Torbay Medical Centre is a family general practice at 1042 Beach Road in Torbay, Auckland. It was established in 1989 and serves Torbay, Long Bay and the surrounding area. The website says the practice offers in-house blood testing through the Torbay Community Laboratory, a privately run collection service connected to the centre. Appointments for blood collection run Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, and visitors can book a time rather than wait in a queue. We hear that the laboratory is moving back to a collection room at the front of the centre, with direct access from the car park. A collection fee of $15 applies, or $10 for CSC holders, as at 2026, because the laboratory is now privately operated.
Patients are told about significant test results, and the practice says urgent results are contacted as soon as possible. For warfarin patients, INR results and dosage advice are given by the end of the same working day, and patients can phone the nurse about results. One of the doctors has been a partner at the practice since 1993 and says the aim is to build lasting relationships with patients. The practice says it sees the Torbay community as its own, which is why it provides in-house testing.