Important Information
We Are Here When You Need Us
Open 8:00am to 8:00pm every day of the year, City Medical is an ACC-accredited Urgent Care Centre with a focus on providing quality medical care.
FAQs
No, we are walk-in service. All patients are triaged upon arrival. Triaging is a key part of our service, ensuring that each patient is seen in order of clinical urgency.
Click here for more information on how we triage and our services
No, Napier Urgent Care is open from 8:00am to 8:00pm every day.
There is an overnight nursing service, which is operated by Health New Zealand, which runs out of our premises from 8:00pm to 8:00am. This is a nurse-led service, please refer to Health New Zealand’s website for more information.
Yes, Napier Urgent Care is not part of the public hospital system.
For some patients, treatment costs may be funded.
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Yes, you are welcome to bring a support person. When we are busy, we kindly as that patients limit this to one support person per patient.
Click here for information on the Health & Disability Code
We do provide ACC medicals and off work medical certificates.
However, we do not provide any other medical certificates (e.g. WINZ, Immigration, Drivers etc), for these certificates you will need to contact the GP practice you are enrolled with.
Click here for information on the services we are unable to provide.
Code of Conduct
Uniting, advocating and advancing urgent and primary care services for our community
Patient-focused quality care, delivered by empowered staff
Transparency and authenticity in all that we do
Forward-focused, best practice-led
In alignment with our values, we believe that every individual deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. We embrace diversity and recognise the unique contributions each person makes to the care of our patients and the support of our team.
Together, we strive to foster a culture that is high-performing, respectful, and inclusive—where everyone feels valued for their contributions. As individuals working collaboratively towards our mission—accessible, quality urgent and after-hours healthcare—mutual trust, confidence, and a willingness to support one another are essential.
We maintain a zero-tolerance approach to any form of patient abuse towards staff.
All staff are expected to:
- Treat patients, visitors, and colleagues with respect and courtesy, as you would wish to be treated.
- Carry out your role honestly, diligently, and professionally, including any related duties.
- Attend meetings and training sessions as required to uphold a high standard of practice.
- Demonstrate care, sensitivity, and cultural awareness in all interactions with patients
and colleagues. - Act in a way that protects and promotes the reputation and interests of the practice.
- Take reasonable steps to ensure your own safety and the safety of others, including
patients, visitors, and team members. - Comply with all security protocols and requirements.
- Follow all reasonable directions and requests from management.
- Adhere to all practice policies and procedures, which may be updated from time to time.
Terms of Trade
1. Our standard consultation fees are displayed prominently in the waiting room. Our fees take into account the following factors:
a) the time spent;
b) the complexity of the treatment;
c) the costs of running a medical practice; and
d) the funding available from government, public agencies and other sources.
2. We require payment of our fees before your consultation; please see the reception staff.
3. If payment is not made immediately, we will invoice you and may charge you administration fees in doing so. We may also:
a) charge you interest at our bank’s overdraft lending rate calculated on a daily basis from the date of your consultation until payment; and/or
b) charge you the cost of recovery of the outstanding fees and interest including our legal costs on a solicitor/client basis, any court costs and disbursements, service or collection fees; and/or
c) decline to provide you with further non urgent medical services
4. By choosing Napier Urgent Care as your urgent care and after-hours health provider, you authorise us to:
a) make enquiries with any previous medical practitioners and health professionals you may have engaged regarding your medical history and you authorise disclosure by those people to us; and
b) make enquiries from time to time with credit agencies regarding your credit history and to release information from time to time to the extent where necessary for the purpose of making such enquiries (and you authorise disclosure by those agencies to us); and
c) disclose any information about you for the purpose of instructing other persons including a debt collection agency to recover any outstanding fees from you; and
d) contact you and/or send your information about how we may assist you by providing medical or health services to you.
- If you have a credit balance and require a refund; we are able to refund up to $50 per day to EFTPOS cards. If you have a credit balance greater than $50; we will arrange a direct credit back to your bank account. To receive a refund, we need to sight photographic ID. Refunds can only be processed weekdays from 9.00 to 5.00pm. Refunds will NOT be processed after 5.00pm weekdays, weekends or public holidays.
5. In this policy:
a) “you” means any patient of Napier Urgent Care;
b) “we” or “us” and “our” means Napier Urgent Care
Privacy Statement
Napier Urgent Care is committed to protecting your privacy and complies with the Privacy Act 2020 and the Health Information Privacy Code 2020.
We collect personal and health information to provide healthcare services, support clinical decision-making, manage our operations, and meet legal obligations.
Information is usually collected directly from you. However, due to the urgent and after-hours nature of care, we may also collect information from other healthcare providers such as hospitals, Health New Zealand, ambulance services, or your regular doctor.
Where information is collected from other sources, we take reasonable steps to ensure you are aware of this and the purpose of collection, including through this statement, our registration process, and information available at our facility.
We may share your information with healthcare providers involved in your care, including your usual GP, and with agencies where required by law. We do not disclose your information to others without your consent unless permitted by law.
You have the right to access and request correction of your information.
For privacy enquiries or requests, please contact:
Privacy Officer
Email: sue@napierurgentcare.co.nz
Phone: 06 835-4999
Address: 76 Wellesley Road, Napier
You may also contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.org.nz.