Our Services

TE KĀIKA CAVERSHAM

WE ARE NOW ON CONNECTMED!

ConnectMed is an Online Patient Portal for all patients that are already registered with Te Kāika.
You can now view lab results and request your repeat prescriptions online*!
(It is FREE and accessible 24/7). Just click the sign up button to join.

CONNECTMED SIGN UP PROCESS

Be sure to check with us that all your details at Te Kāika are updated. They must be matching to complete the registration process.

ConnectMed is for patients aged 16 years and over.

If more than one member in your whānau is signing up, you each must have your own unique email address.
– View your lab results online
– See your list of medications and request repeat prescriptions.

APPOINTMENTS

Same Day Appointments: Doctor Triage
If you’re quite unwell on the day, call us at 8:45 (9:05 on a Thursday) and our team will ensure one of our doctors call you back.
03 471 9960 – When prompted, Press 1.

Due to Covid-19 all appointments are initially by Telephone
Please call our reception if your appointment is for any of the following:
– New patient (first appointment)
– Double appointments (30-minute duration)
– Casual appointment
– Insurance medicals
– Driver’s license medicals
– Travel medicals
– Minor surgery
– Combined GP & Nurse consults
– Nurse consultations**
**Please note the following are Nurse appointments need to be booked ahead as they require access to the clinic during the pandemic: Immunisations and vaccinations, cardiovascular checks, cervical smears, diabetes checks, change of dressing, blood pressure checks, removal of sutures, liquid nitrogen, ECG (combined with GP consult), aclasta infusions, depo, and iron infusion.

COVID-19 Comprehensive Health Assessments
– Our nurses and doctors will be organising for all our patients that are susceptible to COVID-19 to have a comprehensive health assessment over the telephone.
– This is an important way to ensure you have a proper health plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
– Initial assessment is done by one of our nurses and for those most susceptible a telephone consultation with a doctor will follow.

Appointments CANNOT be made via email or Facebook.
Please call us for bookings.

Phone: 03 471 9960 – When prompted, Press 1.
Phone Hours: 8:45am – 4:45pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
9:00am – 4:45pm Thursdays
Fax: 03 455 8708
Email: reception@tekaika.nz
Operations Manager: Kate Lewis kate.lewis@tekaika.nz

General Practice Costs

GP Phone and Face-to-face Consults
– Free for all enrolled patients under 18 years of age
– $18 for all enrolled patients aged 18 years and over
– $12 for all enrolled patients aged 65 years and over with Community Services Card
– $12 for all enrolled patients over 80 years old
– Casual – CURRENTLY NOT SEEING CASUAL PATIENTS

Nurse Phone and Face-to-face Consults
– Free for all enrolled patients under 18 years of age
– $14 for all enrolled patients 18 – 64 years of age
– $10 for all enrolled patients aged 65 years and over with Community Services Card
– $10 for all enrolled patients over 80 years old
– Costs for procedures vary and may occur a cost on top of the $10 nursing consultation fee.
– Most preventative care consults are at no cost to the patient – please check with your nurse for further information.

ACC surcharge
– Same as phone consult charge for all enrolled patients 18 years and over
– Free for all enrolled patients under 18 years of age

Phone Prescriptions
– $18 to be collected (within 48 hours) – all scripts must be faxed during the COVID-19 Pandemic
– $23 for controlled drug scripts – all scripts must be faxed during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Other costs available at reception

Staff

Operations Manager: Kate Lewis

Doctors: Dr Kim Ma’ia’i (Clinical Director), Dr Niranjan Sharma, Dr Asheer Singh, Dr Sarah Grant (on Maternity Leave until August 2021), Dr Rachael Wright, Dr Gareth Keat

Nurses: Teresa, Kate, Liz, Whitney

Lead Admin: Dora

Reception and Administration: Sheila, Manaia, Marissa, Sarah (enrolment navigator)

Health Care Assistants: Phoenix, Makareta

Kaioraka (Health Improvement Practitioner): Sarah Redfern

NIHO TANIWHĀ - DENTAL CLINIC

FOR DENTAL APPOINTMENTS YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED PATIENT AT TE KĀIKA MEDICAL

Phone: 03 471 9960 – When prompted, Press 3.
Email: dental.tekaika@otago.ac.nz

Dental Costs

Dental costs are similar to Otago University Faculty of Dentistry.
Click here: Faculty of Dentistry Rough Costs

Please note: Payment details for setting up automatic payments may differ from the Dental School. Please ask Niho Taniwhā staff for more information.

Staff

Head Dentist: Dr Gary Marks
Dental Assistants: Sharron Galvin
Kaiwhakahaere Tari: Mackenzie Chapman
Sterilising Staff: Janelle Te Raki & Sheryn McLeod
University of Otago Dental Students Final Year Dental Students on placements during the semester

Supporting whānau to access health, social and education services. For our full range of services, click the button below.

Phone: 03 471 9960 – When prompted, Press 2.
Fax: 03 471 9962
Email: reception@araiteuru.co.nz
General Manager: Shelley Kapua shelley@araiteuru.co.nz