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COVID-19 Saliva testing
Are you a permitted worker, or employer of permitted workers travelling across alert level boundaries? Register for a COVID-19 saliva test here.
Alert Level 2 update
Due to the current COVID-19 situation the following collection centres remain closed during Alert Level 2 Naenae, Mana, Tawa and Stokes Valley are closed Please remember: If you have symptoms COVID-19 please stay home and call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or your GP.If you awaiting a COVID-19 test result please also stay home (this excludes […]
Screening questions – Alert Level 3 & 4
Anyone coming to our collection centres will be screened at the door before entering. Screening is in place to protect all patients and our staff. If you have any of the following, please do not come to the collection centre, stay home and call your GP for advice regarding getting a COVID test. FeverNew coughNew breathlessnessSort throatRunny […]
Alert Level 3 & 4 update
Due to the current COVID-19 situation many of our collection centres are working on reduced hours or are closed. The following Collection Centres are CLOSED: Naenae, Mana and Eastbourne are closed during the current alert level.Tawa and Masterton Medical Centres are temporarily closed.Stokes Valley collection centre is closed until further notice. The following three additional […]
Referrer newsletter – 26 July
In this issue we feature: A change from amylase to lipase testingHistology reporting delay Read the full newsletter here>>
How MIQ saliva testing will work
From the NZ Herald: Regular saliva testing for staff at New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine facilities could be underway in weeks, which aims to strengthen the country’s border against Covid-19. Asia Pacific Healthcare Group (APHG) was awarded a Ministry of Health contract in May to provide virus surveillance testing through saliva samples from staff […]
Referrer newsletter – 25 June
In this issue we feature: Discontinuation of faecal occult blood testingMyoglobin test to be discontinuedPrice increase for commercial testing Read the full newsletter here>>
Referrer newsletter – 31 May
In this issue we feature: Annual price increase for commercial testingQueens’ birthday opening hoursPrice increase information – 1st July 2021 Read the full newsletter here>>
COVID-19 saliva testing option (border workers only)
Weekly-tested border workers are being given the option of saliva testing to reduce the “discomfort” of regular COVID nasal swabs. COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said on Wednesday more than 1400 border workers can look forward to the change, which he said came after “extensive due diligence”. Read the full article here>>