Kia Ora – Welcome to Wakefield Health Centre

He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata

We are a progressive and innovative family health centre in the heart of Wakefield, New Zealand.

Our dedicated team of experienced doctors, nurses and support staff aim to provide the highest standard of medical care possible in a friendly and approachable way.

We develop long-term relationships with our patients to help them maintain and manage their health and well-being.

Enrolments & Entry Protocols

Enrolments

We are currently only accepting limited new enrolments if you meet the following criteria:

You permanently reside south of the Brightwater Bridge and are in our region.

AND

You DO NOT have a current Practice in the Nelson Region.

This may change in the future and will update our website at that time. If you are looking for a Practice you can go to: https://nbph.org.nz which will show which practices are accepting new patients.

Entry Protocols

Our waiting room is open for most patients. Come to the reception desk to check in or use our kiosk inside the main entrance to check in.

If you have flu like symptoms or other viral or contagious conditions, and we need to see you, we will invite you to come to the car park at the back of the building and ring the bell on the back door. One of our staff will see you in our portacabin.

Surgery Hours:

Wakefield:
Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 5pm
Wednesday: late night to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Tapawera:
GP clinic every Monday 9am – 12pm
Nurse clinic every other Tuesday
(both term time only)

Our Practice

Wakefield Health Centre is a multi-disciplinary general practice located at 12 Edward Street, Wakefield, Nelson.

In addition to General Practice, we have doctors with specialist training in skin/mole checks.

We are a teaching practice and are proud to support trainee GPs and nurses.

Also on site

The Wakefield Health Centre building has other health services available including:

Ed Thynne Hearing
District/hospice nurses
Plu nket
Public health
Dietician
Podiatrist

Our Doctors

We have six doctors at Wakefield Health Centre. They are all general practitioners, and several of them have specific interests and qualifications in additional areas. Click here to read more about our doctors.

Useful Links

We’ve put together some useful information for you, including other health related agencies and health advice websites. We update this information regularly and add anything that we think is of value to our patients.

My Indici

My Indici allows our patients to sign in anywhere, anytime to request appointments, repeat prescriptions, view results to contact your own GP. Ask our receptionists to sign you up.

24/7 Phone

To contact us phone 03 541 8911. If you phone us outside of our normal hours your call will by answered by the Medical and Injury Centre in Nelson, who provide out of hours care in the Nelson region.