The Doctors Silverstream

The Doctors Silverstream The Doctors Silverstream provides family-focused care in a modern setting. Proudly caring for the Hutt Valley community.

Our team supports your health at every stage with check-ups, immunisations, mental health support, and more.

🏳️‍⚧️ New gender affirming medicine clinic available for patients of The Doctors Lower HuttWe’re pleased to share that D...
09/03/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ New gender affirming medicine clinic available for patients of The Doctors Lower Hutt
We’re pleased to share that Dr AJ Eckert has recently started a Gender Affirming Medicine clinic at The Doctors Silverstream. This clinic is available to patients enrolled with The Doctors Silverstream, The Doctors Muritai, and The Doctors Lower Hutt.

Dr Eckert has 19 years’ medical experience, including 11 years in primary care, with a special focus on LGBTQIA+ health, sexual health, and gender affirming care. The clinic operates under an informed consent model and is welcoming of patients of all ages, identities, and gender expressions.
Appointments begin with a 60-minute initial consultation to discuss individual needs and goals. Dr Eckert can provide support with:

🟣 Hormone prescribing and monitoring (binary and non-binary people)
🟣 Micro-dosing and lower-dose hormone therapy
🟣 Referrals for gender affirming procedures and surgeries
🟣 Pre- and post-operative gender affirming care
🟣 Pelvic exams and cervical screening
🟣 PrEP and PEP prescribing
🟣 STI and HIV testing

⚠ PLEASE NOTE: Appointments for this clinic are currently only available to book by phone or at reception.

📲 To book or to find out more, please call the practice on (04) 527 7376.

💖 Protect your heart with early screening!Early detection plays a key role in reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke...
06/03/2026

💖 Protect your heart with early screening!

Early detection plays a key role in reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke, and heart attack. A Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (CVRA), also known as a heart check, helps estimate your risk of having a cardiovascular event in the next five years.

CVRAs are carried out by our specialist nurses and include a review of your medical history, lifestyle factors, blood pressure, and relevant blood tests. Follow-up and monitoring is tailored to your individual risk.

▪ Men should screen from ages 45–74 and women from 55–74, though some people may need earlier screening based on risk factors.

If you’re due for a heart check, or would like to learn more, please call us to book an appointment with one of our nurses.

💊 12-MONTH PRESCRIPTIONS REMINDERFrom Feb 2026, repeat prescriptions are available for longer periods (up to 12 months) ...
05/03/2026

💊 12-MONTH PRESCRIPTIONS REMINDER

From Feb 2026, repeat prescriptions are available for longer periods (up to 12 months) for long-term medications when your condition is stable, and no medication alterations are needed.

📍 PLEASE NOTE: A consultation is required for this to ensure your condition and treatment is appropriate. The decision to approve or decline a medication lies with the prescriber.

Learn more here: https://www.thedoctors.co.nz/services/repeat-prescriptions

🩺 Looking after yourself during times of stressThere are practical steps you can take to help manage stress and support ...
02/03/2026

🩺 Looking after yourself during times of stress

There are practical steps you can take to help manage stress and support your wellbeing:

📌 Talk about how you’re feeling with friends, whānau, or a health professional
📌 Stay physically active - even a short daily walk can help
📌 Make time for activities you enjoy and find relaxing
📌 Try stress-reduction techniques such as deep breathing, mindfulness, or meditation
📌 Prioritise sleep and aim for a regular sleep routine
📌 Eat well, including plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables

If stress is affecting your daily life, or you’re concerned it may be contributing to anxiety or low mood, talk to your GP or other health professional.

📣 Can stress cause a heart attack?Stress on its own does not directly cause a heart attack. However, the way people resp...
27/02/2026

📣 Can stress cause a heart attack?

Stress on its own does not directly cause a heart attack. However, the way people respond to ongoing stress can increase their risk. Habits such as drinking too much alcohol, smoking, eating poorly, or being less physically active can all raise the likelihood of heart disease and heart attack over time.

❤️‍🩹 Stress can also play a role in other heart conditions. In rare cases, severe or sudden emotional stress may trigger conditions such as takotsubo cardiomyopathy (often called “broken heart syndrome”) or spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). While uncommon, these conditions highlight the powerful effect stress can have on the heart.

25/02/2026

If anyone lost a bankcard outside our building yesterday 25/02, please drop in or call reception to check if it is yours.

16/02/2026

📣 UPDATE: Due to today's staff shortage we will be closing the practice early @ 16:30 this afternoon. This change won't affect any booked appointments, but we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

15/02/2026

⚠️ SERVICE UPDATE 16/02/2026

Dear patients, due to the extreme weather across the region today effecting staffing, we will unfortunately have to cancel and/or rearrange some appointments for both the nursing and doctor clinics today.

If your appointment is going to be affected, our admin team will be in touch ASAP to rearrange this for you. Many apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Please keep an eye out on this page for any further updates.

Kind regards,
The Doctors Silverstream

10/02/2026

A reminder of what you need to know about the recent prescribing length legislation changes:

01/02/2026

📣 12-MONTH SCRIPT LEGISLATION CHANGES

From 1st February 2026 changes to prescribing lengths have come into action, allowing GPs to issue prescriptions up to 12-months in length to some patients, if clinically safe to do so. The decision on the appropriate prescription length will be entirely down to the GP’s discretion on a case-by-case basis but primarily aims at providing easier access to medication for people with long-term, stable conditions.

There are certain prescriptions which cannot be issued more frequently, for example:
▪ Controlled medicines (e.g. opioids, stimulants, etc).
▪ Medications/conditions that require frequent monitoring
▪ Some important points to consider:

Issuing a 12-month prescription comes with an agreement that you must attend at least once per year for a medication review, to check if your medication and/or dosage is still suitable.

Even with a 12-month prescription you cannot collect 12-months’ worth of your medication at once—medicines can still only be collected in 3-month instalments.

All instalments throughout the 12-month period must be collected from the same pharmacy. A 12-month prescription cannot be split between different pharmacies.

Please see the links below for more information on the changes, and what this means for you.
🟢Health NZ’s Increasing Prescribing Lengths factsheet:https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/2025-05/Factsheet%20-%20Increasing%20prescribing%20lengths.pdf
🟢The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners FAQ:https://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/documents/650/12-month_prescription_changes_FAQs_FINAL_2.pdf

01/02/2026

📣 Dear patients, you may be aware of the upcoming ADHD Legislative Changes coming into effect on Monday 2nd February. After extensive discussion with our GP team, we can confirm that The Doctors Silverstream we will not be offering an ADHD assessment clinical service.

As ADHD can be a complex condition that requires additional training and time to diagnose + treat, we are currently unable to provide this service without adding both a significantly heavier workload to our GPs, and a longer wait for routine appointments for our patients.

In the near future we are expecting to receive advice on which practices will be offering these services in the local area, and which we can refer patients to. As normal, all our GPs are still able to make onward referrals to a psychiatric service for ADHD assessment, but this does require an appointment.

🟢 The New Zealand Telepsych Network also offer a self-referral service, information on which can be accessed via this URL: telepsychnetwork.nz/services/adhd-assessment-adult

Kind Regards, The Doctors Silverstream

21/01/2026

📣 SERVICE UPDATE: Dear patients, please be aware that the practice will be closing slightly earlier than normal this evening Wednesday 21 January @ 17:00.

This change will not affect any booked appointments.

Kind regards,
The Doctors Silverstream.

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Shop 1, Silversteam Village Shops, Corner Of Kiln And Whitemans Road
Silverstream
5019

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Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
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Friday 7:30am - 5pm

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