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May 2022 Update

Update on our day to day workings. We continue to wear masks when seeing patients and take care to ensure our work areas are clean and safe. We have been able to maintain a largely undisrupted work routine and surgical waiting times have not been directly affected by Covid issues. Patients have had to delay […]

Welcome to Sophie DeWael – Plastic Surgery Fellow

Sophie DeWael is a Belgium-trained Plastic Surgeon working in our practice at the moment as the Fellow refining her knowledge of cosmetic surgery. She has worked at Middlemore Hospital for a year prior to working in our clinic. She will be with us until February 2022.

NZIPCS and 243 SC Covid Response

We are open. We are able to see patients in person but taking care to wear masks and decrease the number of people in a room. All our staff are vaccinated against Covid-19. For any appointment, we ask that you: 1. Call in to let us know you have arrived in the carpark 2. Please […]

Covid Level 4 Response at NZIPCS

We are open for a small number of patients who have had operations and need dressings or for patients referred by another doctor for an urgent problem that cannot wait more than a few weeks. We are operating on a reduced staffing number on site and for reduced hours but our staff are answering emails […]

NZIPCS at Level 2 and Level 1

Our Surgeons and Staff are working hard to ensure that our medical practice meets the standards expected by the Ministry of Health for preventing the spread of Covid-19.  Our medical practice cares for elderly and vulnerable people and our Surgeons work at different hospitals around Auckland and Wellington. Therefore our plans remain as they have […]

Level 3 from Sunday 28 February

Our Surgeons and Staff are working hard to ensure that our medical practice meets the standards expected by the Ministry of Health for preventing the spread of Covid-19. Our plans include: Appropriate use of PPE and careful observance of our infection control protocols. Use of virtual consultations were possible. Many of our surgeries will go […]

Covid Response Level 2 and Level 1 from February 21, 2021

Our Surgeons and Staff are working hard to ensure that our medical practice meets the standards expected by the Ministry of Health for preventing the spread of Covid-19.  Our medical practice cares for elderly and vulnerable people and our Surgeons work at different hospitals around Auckland and Wellington. For us, our patients and visitors to […]

Covid Response NZ National Level 3 from Monday 15 February

Our Surgeons and Staff are working hard to ensure that our medical practice meets the standards expected by the Ministry of Health for preventing the spread of Covid-19. Our plans include: Appropriate use of PPE and careful observance of our infection control protocols. Use of virtual consultations were possible. Many of our surgeries will go […]

Covid response at NZIPCS and 243 Surgical Centre from 2 September

Our Surgeons and Staff are working hard to ensure that our medical practice meets the standards expected by the Ministry of Health for preventing the spread of Covid-19. Our plans include: Appropriate use of PPE and careful observance of our infection control protocols. Use of virtual consultations where possible. Use of the NZCOVID Tracer app […]

Covid Response Level 3 from 12 August 2020

Our Surgeons and Staff are working hard to ensure that our medical practice meets the standards expected by the Ministry of Health for preventing the spread of Covid-19. Our plans include: Appropriate use of PPE and careful observance of our infection control protocols. Use of virtual consultations were possible. Many of our surgeries will go […]