Our Services – Warkworth Medical Centre
The practice operates from 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday and Saturday morning clinics (8am-12.30pm) which are shared with Kowhai Surgery. Outside these hours, patients are connected in the first instance to a nurse triage service. The Practice does (subject to appointment availability) provide accident and emergency services.
When we are closed there is a Walk-in Accident and Medical facility at 77 Morrison Drive Warkworth open 8am–8pm, 7 days. There is one ambulance based in the area and use is made of the rescue helicopter service. Three local volunteer fire services also provide first response care as required.
Doctors:
- General medical services
- Accident and emergency services
- Minor surgery
- Chronic disease management
- Repeat prescriptions (48 hours notice required unless urgent. An additional cost applies for urgent repeat prescriptions)
- Antenatal pregnancy management
- Infant and well child checks
- Palliative care management
- Travel medicine
- Dive medicals (commercial and recreational)
- Aged care services
- Immigration Medicals (Adult $310 child $250)
- Vasectomy surgery
- Well Man Check
This includes a physical examination, relevant blood tests such as blood count, prostate tests, and organ function tests and any necessary follow up. Please allow time for a double appointment. - Well Woman Check
This includes a physical examination, cervical smear, breast examination and x-ray form for mammography, lab form for relevant blood tests and any necessary follow up. Please allow time for a double appointment.
Visiting specialists
- For your convenience, specialists from the following disciplines hold regular clinics at our Warkworth rooms:
- Orthopaedics
- General surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Gynaecology
- Podiatry
- Urology
Nurses
Some of the services provided by our nurses require a referral from the doctor. Please ask to speak to a nurse for more details.
General
- Immunisations and vaccinations including flu vaccination
- Ear syringing
- Blood pressure checks
- Dressings.
- Post surgery checks
- Casts for fracture management.
- Liquid nitrogen
- Weight management
- Blood tests (for patients unable to get to the laboratory in Warkworth).
- Spirometry
- Tympanometry (middle ear function test).
- Test results and reports
- Recall service for health screening
- Pregnancy tests
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
- Quit Smoking Programme. One-on-one clinic appointments available.
- Cholesterol management advice.
- Cardio-vascular disease – screening and follow up.
Chronic Disease Management
- Asthma support and advice – one-on-one clinic appointments available.
- Care Plus – for people with two or more classified chronic conditions.
- Diabetes – advice and support, including an annual fully funded check.