Services
Collaborative personalised
care
Consultation, diagnosis and operative treatment
of wide range of conditions is offered to patients
and referring primary care doctors. Services cover
the wide range of conditions normally associated
with a general consulting and operating surgeon.
Personalised treatment planning within a multi-disciplinary
team is at the core of service provided.
Click
here
for a list of procedures available.
Following referral, which is frequently
by letter, secure electronic transfer or phone,
patients are given an appointment to discuss their
medical concerns.
After physical examination, an explanation of options
is given along with an explanation of risks and
complications. This involves full consideration
of the patient’s particular wishes and circumstances,
including timing and place of further treatment.
Laboratory tests and radiology procedures are sometimes
necessary before treatment options can be given.
Results come to Mr Knight and the referring doctor.
Following your initial consultation and examination
it may be necessary to return for a discussion of
test results and treatment options. A detailed letter
is sent to the referring doctor with a copy offered
to the patient.
Health Information
Services
A strength of our team is to provide individual
tailored searches by Dallas Knight (MHealSci Otago)
health information specialist. For information specific
to your particular needs in order to make better
health decisions you only have to ask.
Individual Consideration
The Practice Manager (Cathy) is available to you
for support and direction with any queries. .
Treatment
Minor operations are carried out in the Clive Square
operating theatre. Royston
Hospital (click here) is also used for operations
with day-stay or longer stay as needed. Patients
can choose public or private surgical options.
Booking
the hospital if surgery is required
If surgery is necessary, it will be arranged for
you, and you will be given relevant information
together with the costs involved for a hospital
admission.
Estimate of costs
involved.
Estimates will include the following fees.
| Surgeon's fee |
| Anesthetist's fee |
Hospital charge (theatre
fee, bed/recovery fee) |
You will receive separate accounts
from your surgeon, anesthetist and the hospital.
Consultation and examination is necessary before
any estimate of costs for procedures.
Some procedures are covered by ACC or if you have
health insurance this may cover all or part of the
cost.
Health Insurance
Your insurance company will need an estimate of
the costs of your medical treatment and this can
be supplied.
Vasectomy
Referral is not always necessary. Men wishing to
discuss this permanent method of sterilization are
given an initial appointment where they have the
opportunity to determine if this is right for them.
At this appointment, the steps and risks involved
to achieve this outcome are discussed and a suitable
date is arranged. The operating theatre in the Napier
clinic is used..
Total cost of vasectomy, consultation and monitoring:
$333.00 including GST, (to be paid at the time of
the procedure). This includes:
| Pre-operative consultation |
| Post-operative medication |
Vasectomy procedure |
| Follow up and monitoring of semen results |
For further information consult the
Vasectomy page (click here).
