http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.ttmc.co.nz en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:09:36 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/163489/update-on-adhd-assessments-likely-to-be-available-by-end-of-may/ We are pleased to announce that progress is being made on being able to provide ADHD assessments and we expect our dedicated ADHD Assessment Clinic will be up and running by the end of May! Possibly sooner. Our ADHD Assessment Clinic will be run by Dr Christopher Veal. We have added more information on this service to the Services page of our website, which you can find here. If you are interested in booking in for an ADHD assessment once our ADHD Assessment Clinic is open then we reco... Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:47:30 +1200 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post163489 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/163093/flu-vaccines-available-now/ Check out our FAQs page for information on why we recommend a yearly flu vaccine for everyone aged 6 months and older. Three different flu vaccines are on offer at TTMC this year. See below for:Info on the flu vaccines available this year (including differences, age groups, and prices) Funded flu vaccine eligibility criteriaHow to get your flu vaccine ... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:55:03 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post163093 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/163090/closed-this-friday-and-monday-for-easter-long-weekend/ Meaning we are closed on Friday 3 April and Monday 6 April for the Easter long weekend. There will therefore be some delays in prescription requests and messages being actioned. ... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:07:02 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post163090 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/162258/dr-christopher-veal-starts-tues-24-march/ Thank you for your patience to those who have been waiting to be able to enrol with and see Dr Veal. As an immigrant from the USA his start with us here has been full of unanticipated delays, but at last all the boxes have been ticked off. Welcome to the team, Dr Veal! If you would like to enrol with Dr Veal, please visit our Enrolment & Fees page to find the link to our online enrolment forms. You can read more about Dr Veal on our Meet the Team page.... Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:55:20 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post162258 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/162038/upcoming-gp-leave--dr-harris--dr-gibson/ Last day of work is Thurs 19 March Returns to work Wed 08 April Locums Dr Kiri Renssen on Mon, Wed, Thurs across those weeks Dr Roger Jubert on Tuesdays and Fridays as usual, except Tues 07 April ... Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:30:02 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post162038 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/161905/fluvax/ Flu vaccines are expected to be available here at the clinic from the first week of April and we're starting to take bookings now! Check out our FAQs page for information on why we recommend a flu vaccine for everyone aged 6 months and older every year. See below for:Info on the flu vaccines available this yearFunded flu vaccine eligibility criteriaHow to get your flu vaccine ... Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:29:14 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post161905 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/161471/dr-foster-to-be-away-for-most-of-march--needs-to-travel-to-uk/ Dr Julian Foster has had to take last-minute leave to travel to the UK to support a family member.His last day here will be Wed 11 March and he will likely be returning to work from Wed 01 April. This means we are having to reschedule any patients already booked to see Dr Foster between the above dates. Dr Foster has been able to arrange a locum, Dr Jan Arnold, to provide cover for him for a few days of his leave (see below), but unfortunately we don't have locum cover for the remaining day... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:30:07 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post161471 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/160731/dr-julian-foster-and-dr-brenda-gibson-both-to-be-reducing-hours-by-1-day-each-per-week--edited/ We've had a change in circumstances that affects the plan outlined below. Dr Foster will now be taking leave for most of March, as he needs to travel to the UK to support a family member. Dr Gibson has opted to push back the date that she drops her Fridays, and the new date is yet to be confirmed. We are also still waiting to find out when exactly Dr Chris Veal will be able to start, as this is dependent on the visa process (the final hurdle before he can start!), but we're hopeful thi... Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:45:09 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post160731 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/160362/12-month-prescriptions-will-not-be-issued-without-a-dedicated-appointment/ We would like to make it clear that 12-months is not the new standard script length.12-month scripts will only be issued if: You arrange a dedicated appointment with your usual health practitioner to be assessed, and Your health practitioner determines that you meet all eligibility criteria, andYour health practitioner determines that a 12-month script is safe and appropriate for youYou can read more about 12-month prescriptions on our other recent post here. ... Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:32:12 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post160362 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/post/160145/brief-update-on-adhd-assessments--not-yet-available-here-at-ttmc/ While GPs and Nurse Practitioners can now assess, diagnose, and initiate treatment for ADHD in Aotearoa as of 1 February, this remains a specialty area and not all GPs and NPs will be providing this service.We are currently not providing ADHD assessments at The Terrace Medical Centre yet, but intend to in the near future. We will post an update to announce when we do start offering ADHD assessments here. These will only be available with Dr Christopher Veal, who is expected to be ... Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:28:06 +1300 http://www.ttmc.co.nz/blog/#post160145