Dr costs?
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Topic: Dr costs?
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Dr costs?
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:16pm
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Ok im just wondering if everyone has to pay to see the dr for their baby? If not can anyone recommend one near johnsonville or newlands?
If you do how much do u pay per visit? Today i went to see the nurses at my drs surgery and the treatment room dr put a drop of silver nitrate on ellas belly button to dry it up and i was charged $15 for 2 secs work its kinda a rip off really! What annoys me more is i was there 2 weeks ago for the same thing and was prescribed bactroban for it and there was no need coz its not infected and yet again i was charged $15 and $5 for the cream. |
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:40pm
| I put this under the other post but here in chch we pay nothing for kids, i think its under 5 but could be older. We also dont pay for prescriptions. Maybe you should wait till you come down end of Oct hehe then stock up on stuff. |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:42pm
I have to pay for Joey too Jess. I think it is crap!   ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:42pm
| Ana maybe we should boycott and find another dr lol |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 4:04pm
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I pay nothing to go through a PHO... ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 4:09pm
Can anyone in Wellington recommend one near Jville or Newlands that doesnt cost please? Oh and is good 
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 4:28pm
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We pay nothing here. Do you think maybe you were paying for the nitrate stick. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 4:30pm
No, at out med. centre we have to pay everytime we see the dr with Joey (same as Jess')  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 4:39pm
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That's weird, I thought all med care for under 5s was free...???
Change your doc. P.S. Kelburn Medical Center are FANTASTIC |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 4:40pm
| Im a n00b wheres kelburn? |
Posted By: toniellis
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 5:10pm
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Hi Jezsika, just wanted to ask if you & Ella are registered at your doctor's? Just asked because I know that at my doctor, if I wasn't registered it would cost $30 per visit for my kids. I get charged $6 per visit & with my CS card even that gets wiped off. I was told only Well Child visits & immunisations are free. Everything else is subsidised by the government up to 5 years old though. ------------- Mum to Alex (11), Blaire (10) & Erika (8) and Damien (6) Successful HWB VBA2Cs! Soon to be surrogate |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 5:10pm
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I think I read somewhere it depends on the doctor...they can charge additional if what they get from the govt doesn't cover it all...don't quote me on that though I could be wrong!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 5:19pm
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yep they can add their own costs and each odc is different... which is sucky.. we have weekend and afterhours surcharges.. (which is always when the kids get sick) Although.. SOME doctors are nice and if you state that it is a follow up visit.. within a couple of days, and for the SAME problem that you saw them for originally(ie they were wrong or it has got worse) some will be not charge you.
------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 5:24pm
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my dr (who is a after hours as well) it is free for under 12's.... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 6:13pm
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Wow you dr is great not charging for under 12's. My dr only charges for after hours for under 6's and its only $5 which isn't much. Andrew has been having liquid nitrine on his foot and was told by the receptionist that it would be a $10 charge, he has had it done twice now and no charge. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 7:18pm
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Kelburn is round the back road from Newlands... closer to town. Where Vic Uni is... Top of Cable car... Ringing any bells???
Not very close to Newlands tho. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 7:21pm
| oh yep i may have to investigate i dont mind travelling coz i used to travel from tawa to jville. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 9:02pm
| If you go to http://www.wises.co.nz - www.wises.co.nz and search for Upland Road... it's at the cul de sac end of that. Penny Clifford is Han's doc, but Guy Jenna and Mark Stevenson are there too and are great too. |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 9:08pm
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i thought all treatment for under 5s was free but it looks like i'm wrong. my doctor only charges $5 for weekend visits, any other time is free.
you should change your doctor jess. ------------- |
Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 11:30am
| Our dr os free also |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 11:32am
I spoke to cory and we are gonna go to where Nikki has recommended 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 12:43pm
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I used to go to the free one in Palmy, but found they were really crap - with diagnosis and with children - and with waiting. Why should I have to wait 45mins when I made an appointment!!!!! With two kiddies!!!
Anyway, i found one where I had to pay $10 for kids, but it was sooooo worth it. |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 1:10pm
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we pay $16 for our doctor - i think it is worth it though, to get a good gp. Of course, i would prefer not to have to pay, but there is a gp shortage so i have to be lucky that our gp has known x since she was born.
The government subsidise for under 6, but if the surgerys cost is more than that, they will pass it on to you the consumer. ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 2:31pm
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Our GP is free for Maya, they're part of the Procare PHO system. Prescriptions should also be free for Under 5's unless it is an unsubsidised medicine. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 8:41pm
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Also Jess you may find that some place will charge for extra services and the use of stuff, so could of the charge been from the silver nitrate? I know we were charged for a dressing for Andrew once. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 8:52pm
| nah its a constant charge no matter what, for me to go and see them its like almost $50 its insane! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 9:05pm
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That really sucks. I am happy to pay for an extra service for an under 6 but to pay to see the dr during normal business hours thats rude. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 9:25pm
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TOTALLY!!! its so frustrating!! I shouldnt have even had to go back there if they had done the job properly in the first place grrrr
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 9:20am
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they have now tried to charge me $15 for a repeat prescription for ella or $25 to fax it through to a pharmacy here!!! $10 to fax!?!?!?! I have cory ringing the kelburn med centre and finding out how we go about transferring to penny clifford. Ellas due her jabs when we get back so ill go there. I need to talk to someone decent and not in a hurry about ellas reflux.
Nikki is she pretty patient? |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 11:33am
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Arghhhhh I have typed this three times.
Penny is great. She was my doctor up at the hosp when I was up there for the *couterminationgh*. Mark treats me like a bit of a nut sometimes (not in a mean way) but that just reflects that he is accurate judge of character. Their number is 9399551 I haven't had to deal with things like reflux with them, but everything else has been great. And it's just little things like the receptionist remembering who we are, the nurses being FANTASTIC when giving imms, and being able to call in the morning and get an appointment for Han that day (or that morning if I ask nicely). |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 2:00pm
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Our Doc is also free and most meds are free too...however like Emma mentioned I paid $3 once for an unsub med.
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