Christchurch Doctors | General Practitioners

Grahams Road Medical Practice is a friendly general practice dedicated to providing high quality care to you and your family since 1980.

If you think that you need a Covid 19 test, please telephone 358 3526. 

Dr Colin Ding

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri :
8.00 am – 5 pm

Dr Lolita Macaballug

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu :
8.00 am – 12.00 pm
1.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Lolita will be on annual leave 9th Feb-10th March 2024

 

Practice Co-Ordinator/Healthcare Assistant

Natasha

GP Assistant

Catherine Ding

Nurse

Amy

Reception

Belinda
Abbey
Yasna

Book appointments online

Updated Information 22nd March 2024

Both face to face consultations and telephone consultations are available. If you have any cough, runny nose, shortness of breath, muscle aches, fever, loss of smell or altered sense of taste, we will ask you to wear a face mask.  A RAT test should be completed on the day, before seeing the Doctor.  If the result is positive, please phone reception.

Prescription request and booking appointments available online.  Online bookings are available for enrolled and fully funded patients.

Please advise us when booking if you think your Doctor’s consultation will take longer than the allocated 15 minutes.  Please be advised if you run over your booked time, you may be charged extra.

2 hours cancellation notice is required if you are unable to attend your appointment which enables us to offer it to someone else.  Failure to give adequate notice will be charge a fee of $20.

 

New Reception email address from 11th March 2024

The contact email address has been updated from 11th March 2024 from  reception@grahamsrd.pegasus.net.nz to a new email address: reception@grahamsroadsurgery.co.nz

Emails sent to the old email address will be forwarded onto our new email address. 

 

2024 Flu vaccinations

2024 Flu vaccinations will be available from early April.  We will send out texts to invite patients to book. Please ensure your contact details are up to date with reception.

 

Practice Plus – Virtual Doctor Consultations

We have teamed up with an external provider Practice Plus, offering after hours virtual GP consultations via video and telephone.  Please click on the link for an appointment.   https://practiceplus.nz/

Weekdays: 5pm to 10pm

Weekends & Public Holidays: 8am to 8pm

 

Grahams Rd Medical with Practice Plus logo

Covid-19 & Covid-19 Vaccinations

Covid-19 Positive Results:  Please register your result by calling 0800 222 478 and press option 3, or online at https://mycovidrecord.health.nz/

The Practice is no longer giving Covid-19 vaccinations.  For Covid-19 Vaccine bookings – Call the Covid Vaccination Healthline 0800 28 29 26 (8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week), or go to: https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/

 

Test Results

You will only be informed of abnormal test results, this will be by telephone or text, please ensure your contact details are up to date.  You are welcome to request a call from our Practice Nurse for results, please phone reception to to organise a call back.  Charges may apply if you need to discuss your results with a Doctor.  Please allow up to 5 working days from the time of the test taken to have results sent back to us.

Updated Bank Account number for payments

Please note that we have recently changed our bank account number. All payments should now be made into our new ANZ account;

Account Name: GRMP LP

Account number: 06-0801-0720972-00

 

24 Hour Surgery updated hours as of 28th January 2024

The 24 Hour Surgery will be returning to the 24 hour opening hours, 7 days a week from Sunday 28th January 2024. For the most up-to-date information before attending please go to the 24 Hour Surgery Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/24HourSurgery

https://www.24hoursurgery.co.nz/   

 

 

CREDIT TERMS

Payment is requested at the time of consultation.  All Accounts are to be paid within one month of the issue of invoice.  If payment in full would cause hardship, please consult our staff who will help negotiate an acceptable payment plan.  Overdue accounts referred to a Collection Agency will incur additional costs which are your responsibility.

IMMIGRATION CHECKS

Please note we don’t do any Immigration Medical Checks. For panel approved physicians go to: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/preparing-a-visa-application/medical-info/panel-physicians

ENROLMENTS

Our books are currently closed for new enrolments. 

PRESCRIPTIONS

Please complete the Prescriptions form on the Prescription page or phone 358 3526.  Please allow up 48 hours for this to be processed.