Urgent care
After-hours services offered by general practices are the best place for urgent care for conditions that are not critical or life threatening such as:
- minor injuries (breaks and sprains)
- rashes and skin conditions
- sore throats
- sore ears, eyes and mouth
- medication issues
- constipation
- urinary tract infections
- respiratory infections
- vomiting and diarrhoea, tummy bugs
- sinus conditions
- back pain.
These service are available when you require urgent medical care when your family doctor or GP is closed or you are unable to get an appointment:
City Medical Napier: open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone 06 835 4999
Hastings Health Centre: open 7 days 8am - 8pm
Phone 06 873 8999
You can phone 0800 338 899 to get a list of after-hours medical centres near you or find a GP or family doctor near you, including their opening hours.
Or you can call Healthline 0800 611 116 for free 24 hour advice from a trained registered nurse.