12 Month Prescriptions – From 01 February 2026 some patients may be eligible for a 12-month prescription. Changes to Prescribing Lengths From February 2026, our GPs and NPs will be able to issue some patients with a prescription for 12 months – if it is clinically safe to do so. This change aims to improve access to medicines
Read moreThe Flu Vaccine will be available from 1st April 2025. The flu vaccine is free for some people: everyone aged 65 years and older adults with underlying health conditions including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and serious asthma or respiratory disease adults with a cochlear implant, an autoimmune disease, or Down syndrome anyone with
Read moreThe Flu Vaccine will be available at Otaki Medical Centre from 2nd April 2024. Bookings are essential. Everyone from the age of 6 months is recommended to receive an annual influenza vaccine to reduce the spread of the influenza virus, and for the direct protection against severe illness The flu vaccine is free for some
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