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A Warm Welcome to Practice Nurse Sam Voss Ostend Medical Centre is thrilled to welcome UK-trained Nurse Practitioner Sam Voss to our clinic family.    Sam qualified as a nurse in 2008 and has spent her career living and working in many of the same…

The Christmas buzz is in the air, and we want to remind our patients that Ostend Medical Centre will be CLOSED on 25th/26th December and 1st/2nd January. If you need an urgent medical appointment on one of the Public Holidays, you have access…

Ostend Medical Centre has recently made some changes to our urgent care service, all designed to help you be seen more efficiently and to keep patients and staff well by reducing unnecessary trips to the clinic.  We’re delighted to report that…

Celebrate Spring with Waiheke Health Trust! We’re excited to invite you to two upcoming events being hosted by Ostend Medical Centre, part of the Waiheke Health Trust.  What better way to celebrate the arrival of more sunshine and warmer weather than…

Welcome Back Dr Zoe Douglass! The excitement is building here at Ostend Medical Centre in anticipation of the return of Dr Zoe Douglass in early October.  We know that many of you have stayed connected with Zoe in recent years through…

Men’s Health: The recent event attracted over 100 people, mostly men of all ages, who were brought together to listen to an expert panel of clinicians in a discussion on many important topics.
Also in this article:
– Steroid Injections
– Flu and Covid Vaccines still available
_ Prescription Planning
and more…

June is Men’s Health month Join us on the 25th, 7pm at the RSA for a panel discussion in a safe space on important topics for men’s health. Also this month: Dying Well care plan booklets still available and group facilitation on 20th May. Community-Focused Healthcare from Ostend Medical and Waiheke Health Trust…

Join us for In Focus – The Unseen Journey of Compassion, Commitment and Care Without the support of the Waiheke Health Trust, Jonny, Christine and Mel Stevens would not be able to stay together as a whānau in their Waiheke Island home. …

Book Now for our April Flu Clinic! A yearly flu vaccine is recommended for everyone over 6 months old. It is free if you are aged 65 and over, if you are pregnant, and for lots of other people. The flu…

An open discussion on what matters at the end of life We would like to invite you to attend an important, open discussion on what matters at the end of life. This event, featuring expert doctors, is presented at Waiheke Health Trust and…

More Options for After Hours Care Beginning on the 23rd of January, Ostend Medical Centre will be open from 7:30am on Thursdays and Fridays.  This is to create more access to urgent, after hours care on the island and to increase…

Happy Holidays from Ostend Medical Centre and Waiheke Health Trust! Hi there The Christmas buzz is in the air, and we want to make sure that our patients are planning ahead for the holidays.  Ostend Medical Centre will be CLOSED on 25th/26th December…

Get Protected Against Pertussis Today Ostend Medical Centre joins Te Whatu Ora in calling for all high-risk patients, particularly pregnant people, children and high-risk adults, to make sure that they are vaccinated against pertussis (whooping cough).  With the country on the…

Advance Care Planning Health NZ Te Whatu Ora describes Advance Care Planning as ‘a process of thinking and talking about your values and goals and what your preferences are for your current and future health care.’  It is something that we…

Information on the HRT Shortage We have been contacted over the past few weeks by many patients who have been impacted by the ongoing shortage of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). We understand that the uncertainty has caused significant anxiety and are…

Hi there If you come into Ostend Medical Centre on a Thursday or Friday with an acute complaint, chances are that at least the initial part of your appointment will be handled by our newly hired Extended Care Paramedic (ECP), Geoff…

Collaborating for our Tamariki  In addition to operating Ostend Medical Centre, Waiheke Health Trust is contracted by Te Whatu Ora to provide community services such as District Nursing, Allied Health Services and Social Work.  It also has a Well Child Tamariki…

Hi there Ostend Medical is Accepting New Patients Having successfully recruited additional nursing staff in recent months, including our new Nurse Team Leader Barbara Sangster, Ostend Medical Centre is now able to accept new patients.  If you have friends or family…

After many months of fundraising, equipment purchases, treatment room fit out and technology calibration, the island’s first ultrasound service opened for patients at Waiheke Health Trust on 12 March.  The service is staffed by sonographer Samantha Buchanan, who moved to the…

Hi there Because we don’t have dedicated urgent care centres on Waiheke, the medical centres have staff on site each day to deal with acute medical situations that need immediate treatment. Unfortunately, we have found in recent months that this service…

Introducing “Ka Ora Telecare” – a new after-hours telehealth service providing medical advice for rural communities. Ostend Medical Centre completed the registration process with Ka Ora in December, making the service available to our patients, as well as island visitors, who…

Kia ora Wishing you and your family and whānau a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Please note our opening times over the festive season. Repeat Prescriptions: Order your repeat prescriptions now for the holidays. After Hours Service  ALWAYS CALL 111…

Kia ora Raising Funds for Ultrasound   Currently when members of our island community need an ultrasound for pregnancy, injury or diagnosis, they have to travel to Auckland. This results in up to a full day away from work and whānau, significant…

Kia ora Welcome to the Ostend Medical October Newsletter New Cervical Screening Test Did you know that of the 180 people who get cervical cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand every year, 85% have either never been screened or have not had…

Together Threads Our Health Coach Stephanie and Health Improvement Practitioner Rozanne recently kicked off a new community group, ‘Together Threads’.  They would like to invite you to come along and immerse yourself in these weekly sessions which focus on boosting health…