Team Medical

Team Medical Urgent Care & GP Services

 

Kia ora & welcome to our practice 

Team Medical is a family-focused, fully integrated family health centre on the Kapiti Coast in the Coastlands Mall. Our medical centre is purpose-built and equipped to the highest medical standards to provide urgent care and general practice services.

E mahi tahi ana kia ora ai te tangata - Working together for your best health

Our Urgent Care Clinic is currently open every day 8am to 8pm for accidents, injuries, sudden illness and other urgent care services. For patients over 14 who are enrolled with practices in the Kapiti area we advise you to contact your own practice after hours services in the first instance unless your matter needs immediate medical attention or results from an accident. We are accredited for ACC and Urgent Care Standards with a fully equipped resuscitation unit. X-ray services are available 8.30am – 3pm weekdays and 1pm- 4pm weekends.

Our General Practice(GP) services provide care for our enrolled patients with booked appointments, weekdays 8.30am - 5pm. We have a dedicated team of GPs & practice nurses are here to provide you with quality, patient-centred health care, and support around women's and men's health, child and youth health, long-term acute and chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart conditions, minor fractures and trauma, terminal care, and minor surgery.

We have achieved both General Practice and Urgent Care accreditation through meeting ongoing legal and safety standards and continuous quality improvement. 

Please call ahead for both GP and Urgent Care services if you have cold or flu like symptoms or are COVID positive so we can arrange to see you in a safe manner. Mask wearing is not compulsory but we still encourage the wearing of masks to protect our vulnerable patients, elderly patients and our kaimahi. 

Covid-19 Tests & Results
If you have Covid-19 symptoms or are a household contact of a positive case please phone us to arrange your test. Most testing is now done via Rapid Antigen Testing (RATs) with results available within 30mins. You will need to self-report your result via My COVID Record or by calling 0800 222 478 and pressing option 3. The majority of positive cases will be able to self-manage and required to follow current isolation rules. If you have concerns or if your symptoms are worsening, call us on 04 297 3000 or 111 in an emergency.

Managing a Positive Result
Click here for managing a positive result and your symptoms at home.

Covid-19 Vaccinations
Phone us on 04 297 3000 for 5-11 year olds, standard vaccines and boosters.

Consults
Many consults are virtual (phone or video), with some in person. Phone 04 297 3000 to book and tell us if you have any Covid-19 symptoms. We will explain what to do when coming into the practice. Please scan in and wear a mask at all times.

Choice of appointments and how to book them

 
In Person
 
Video
 
Phone

Enrol With Us

Our enrolment capacity is currently limited.

We are operating on a one-in/one-out basis. Please contact the practice to join the waitlist. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Your healthcare is our highest priority, and we will reopen enrolments when we are able. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

If you need to speak to a GP, we can offer you an online consultation, usually on the same day. With The Doctors Online, you can book a casual appointment and connect with a doctor via phone or video call. Before you book, check our FAQs to make sure your health concerns are suitable for an online appointment - Book Here

Online Patient Portal

Are you registered for the online portal?

When you’re enrolled with us you can register for this portal, called Manage My Health (MMH). Then, any time you like 24/7 you can:

  • book appointments
  • request repeat scripts
  • view lab test results

Phone reception 04 297 3000 to start your registration

Here’s How to Complete Your Registration  and How to Use The Portal

Our Services

Our Services

  • General medical services
  • Urgent Care clinic
  • ManageMyHealth online portal
  • Fracture management
  • Electrocardiograms (ECG)
  • Childhood immunisations
  • Contraception
  • Spirometry (for lung disease)
  • X-rays
  • Diabetic reviews
  • Minor surgery
  • Women’s health
  • Mirena / IUCD insertion
  • Vasectomies
  • Sexual health
  • Wound dressings
  • Immigration medicals
  • On-site pharmacy

Flu Vaccinations

Book your flu vaccination through the patient portal, using the online form to request an appointment or phoning us on 04 297 3000

Flu Vaccine - Patient Portal

Request Flu Vaccine Booking

Vasectomy

A vasectomy is one of the safest forms of contraception. Only one in 3,000 couples fall pregnant after vasectomy compared with up to one in 250 with tubal ligation and more than one in 100 per year with the contraceptive pill. If you're considering a vasectomy, click here  for full information on our vasectomy service.

Weekend Services

Our practice is endorsed by ACC auditors as an Urgent Care centre. This means that on weekends and public holidays, emergency and urgent walk-in patients take priority.  We encourage you to see your regular GP for non-urgent or non-acute health concerns and request that you make an appointment during normal weekday hours.

Standard Hours

Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm - some late evenings will be offered for booked appointments. 

