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COVID-19 assessment and testing

If you require immediate or urgent help, do not hesitate to seek medical care by calling 111 for an ambulance or attending your nearest hospital emergency department. Let staff know as soon as possible that you are concerned that you may have symptoms associated with COVID-19.

If you are experiencing cold or flu like symptoms and are concerned about your risk of COVID-19 please ring Healthline (0800 358 5453) - they will tell you if a swab is needed and what to do next.

  • All GPs are able to provide assessment and testing – please phone your practice before attending.
  • Please do not turn up to your GP without an appointment.
  • After hours you can be seen at one of Hamilton’s Urgent Care Clinics.
  • Anglesea Urgent Care is open 24 hours a day.

COVID-19 Testing Centres

Please note:

  • No appointment is needed
  • Be prepared to wait and do not get out of the car (staff will assist you in your car)
  • Please be kind to staff

Founders Theatre Carpark
Entrance off Norton Road

8am - 4pm, 7 days a week

 

Designated General Practices

Please ring them first to make an appointment. These general practices will take people who don’t have a regular doctor they go to and are not enrolled at a general practice.
Avalon Medical Centre
07 846 0082
6 Avalon Drive, Nawton, Hamilton		 Monday - Friday 10am - 3pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance.
Cambridge Family Health
07 827 4234
2 Oliver Street, Cambridge 		 Monday - Friday 12pm to 2pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment.
Glenview Medical Centre
07 843 4429
1 Urlich Ave, Melville, Hamilton		 Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance.
Hamilton Lake Clinic
07 839 0092
31 Pembroke Street, Hamilton		 Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm, 10am - 3pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance.
Health Te Aroha
07 8848 053
28 Church Street , Te Aroha		 Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm. Ideal to have referring practices give notice, or patients to call in advance.
Matamata Medical Centre
07 881 9102
56 Rawhiti Avenue, Matamata		 Monday - Friday 9am to 3.30pm. All patients to call the clinic after 10am and make an appointment in advance.
Mercury Bay Medical Centre
07 866 5911
87 Albert St, Whitianga
www.mbmc.co.nz		 All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Paeroa Medical Centre
07 862 8755
4 Queen Street, Paeroa		 Monday - Friday 9am to 12pm, Saturday 9 to 11am. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Raglan Medical Centre
07 825 0114
9 Wallis Street, Raglan		 All patients to call the clinic to make a booking in advance. 
Rototuna Family Health
07 853 6586
240 Thomas Road, Rototuna, Hamilton		 All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Te Kauwhata Medical Centre
07 826 3499
12 Main Road, Te Kauwhata		 All patients to call the clinic to make a booking in advance. 
Te Kohao Health
0800 4 TEKOHAO (8356426)
951 Wairere Drive, Hamilton		 Ideal to have referring practices give notice, or patients to call in advance.
Te Korowai O Hauora Thames
0508 835 676
210 Richmond Street, Thames		 Monday - Friday 9am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Te Kuiti Medical Centre
07 878 7878
28 Ailsa Street, Te Kuiti		 Ideal to have referring practices give notice, or patients to call in advance 
Tokoroa Family Health
07 886 5431
Tokoroa Hospital, Maraetai Road		 Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance.
Tui Medical Te Rapa
0800 175 175
26 Bryant Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton		 7 days a week, 9am - 3pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Whangamata Medical Centre
07 865 8032
103 Lincoln Rd, Whangamata		 Monday - Friday 1pm to 5pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 

Symptoms:

  • a new or worsening cough
  • fever (at least 38˚C)
  • shortness of breath
  • a sore throat
  • sneezing and runny nose
  • temporary loss of smell.

Yes

If you need to travel to see a health professional, a face mask should be worn. For example, people with symptoms of COVID-19 who are asked to undertake a test should wear a face mask during their travel to the appropriate testing facility.

For current advice visit the Ministy of Health website.

Test results from swabs are generally available within 2-5 days from your GP

If positive, the Waikato Public Health Unit will notify you, and work with you to manage your health.

You will be greeted by healthcare staff wearing personal protective equipment.

At the drive-thru/walk-thru centre, you will be asked COVID-19 screening questions to work out if a swab is needed (this can be done over the phone by Healthline). A swab may be done in a dedicated testing space by staff or from inside your car.

If you visit your General Practitioner, they may be operating slightly differently and be using green / yellow / red zones to streamline and manage people with or without respiratory symptoms. This helps protect patients and staff from respiratory infections.

If you meet the Ministry of Health’s Higher Index of suspicion (HIS) – you will be asked to self-isolate.

If you are swabbed for cold or flu like symptoms, you may be required to self-isolate, but you should not go to work if you are sick to prevent spreading your infection to others.

The test results are much less reliable when testing is done in people who do not have symptoms. A medical professional either at Healthline or at the centre can determine whether you need testing, based on the information you provide. Only attend the centre if you have symptoms.

For general guidance on COVID-19, the Ministry of Health has good information and resources for you to stay safe: www.COVID19.govt.nz