Today the Government has announced changes to the vaccination plan in response to Omicron. Here are the key points: The Government has announced the interval between the second dose and the booster shot will be reduced from 6 months to 4 months effective immediately. OneHealth will commence bookings from 11 January 2022. Should you [...]
OneHealth has yet to commit to the administering of Covid vaccines. However, patients can rest assured they will be receiving their vaccine invite as outlined in the Ministry of Health vaccine roll-out plan. The Ministry of Health has confirmed there is sufficient supply of the Pfizer vaccine for district health boards to deliver more than [...]
Auckland moved back to Alert Level One effective Thursday 8/10/2020. However, for infection control purposes, our practice remains separated into two zones: GREEN ZONE: Located internally, for patients without respiratory symptoms RED ZONE: Located externally, in the cabin opposite the café, for patients WITH respiratory symptoms We ask everyone entering our [...]
We are an approved COVID-19 testing practice. Should you have a cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, cold symptoms, loss of smell/taste, with or without a fever, then please phone the practice on 09 522 2800 for assistance. Our team will then manage your presentation to the practice - this will be either by a [...]
If you are concerned you may been exposed to coronavirus, then please phone: Healthline on 0800 358 5453. Should Healthline advise you to see your OneHealth GP, then please phone us first on 09 522 2800 before coming to the practice. NB: Magazines and children's toys have been removed, from our waiting room, for infection [...]
Auckland Regional Public Health Services have advised of two measles cases in Auckland and Auckland’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Willian Rainger, says that while isolated cases are inevitable, an outbreak remains unlikely. However, he advises "Measles is one of the most contagious airborne diseases, and is infectious before the rash appears. It is [...]
What is meningococcal disease? Meningococcal disease is caused by a bacterium (Neisseria meningitides) and has the potential to kill, or maim, within hours of the first appearance of symptoms. The disease can be caused by several groups (strains) of the meningococcal bacteria so you will often hear the name followed by letters including A, B, [...]
October 2018 It is with regret that we inform you Dr Nikki Retford, who recently reduced her shifts to two days per week, will be leaving OneHealth at the end of this year. Nikki was with OneHealth when we opened our doors in May 2009 and has been a major contributor to the success of [...]
For a number of years now, the month of November has become a time for making extra efforts to raise awareness and take action about issues that affect the health of men. In this blog we’ll be talking specifically about one major men’s health issue, prostate cancer. Although we all understand the wisdom in the [...]
Nov, 2017 Tuesday, 14 November is World Diabetes Day, the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign aimed a reaching a global audience of over 1 billion people in more than 160 countries. In New Zealand, World Diabetes Day will also coincide with Diabetes Awareness Week, which runs from 12 to 18 November. Why all this extra [...]