Urgent Care Hours ( Temporarily until further notice ) 

Open 7 days, 8am - 8pm including public holidays.

For accidents, injuries, sudden illness and other urgent care services, no appointment needed just walk in. We welcome all our enrolled and casual patients and any visitors to the area.

After Hours

For when you just need an after hours virtual appointment, you can book a video consult through Practice Plus - available weekdays 5pm - 10pm and weekends & public holidays 8am - 8pm.



If you have a medical emergency, call 111

Patient Fees

Enrolled Patient Standard Hours Fees

Enrolled Patients Standard Hours Fees ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

8am - 5pm Monday - Friday (excluding public holidays)

Age Fees CSC
0 - 13 years No charge No charge
14 - 17 years GP $45 / UC $54 $13
18 - 64 years GP $70 / UC $88 $19.50
65+ years GP $70 / UC $88 $19.50
 

CSC - Community Services Card / GP - General Practice / UC - Urgent Care

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

 

Enrolled Patient After Hours Fees

Enrolled Patients After Hours Fees ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

5pm - 10pm Monday - Friday   and    8am - 10pm Weekends and public holidays

 
Age Fees CSC
0 - 13 years No charge No charge
14 - 17 years $100 $90
18+ years $120 $110
 

CSC - Community Services Card

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Casual Patient Standard Hours Fees

Casual Patient Standard Hours Fees ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

8am - 5pm Monday - Friday (excluding public holidays)

Age Fees CSC
0 - 13 years No charge No charge
14 - 17 years $76 $48
18 - 64 years $133 $87
65+ years $133 $87
 

CSC - Community Services Card

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Casual Patient After Hours Fees

Casual Patients After Hours Fees ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

5pm - 10pm Monday - Friday

8am - 10pm Weekends and public holidays
 
Age Fees CSC
0 - 13 years No charge No charge
14 - 17 years $115 $106
18+ years $140 $128
 

CSC - Community Services Card

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

ACC Standard Hours Fees

ACC Standard Hours Fees ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

8am - 5pm Monday - Friday (excluding public holidays)

Age FEES CSC
0 - 13 years Enrolled - No charge / Casual - No charge No charge
14 - 17 years Enrolled - $45 / Casual - $55 $13
18 - 64 years Enrolled - $70 / Casual - $82.50 $19.50
65+ years Enrolled - $70 / Casual - $82.50 $19.50
     

CSC - Community Services Card

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

ACC After Hours Fees

ACC After Hours Fees - Enrolled & Casual ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

5pm - 10pm Monday - Friday, Weekends & Public Holidays

Age FEE CSC
0 - 13 years No charge No charge
14 - 17 years $95 $13
18 - 64 years $115 $19.50
65+ years $115 $19.50
     

CSC - Community Services Card

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Prescriptions

Fees effective 1st July 2024

Repeat prescriptions ( 48 hrs turnaround )

0-14 yrs $7.50     14 yrs + $35.00

Urgent repeat prescriptions ( < 24 hrs turnaround )

All ages $45

 

Repeat prescriptions CSC cardholders ( 48 hrs turnaround )

0-14 yrs $7.50     14 yrs + $18.00

Urgent repeat prescriptions CSC cardholders ( < 24 hrs turnaround )

0-14 yrs $35     14 yrs + $40

 

CSC - Community Services Card

Payment to be made when placing prescription request. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid when placing prescription request. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Minor Surgery Fees

Minor surgery fees are charged dependent on the time involved to complete the procedure and any consumables used during the procedure.

Payment to be made at the time of booking the consultation / procedure. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation / procedure. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Driver's Licence Medicals

Driver's Licence Medical ( enrolled patients only ) $133

Additional charges may apply for Xrays, Prescriptions, ECGs and some materials
 
Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Immigration Medicals

Immigration Medical Fees ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

Total cost: $475 ( Doctor: $325 & Chest X-ray $150 )

Chest X-ray only $190.

Note that any needed blood tests are at additional costs to the patient and typically performed at the adjacent laboratory Awanui Labs 

 

Payment to be made at the time of booking the consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Vasectomy

Please contact us to discuss ( Effective 1st July 2024 ) 

Pre-Vasectomy consult fees for enrolled patients are $70. 

Pre-Vasectomy consult fees for casual patients are $133

The standard Vasectomy procedure fee for both enrolled & casual patients is $449

Payment to be made at the time of booking the consultation / procedure. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation / procedure. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Team Medical Nurse Consultation Fee

Team Medical Nurse Consultation Fee ( Effective 1st July 2024 )

Standard under 14 yrs No charge / 14-17 yrs $25 / 18 yrs + $40

CSC holder under 14 yrs No charge / 14-17 yrs $13 / 18 yrs + $19.50

 

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

 

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

ECG

ECG $65

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Cervical Smears

Standard Nurse or Doctor consultation fees apply.

