SERVICES

Browns Bay Family Doctors provide General Medical consultations on any aspect of your health or in relation to any illness you may have;
 

 

General Medical and Prevention Health Care

All of our doctors are affiliated with the Royal New Zealand College of GP’s and can provide a full range of general practice consults.

Well Child Care

Our team is experienced with children and their particular health needs. We provide free doctor consultations to enrolled under 14 years old. All of our nurses are trained in immunisation, and offer B4 school check.

Accidents and Wound Care

We are able to provide care for most minor injuries & accidents. Our nurses are skilled in wound care management.

Maternity

All our GP’s and nurses provide early pregnancy care. We can give you pre pregnancy advice, diagnosis of pregnancy and discuss appropriate management. We can refer you to experienced midwives or obstetricians for ongoing care of your pregnancy and delivery of more sensitive reason of unplanned pregnancy.

Contraception and Sexual Health

Our doctors provide gynaecological services which include sexual health checks, family planning and birth control services including Jadelle, IUCD & Mirena insertion and removal and cervical smear screening. We can also advise you on issues on fertility.

Our Nurses are available for cervical smear or HPV swab taking.

Minor Surgery

1. Doctors Howarth, Bhuthoji, and Hadler provide minor surgery services & do surgical procedures.
2. Please talk to your doctor about your procedure, as costs will vary & some of them are covered by your insurance.
3. Examples include excision of moles both cosmetic and suspicious for cancer, in-growing toenails and cysts.
4. If you have a suspicious lesion, or just don’t like a mole or skin tag, ask the doctor.

Travel Health

It is generally best to book a double appointment if you want travel advice. We stock most of the standard travel vaccines and are able to advise you on your specific country and routes of travel.

Nurse Clinics

We offer a number of nurse services. These include, but are not limited to:

Using private consultation rooms, our nurses are able to consult one-on-one with you, for such things as health screening, cardiovascular risk assessment, or lifestyle advice.

If you have a chronic medical condition such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or asthma, our nurses can assist greatly in helping you manage your condition.

A Nurse consultation fee may apply.

Cardiovascular Disease CVD risk assessment

This General Practice is participating in the national CVD Risk Assessment Service. If you are between 30 and 74 years old, this Service can provide us with information about your likely risk of having a serious cardiovascular event in the next five years. We can use this information to help you with your healthcare choices.

You should get a heart and diabetes check if you are in one of these groups:

Māori, Pacific and South-Asian man over 30 or woman over 40

European man over 45 and European woman over 55

you have a family history of heart problems.

have a severe mental illness, a CVD assessment is recommended from age 25.

To use the Service, some information about you is securely sent by us to the ‘calculator’ operated by Te Whatu Ora. This information includes your NHI, age, sex, ethnicity, height and weight as well as other relevant health history about you. Your risk percentage is then returned to us so we can work with you to manage any risk identified. You do not need to participate in the Service if you do not wish to – please let us know if you do not wish to use the Service.
For more detailed information about how your information is used by the Service, please review the full Privacy Statement that is on the Te Whatu Ora website. Your information will be managed carefully and in accordance with the Privacy Act, and Health Information Privacy Code. Your information may be used by Te Whatu Ora for healthcare service planning, statistical analysis, and reporting and for approved research services. No reports produced will contain identifiable information.
If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information or to have it corrected, please contact the
Service at ltc@health.govt.nz, or write to the Te Whatu Ora Privacy Officer at
hnzprivacy@health.co.nz.

Diabetes Checks 

People with Diabetes and prediabetes can access free checks with a Nurse to monitor your diabetes to prevent long term consequences and support you to lead a longer healthier life.

Asthma assessments  

these are offered free with a nurse to monitor your Asthma, make medication recommendations, provide education, and create an emergency action plan. As you grow and age your needs change and medication adjustments may be needed to help you control your asthma.

Breast screening 

annual breast checks with your GP and free mammograms every 2 years are recommend for women age 45-69 or sooner if you have identified changes or have a family history of breast cancer. Breast examinations by your GP should also continue after age 69.

Cervical screening

anyone with a cervix age 25-70 should be screened for cervical cancer and HPV (Human Papilloma virus). Depending on your history, there are 2 options available; a swab or a smear. This screening is free for Māori and Pacific wāhine or whānau aged 25 to 69, and anyone aged between 30 and 69 who has never had a cervical screen or has not had a cervical screen in the last 5 years.

Skin Checks

Skin cancer is particularly common in New Zealand. A spot check should be carried out every year, especially in fair skinned people. Any new skin spots that are unusual should be checked out as soon as possible.

Prostate Checks

This can start with a blood test PSA if this returns as elevated, you will need a physical examination with your GP. Certain activities can elevate your PSA, so should be avoided prior to the test. e.g. Cycle or horse riding, ejaculation within 48hrs, certain medications- check with your GP.

The risk factors for prostate cancer are:

Age: the risk of prostate cancer increases from age 50

A close family member (e.g. father or brother) affected by prostate cancer

Lynch syndrome (a rare genetic disorder)

Being overweight or obese increases the risk of advanced prostate cancer

 

Bowel Screening

 is free and offered every two years to people aged 60 to 74 years who are eligible for publicly funded health care. The test can be done at home and is simple to do.

Your doctor can initiate screening earlier with a family history of bowel cancer.

Zolendronate (ACLASTA) Infusions

This is an infusion of a bone strengthening medication that is now funded for many people, for the treatment of osteoporosis and pagets disease. If you meet the criteria, the cost of the infusion is $130 for enrolled patients or $210 for non-enrolled patients which include a doctors appointment prior to the infusion.

Appearance Medicine

Dr Hind Al-Zubaidi has a diploma in appearance medicine and she is a member of NZSCM. Her specialty is PRP, Anti-wrinkle treatment, Dermal Fillers, Microneedling and Peels. For more information you can visit her website facesecretsmedical.co.nz or email dralzubaidy@msn.com

Visiting Specialist

We have a registered Psychologist Michael Vaughan specialising in child psychology who works from our rooms. Inquiries regarding appointments contact 09 442 2241.