick, rest up at home.

A friendly reminder from MHC that Christmas Season is coming around quickly. To help us accommodate your needs we would appreciate you booking any required routine appointments and getting your prescription requests sent through in advance as our appointments will start to fill quickly over the coming weeks, it will be a busy time for […]

Changes to our after-hours service  Our afterhours service is changing. Health NZ has established a new contract with Dunedin Urgent Doctors. What this means for you:  From 15th December our hours will be Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.   We will no longer provide an after-hours service. We will be closed in the evenings and during weekends and public holidays.   Please still telephone us on 4665011 for all urgent medical or […]

“Please note that this practice is contributing to, and accessing healthcare information from HealthOne –    What is HealthOne?  HealthOne is a secure electronic record that allows registered healthcare professionals directly involved in your healthcare, to quickly access information such as your test results, allergies, medications, GP summaries and hospital information. HealthOne adheres to the […]

We are moving to a new Patient Management System. This means that Manage My Health will no longer be available from 20th October. If you have appointments to book or prescriptions to order, please do it ASAP.  After 20th October you will be able to ring through to do this on 03 466 5011. We […]

A movement studio run by the students of physical education at the University of Otago. GP Poster

Influenza, “the flu”, can be anywhere and is easily spread through talking, coughing and sneezing.  Up to one in five people get influenza every year. Some people can get very sick with the flu while others may not know they have it as they do not feel unwell.  But they can still pass it on […]

MHC continues to offer all nursing services including cervical smears and immunisations.  If your child is due for their immunisations, please phone reception to book an appointment. We ask that only one adult accompanies your child to the practice and no siblings if this is at all possible.

Did you know a GP appointment is for 15 minutes only and this includes time for the GP to write notes, send prescriptions/referrals or complete required paperwork. Doctors are only able to thoroughly manage 1-2 issues per consultation. If you think that you will need longer than 15 minutes with your doctor you may wish […]

Te Whatu Ora Translator Services are available at MHC. If you are needing an interpreter for your consultation, see reception and they can arrange an interpreter for any of the languages listed below. Ki te whai koe i tētahi kaiwhakamārama reo māori mo ōu hui hauora, korero atu ki ngā kaiwhakatau manuhiri hei whakarite. Ki […]

MHC’s policy on wart treatments requires adults with warts to see a GP for confirmation of diagnosis prior to commencing liquid nitrogen treatment with the nurses. This is to ensure that the treatment is the correct course of action.

In 2020, changes were made to the New Zealand guidelines around how asthma in adults and teenagers should be treated.   It has been shown that for most people, (even those with mild or exercise induced asthma) that making a simple change in the type of inhaler and how and when you use it, may reduce […]