Viruses are very small microbes that infect the cells of your body (some people call them “germs” or “bugs”). There are lots of different viruses you can catch, so you may get different symptoms based on which one you have.

Coeliac disease is a permanent autoimmune disorder where eating gluten causes damage to the small intestine.

Free support is available with our Wellbeing Team, for all enrolled patients.

With winter on our doorstep, now is the perfect time for you and your whānau to get the flu vaccine.

Did you know you can book consults with our Registered Nurse Prescriber? Nurse Prescribers work in collaboration with our wider team here at Kaipara Medical Centre.

Kaipara Medical Centre offers funded long-term contraception services, known as LARC. Our nurse prescriber is working with our doctors to provide these funded services to eligible women.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer for women in New Zealand, affecting 1 in 9 women over their lifetime, and accounts for more than 600 deaths in Aotearoa every year.

What is pertussis? How do you spot it? And how do you protect your family?

The Meningococcal B vaccine is now funded for under ones with catch up immunisations for up to five-year-olds.