Payment to be made prior to consultation. A billing fee of $10 will apply if not paid prior to consultation. Unpaid accounts will incur late payment fees and collection costs. Failure to attend any booked appointment without reasonable notice may incur a charge.

Read our Standard Payment Terms and Conditions here

Standard Payment Terms and Conditions

The Cost of Health Care in New Zealand

Healthcare in New Zealand is a mixture of fully funded, partially funded services where patients pay a fee to cover some of the costs of providing healthcare services or, unfunded services.

Fully funded and partially funded care is only available to New Zealand residents, with exceptions in some cases for visitors from countries like the UK, Australia and Canada where New Zealand have reciprocal agreements. Ask our reception team if you think you may be entitled to a funded service for your visit or have any other questions on our fees.

Useful Information About Fees at Team Medical

  • Payment is due the day of consultation or service - prior to your appointment.
  • Repeat prescriptions must be paid for before the prescription is issued or sent to a pharmacy.
  • All fees are based on a single 15 min appointment, extended consultations may incur additional charges. Fees may vary due to the time taken and materials used.
  • Medical consumables will be charged separately.
  • Weekends, afterhours and public holidays will incur additional fees.
  • We do not offer personal accounts. Corporate accounts may only be set up with the approval of the Medical Centre Manager.
  • Accounts with unpaid debt owing will be sent to Debt Collection. The debtor ( patient or corporate ) is responsible for all debt collection fees.
  • Normal consultation charges apply to Virtual or Phone Consultations.
  • Newly enrolled patients may require a double appointment for their first visit. A double appointment fee may apply.
  • Four hours cancellation notice for a booked appointment is required. Non-attendance will incur a normal funded consultation fee. Continued non-attendance will incur normal unfunded consultation fees.
  • Our practice nurses are skilled professionals and there is a fee when you see them for advice or services.
  • If you have a Community Services Card, you may be eligible for a reduced consultation or prescription fee.
  • If not paid in full an additional $10 fee will be charged for all age groups.

Pay Online

Good news, paying online is easy. 

You can pay securely using a credit or debit card or internet banking (Account2Account payments) - just click below to make a payment.  Payment is due on the day of your appointment. In addition to paying online you can pay in person at the centre with cash, eftpos and credit card.

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Our Team

Mandeeps Manage  
  • Dr Scott Walker

    Dr Scott Walker

    Urgent Care Doctor

  • Dr Wendy Barry

    Dr Wendy Barry

    GP & Urgent Care Doctor

  • Dr Nick Cartmell

    Dr Nick Cartmell

    GP & Urgent Care Services

  • Dr Stefan Fairweather

    Dr Stefan Fairweather

    GP & Urgent Care Services

  • Dr Bart Stus

    Dr Bart Stus

    Urgent Care Doctor / Urgent Care Lead

  • Dr Sally Hopkins

    Dr Sally Hopkins

    Sally was born and grew up in Angus, Scotland and completed her medical degree in Glasgow. After toying with a surgical career, she quickly saw the light and completed her GP training in Carlisle, NW England ( with our own Bart Stus ). She is married with 2 young boys and they moved to NZ during the COVID-19 pandemic when work became unsustainable in her UK practice. She loves the outdoors and is often found at the beach or local skate parks with her kids in her time off, or alternatively at the theatre enjoying musicals in particular.

  • Dr Beth McDonald

    Dr Beth McDonald

    Beth joined the team in December 2020 after working in a high needs practice in Hamilton for the last 7 years. Beth graduated from Otago University with post grad certificates in paediatrics and obstetrics and now compliments are current team of GPs.  The move to Kapiti has enabled Beth to support her passion about lifestyle change and is now able to explore this beautiful region and the outdoors. 

  • Dr Christine Coulter

    Dr Christine Coulter

    MBChB FRNZCGP

    Dr Christine graduated from Otago in 1990, and following work in Christchurch, Hawera and Rotorua, became a GP in 1993, moving to the Coast to be near family. Dr Christine started Team Medical, in partnership with Dr Brent Krivan, in 2002. Dr Christine is a Member of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, and has qualifications in women's and children's health, and vasectomies, having trained under Dr Margaret Sparrow. Dr Christine and her husband enjoy being part of the Kapiti community and all the things the Coast have had to offer her and her family over the years, in particular mountain biking, running and kayak fishing.

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General Enquiries and Feedback

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