• Be Sun Safe

    Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap - Summer is here again.

    Please be safe in the sun and don't forget - SLIP on a Shirt, SLOP on some Sunscreen, SLAP on a Hat and WRAP on some Sunglasses.

  • Summer is here again - please stay safe in the sun.  

    Our doctors are available for Skin Checks - if you are concerned about an unusual spot on your skin, or if you just want a once-over to make sure nothing is amiss, please phone for an appointment.

    Please visit Sunsmart.org.nz to learn more about staying safe in the sun.

  • Meet our New Doctor

    We are delighted to announce that Dr Bushra Wahid joined the Girven Road Medical Centre Team om 14 December 2017.  

  • Bushra has lived and worked in Tauranga since 2013 and, along with English, speaks Punjabi, Urdu and Pashto.  Please call reception to make an appointment to meet Dr Wahid.

  • A Reminder About Immunisation

    Whooping cough notifications rose across the Bay of Plenty last year and already 2017 has seen small children admitted to hospital.

  • Toi Te Ora Public Health Service was notified of 95 people with whooping cough in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts in 2016, up from 34 in 2015.  In 2016, 10 cases were babies aged one year or under (who are the most at risk of complications) and 11 were young children aged between one and four years.  

    Whooping cough is a highly infectious illness caused by bacteria that are spread through the community by coughing and sneezing, in the same way as colds and influenza.  Protect your children from this distressing and serious disease with the Boostrix vaccination.

    For more information please visit: Toi Te Ora Public Health Service News

    Girven Road Medical Centre encourages all patients to keep their, and their children's, immunisations up-to-date.  Please call and talk to the nurse if you have any queries about immunisation.  To help protect your baby, ask your close family and friends to get vaccinated.  The Boostrix vaccination is free to pregnant women between 28 and 38 weeks gestation.