IN BRIEF

• Published date: 08 April 2024
• Publication title: Bush Telegraph

Tararua Health Group is encouraging patients to activate accounts through Manage My Health. The online portal allows patients to order medication, check doctors’ notes and request a video call online through the Manage My Health app. The app can give people access to their health information, request new prescriptions, book video calls and view test results. The health group is also moving towards online payments and booking of appointments with clinicians with these features becoming available later this year. Patients praise the app. “Activating my Manage My Health account and being able to see my notes and test results has given me a better understanding of what is happening for me,” one patient says. Those who need help to download the app or activate it are welcome to call the practice or call in and one of the staff will be able to help. The Tararua Health Group is also reminding people there are after-hours services based out of the hospital. If it is not an urgent situation, ring first. If at all possible the staff will provide the necessary treatment to avoid a trip to Palmerston Hospital. The radiology service is also open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm and provides a range of x-rays with private patients being welcomed also

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