waikato doctors recommendation
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Topic: waikato doctors recommendation
Posted By: TysMummy
Subject: waikato doctors recommendation
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 1:21pm
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im looking for a new doctor speciafically one that is good and knows babies and children.....when i phone up they say all of them are good but they lie as some havent even had kids.
any suggestion would be awesome ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 1:41pm
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I don't think you have to have kids to be a good kids Dr... but I can understand you wanting someone who's good with them!
From what I've heard, all the Drs at the Hillcrest Medical Centre are pretty good. -------------   
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:03pm
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We are at St Andrews Medical Centre and I really like both doctors there. They've never made me feel silly for taking the kids in even if there wasn't really anything wrong with them. They both have a really good bedside manner and are happy to answer as many questions as needed. Both doctors have children & one is a grandfather.
What I also like about the clinic is they have open clinic every morning and night so you can see a doctor on anyday though you may have to wait. Also dr visits are subsidised if you are enrolled with them. So for an adult you only pay something like $36 - kids of course are free. ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:12pm
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Is the st andrews one by the vtnz and Mcdonalds on te rapa, Coz I've heard that one is really good. I go to Chartwell med. It's not the greatest but it's close to me. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:13pm
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yeah we where with st andrews but one of the nurses injected my son with the wrong thing and things just got bad from there.........i dont have a problem with where we are now with the doc but its the fact that the nurses wait 2 weeks to return urgent calls they mix up appointment times and if your doc is away they wont put you in to anyone else....my son ended up being rushed into hospital.....when your kid is sick you dont want to wait a week to be seen!............mum told me 5x roads is good but that is like a wayyyyyyyyyyy out of our way so now im confused ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:18pm
nah that is northcare.............heard good and bad things about that one........and they are more expensive then everywhere else but am considering that.......st andrews is next st down where sky tv is  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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sarahbetha wrote:Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:28pm
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O hmm your up Huntly way aye? Don't go to Rototuna Northcare they suck there. They told my friend she had sprain in her ancle but it was actuallly broken in 3 places. USELESS. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:49pm
| We go to Master's Ave Medical Centre in Hillcrest. I'd recommend Dr. Harvey Govender, he is just an all round excellent GP and they have no charge for under 6's. |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 4:38pm
| I go to 5XRoads medical centre and I see a lady called Colleen, she is South African and has about four kids of her own and she is really really nice. All kids are free under 6 there too. I used to see her because I lived about four houses down from the medical centre, but I have moved now and it's harder to get there but we still go there. |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 6:25pm
I go there and they've always been great! So friendly and helpful and fantastic with kids. Sorry to hear your friend had a bad experience... -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 7:04pm
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Yeah there is one nurse there that I'm not too keen on but the other is OK and as I said I like the doctors.
That is really bad about what happened with your son, I understand why you are wanting to find another clinic. ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 8:19pm
| I also go to chartwell med centre. I see the indian lady too, shes quite lovely, even sometimes it takes me a little while to click as to what she said. Cant complain, shes my doctor and Brennans'. Cheap, get seen fast, nice nurses for his vax. |
Posted By: Rovic
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 9:03pm
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I go to the Ham East Medical Centre. Have seen a few doctors there and all have been great. The nurses are good too. They have lots of doctors which means we can always get appts with someone there, they have clinics for drop ins and they are open late (? to 8pm) some nights. Also, there are several chemists handy, a bloods lab, physio ... I have also had a few dealings with them via work and they have always been good to deal with from that perspective as well. |
Posted By: fivefoot
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 9:54pm
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We go to Margaret Parle at the Rototuna Northcare - she's really nice and is a mum too. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: LenaJudson
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 12:13pm
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We go to Radius @ Rototuna, they are great. If you enrol its $15 during business hours for adults and kids under 6 are free so its cheap and they are friendly.
It's good if you need ultrasounds / bloods / physio etc as everything is in the one complex. My dr is Tarun Sharma, he has 2 kids and has a great way of relating with my little one, the nurses are great when it comes to immunisation time... nothing is a bother to them... I'll stop raving about them now 
Good Luck!! I know how hard it is to find a Dr, took me 3 attempts to find one I liked and understood!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 12:57pm
You go there from all the way over where you live. The nurses are good with vaxcines.------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 1:02pm
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We went to radius at Rototuna once with DH, it was fro acc. and becasue that wasn't our dos we had to sit and wait, but it was only 45 which is quicker than anglesea's 1.5hrs. He said thats a good doc. Was an Indian man. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 1:02pm
| Yup, its worth travelling. I used to live over that way, but yea moved away and dont feel the need to try and find another doctor |
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 1:03pm
| Plus its a good excuse to go shopping at chartwell :P |
Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 2:11pm
mmmmm i didnt even think of them.........i suppose it would be a lot quicker then going to 5x from where we live.....and hey you cant complain about $15 may give them a quick ring ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 4:50pm
Ugh don't even get me started on that place, I can't keep away. I wish they had another baby shop though, like JK or cotton on kids.  ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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