We are a well-established medical centre in Te Atatū South, West Auckland. We offer a full range of general practice services including a professional skin clinic. We have served our community for many decades and have always gone the extra mile to understand the needs of our patients. We have achieved this through engaging the most knowledgeable doctors and professional staff. NEW ENROLMENTS WELCOME!
Consultations are by appointment only and our consultation time is 15 minutes.
UNAVOIDABLE FEES INCREASE
Dear Patient
It is with regret that we will be increasing the fees we charge you, our patients from 1st September 2024. However, we have kept the fee increase to the minimum possible at this point in time.
We have tried to hold off from increasing our fees as we know households are struggling at the moment with the increased cost of living. We understand this increase will only make healthcare more unaffordable and more inequitable.
However, with government funding increasing at only 4.88% in the last year, and our costs having risen more than 9% this last 12 months alone, we have been left with no other choice.
We have warned the government on multiple occasions that if they didn’t increase funding levels, we would have to increase fees to help cover our costs or we would have to close the practice. Frustratingly, our warnings have been disregarded.
Please know this is the last resort, and is not a decision we have taken lightly, as we truly understand the impact this will have on whānau.
We strongly encourage you to write to the Minister of Health, Dr Shane Reti, along with your local MP (we can provide you with a templated letter and contact details or you can draft your own), expressing your dismay at the increase in fees and outlining the impact the increase will have on you and your whānau.
Ngā mihi nui,
Te Atatū South Medical Centre
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Please be patient and please be kind – our staff works extremely hard at all times to cater to your needs. If the phone lines are busy, please email – someone will get back to you.
