New Dr Please
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Topic: New Dr Please
Posted By: Guests
Subject: New Dr Please
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 10:34am
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Ok wellington ladies
Hit me with good drs i dont mind travelling. I want a dr that is thorough not expensive and will help my little Ellas reflux etc i want someone who will listen and not just try to get us through as a number. |
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 2:44pm
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I have a great doctor, she follows through with things and will call your cellphone etc to make sure messages get through to you. She is in Newtown though, would that be too far? She has kids of her own too, which I like.. so she can relate. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 2:58pm
I just saw that you are transferring to Nikki's doctor 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 4:37pm
| Yer i called them but they arent taking new paitents till after october i would like to move to a new dr for ellas next shots which are not next week but the week after. |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 7:10pm
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You might have a bit of trouble getting in with lots of places.. when we first moved here I could only get into Kilbirnie, which I didn't like...it was only after 6 months or so that I could get into Newtown. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 06 October 2006 at 9:26pm
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Oh no Jess!!!
That sucks. Uhmmmm... I only know them as doctors. Did you ask them if they knew anyone in your area that was good? My Plunket nurse recommended the Kelburn one when I asked about doctors that were particularly well versed with babies. Have you tried asking your Plunket nurse? I couldn't imagine paying every time I took Han to the doctor. Would have cost me a fortune over the last year and a half! |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 07 October 2006 at 8:02am
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It was such a mission finding a new Doc in Palmy, and I was so grateful to get one at the one place I wanted (she was new in town and yet had her patient list pounced on by frustrated locals), only to be charged for my one and only pregnancy-related visit! I'm hoping this isn't a sign on how they charge for babies there. I'm screwed if it is - good Docs are hard to find here because no-one is taking on new patients. Good luck, Jess - I don't think you're asking too much, and hope you get a great GP for you and Ella soon. PS - how do some of them get away with charging for babies and pregnancy-related consults? Anyone know how they justify it? 'Cause I'm sure it's not entirely legal... ------------- Andie |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 07 October 2006 at 8:50am
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I took Ella to one in Thorndon, it was $25 each visit!!!!! I stopped going there obviously.. then we went to Kilbirine, I can't remember if it was free or $5.. after that my friend recommended Newtown and I've been going there since. It did cost $7, and now it's $9. But $9 is nothing if my child is sick. and yeah we've been there alot too.
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 07 October 2006 at 9:46am
| the city doctors charge about $10 i think Andie. We went there with jake after appalling service from the doctors, and the guy there was fantastic. So if you need a doctor in an emergency, try city doctors. Also, as they charge, the waiting area is relatively empty - |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 07 October 2006 at 10:31am
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Doctors can charge a surcharge if what the govt funds doesnt cover their costs... Or something like that anyone ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 07 October 2006 at 12:45pm
man i must be real lucky our doctors are free for under 18 and they have free transport if you need it and they have just paid for 18 kids to get groments and shuch soo i wont be moving from there if i had to pay for james i would be poorer then what i am now i cant belive they would charge for under fives what happens if you dont have the money ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 07 October 2006 at 12:48pm
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There was something about it in the news a couple of months ago and in the Wellington area there were only a couple of places that didn't charge for Children. Johnsonville medical centre was on it because they charged $25.
We go to Hataitai and thats $10 so not to bad |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 October 2006 at 2:40pm
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Johnsonville must have upped it then coz i have been only charged $15.
Grrr makes me mad!!! |