Benefits of enrolling with a general practice


It’s important to enrol with a general practice before you become unwell.

Enrolling is free and by enrolling with a general practice you and your whānau will have access to a range of services.

Services include:

  • Better access to health advice and care

  • A relationship with a health team that knows you and your needs

  • Cheaper visits with general or nurse practitioners (free for under 14s)

  • Cheaper prescriptions (free for under 14s)

  • More support with health conditions, including long-term conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure

  • Access to screening programmes you may be entitled to – such as bowel cancer screening and more – and healthy lifestyle advice, including support to help you quit smoking

  • Ongoing vaccination programmes

Contact us:

Want to know more? Call us at 0800 478 256.

For Māori or Pacific communities, call us at 0800 200 119.