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December 2025 Newsletter

Kia Ora! November Newsletter

Your Health, Our Priority

December at Village Health – Sunshine, Shows and Self-Care

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to thank our patients and community for trusting us with your care throughout another busy year. Looking ahead to 2026, our focus remains on making care easier to access, more comprehensive, and better aligned with your needs. This includes expanding services such as skin checks (watch this space), opening our Rolleston clinic in early 2026 to improve local access, and offering one-year prescriptions where it’s clinically safe to do so. We’ll continue to grow our specialised clinics — including Weight Management, Travel Medicine, Lactation Medicine, Steroid Injection services, and a new Women’s Health Clinic — so more care can be provided in one place, close to home. We’re also pleased to be welcoming new GPs to both Lincoln Road and Rolleston, helping us maintain continuity of care as our community grows. We wish you a safe, restful, and happy Christmas.

Opening Hours over the Christmas New Year period

Village Health will close for routine care on Friday 19th December and re-open Monday 05th January 2026

Please note, the 5th and 6th of January will be for URGENT and ACUTE appointments only - this helps us deal get up and running smoothly.

We will be open for URGENT and ACUTE appointments ONLY over the working days between these dates.

We are CLOSED for all the weekend and statutory holidays

Monday 22nd – Wednesday 24th December, closing at 1:00 pm on the 24th.

Monday 29th – Wednesday 31st December, closing at 1:00 pm on the 31st .

Practice Plus is available for same day virtual clinician appointments. https://practiceplus.nz/

NOTE: Don't panic, we can respond to script requests over this time so send them in via Manage My Health or the website portal as usual.

If you have non-urgent needs then please help us by only ringing reception after Tuesday the 6th January.

Same-Day Appointments – We’re Here When You Need Us

Your health is our priority, and we always keep appointments available for urgent issues.
Our goal is simple: to never turn anyone away.

Regular appointments with your own doctor are usually available within a few days, and we do everything we can to make sure you see the same person each time — because continuity of care saves lives. Every GP at Village Health keeps “on-the-day” appointments that aren’t shown online, so if your need is more urgent than what’s visible on the booking system, just give us a call.

When you ring, one of our friendly nurses will have a quick chat to understand what’s going on. This is called triage — it helps us decide how quickly you need to be seen and directs you to the right type of appointment:

Acute Clinic – Daily doctor-and-nurse clinic for urgent health concerns.
Infectious Clinic – For coughs, colds, and other contagious illnesses. Held in our specially designed negative-pressure room with direct car-park access to keep everyone safe.
Rapid Clinic – For quick, urgent issues that simply can’t wait.

We’re here to provide the right care, at the right time, in the safest way possible.

Our aim is to NEVER TURN ANYONE AWAY

Refer a Friend – We’re Taking New Enrolments!

We’re welcoming new patients and have plenty of capacity to care for you and your whānau.
Wait times to see your regular GP are typically up to a week, and we also keep on-the-day appointments for urgent or infectious issues.

We reserve time with your own doctor for urgent needs, have several GPs dedicated to overflow, and our Rapid Clinic is available for things that just can’t wait.

If you know someone in Christchurch, Rolleston, or the Selwyn District looking for a new GP, please share this newsletter!
It’s easy to enrol — just visit www.villagehealth.co.nz and click “Enrol Now”. Once you’ve completed the form, we take care of the rest — no need to contact your previous practice.

Whats Happening in 2026?

More local access to care
Our Rolleston clinic will open in early 2026, making it easier for Selwyn patients to see a GP close to home.
New Skin Check Service
A dedicated skin cancer screening service — details coming soon.
Longer Prescriptions Where Safe
One-year prescriptions for stable conditions, where clinically appropriate, to reduce unnecessary visits.
Expanded Specialist Clinics
Continued growth of our popular clinics, including Weight Management, Travel Medicine, Lactation Medicine, Steroid Injection services, and a new Women’s Health Clinic.
More Doctors, Better Continuity
New GPs joining our teams at both Lincoln Road and Rolleston to support access and continuity of care.

Stay Safe Abroad with Our Expert Travel Medicine Clinic

Planning a trip overseas? Make sure your health is travel-ready with a visit to our Travel Medicine Clinic at Village Health. Whether you're heading to the tropics, trekking through remote regions, or attending business conferences abroad, we provide tailored advice, vaccinations, and medications to protect your health while you travel.

Dr Nicole Anderson leads our service and is specially trained in travel medicine. As an authorised Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre, we’re equipped to help you meet entry requirements for countries that need it. We offer protection against diseases like typhoid, hepatitis A/B, Japanese encephalitis, and more. Book a consultation today and travel with confidence: Book online or call us on (03) 389 8999.

Dr Nicole Anderson– GP with a special interest in travel medicine and authorised Yellow Fever Vaccinator

Had a Great Experience? The Coffee’s on Us!

Our team works hard to keep you healthy — from the reception desk to behind-the-scenes care coordination. If you’ve had a great experience with Village Health, please consider writing a Google review to help others find us.

As a small thank-you, the coffee’s on us next time you’re in!

Thanks for Reading – Have a very happy and restful Christmas and New Year break and we look forward to seeing you in 2026!

As always, our priority is providing safe, thoughtful, and patient-centred care. Thank you for your patience, trust, and understanding throughout the year — especially during busy periods. We look forward to continuing to care for you and your whānau in 2026 and wish you a safe, restful, and happy Christmas.

Best Wishes from the team at Village Health!