Located on the Dunedin campus in the Student Centre on Harbour Terrace –telephone 479-6082

HOURS:
Monday – Friday 8.30 am – 5.00 pm

The Student Medical Centre is a fully equipped Health Centre operating as a General Practice, and provides a friendly and confidential service for Otago Polytechnic students. There are doctors in attendance each day and an After Hours service is also available. Practice Nurse Clinics provide services for minor illnesses, repeat prescriptions, smears, and vaccination services, as well as advice on a wide variety of health issues and referral to a doctor when necessary. The team at the Student Medical Centre has a strong commitment to Health Promotion to help you stay healthy.

The Student Services Fee and your Community Services Card help fund this service. We ask that you apply for your Community Services Card as soon as you commence your studies, so that we can continue to provide this service. Consultations are free with your Community Services Card.

Please note: for all services some associated costs may apply - please ask at Reception

NURSING SERVICES
Is a free and confidential service by appointment only between 9.00 am – 4.30 pm Monday - Friday. Services include:
• treatment of accidents and injuries – ACC providers
• sexual health, contraception advice and pregnancy testing
• cervical screening
• assessment and advice of minor illness
• vaccinations/travel advice
• wellness assessment and health monitoring
• wound care and dressing

MEDICAL SERVICES
By appointment only between 9.00 am – 4.30 pm Monday to Friday. Cost is FREE to ACC and Community Services Card holders, and $15 to those without. Associated costs will apply to some services such as minor surgery, some dressings, travel immunisations etc, please ask at Reception.

Services include all of the above plus:
• minor surgery
• referral to other medical agencies in the community
• treatment for acute illness or injury
• prescriptions

To get the most out of your studies, you need to be healthy, both physically and emotionally. Student Health provides a confidential service, expected at a normal General Practice, to all eligible students with a registered nurse and doctor in attendance each week day. There may be up to three doctors and two nurses in attendance including both male and female doctors

Your Student Health levy and Community Services Card help fund this service. So that this can continue, we ask that you apply for your card as soon as you commence your studies.
NB: Student Health is a non-profit organisation and therefore prompt payment of accounts helps keep the service going. We are happy to send out accounts but request that these are paid within 14 days. If not, a $3 administration fee is added to the total. If you need longer please talk to Reception.

It is important that we have your current contact details. Please contact us directly if you change address or phone number.

Appointments are 15 minutes. If you require longer or have multiple enquires please let reception know when booking and additional charges will apply.

We ask that if you are unable to attend your appointment to please phone and advise us so we can give that appointment time to someone else that needs to be seen. Failure to let us know will result in a charge being added onto your account.

We have a strong commitment to provide continuity of care, so we are happy for you to see the same staff member each time you visit. Please remember that not everyone works every day so you many need to wait a day or two to see the medical staff of your choice, and it is no problem if you see 1 or 2 others until you find someone you feel comfortable with.

It is not our policy to do prescriptions or give out test results over the phone. You need to make an appointment for these.

COUNSELLING SERVICE
a FREE service - NO PROBLEM IS TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL!

APPOINTMENTS - sometimes there might be a few days wait

• Phone – 479-6082 or by calling in at Student Health (Student Centre, Harbour Terr)
• Can be made for weekdays 8.30am to 5.00pm
• Other campuses contact Reception/Administration

Why you might want to talk to a Counsellor:

• I’m feeling really stressed out
• I don’t seem to know what I want
• I get depressed a lot
• I’m thinking of quitting Polytech
• There are problems in my family
• I can’t seem to get interested in anything
• I’m having trouble with a relationship
• My attitude has been so negative lately
• I’m just not happy
• I’ve been assaulted recently/in the past
• I’m having trouble concentrating on my studies
• I get really uptight about tests, speeches, maths etc
• I’m worried about my thoughts
• I’m concerned about my/my friend’s eating patterns
• I need to talk about something that has happened to me
• I ‘m concerned about my drinking/my friend’s drinking

 

Cromwell, Wanaka & Queenstown

Student Health
• Cromwell: Cromwell Medical Centre, 33e The Mall, Cromwell 445-1119
• Wanaka: Aspiring Medical Centre, 28 Dungarvron Street, Wanaka 443-1226
• Queenstown: Queenstown Medical Centre, 9 Isle Street, Queenstown 441-0500
Student ID and Community Services card required for medical consultations. Out of hours consultations charges will apply

Counselling Services
please book appointment with Ian Craven through the Central Otago Campus office at Cromwell 0800-765-9276.