Carlyle Medical Centre is a family GP practice on Carlyle Street in Hospital Hill, Napier, and it also trains the next generation of GPs, as a teaching practice for GP registrars and student nurses. It has eight consulting rooms, a large nurses' room and a treatment area with three bays. The practice has about 7,300 patients and describes itself as Rainbow friendly.
We hear the practice is not currently enrolling new patients, so check before you go. The practice is part of Health Hawke's Bay's PHO, which is why its funding works on a capitation basis for the patients it already holds. It also carries out a good deal of medical and occupational health work for local businesses.
Appointments are booked by phone at reception or online through ManageMyHealth, and some consultations are done by telephone, with video available where it suits the condition. Opening hours are usually 8am to 5:30pm, with some doctors offering late evenings to their own patients on Thursdays until 7pm. Out of hours cover is provided by City Medical. If you have cough, cold or flu symptoms, the practice asks you to tell reception before you go in.
Our pick in Hospital Hill for a practice that teaches as well as treats.