Kensington Health

13/04/2022

From 11.59pm tonight, 13 April all of New Zealand will move to Orange 🟠

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a sustained reduction in cases and hospitalisations despite the relaxation of settings. Under the COVID-19 Protection Framework, this means we can now move to the Orange setting.

At Orange 🟠
➡️ There are no indoor or outdoor capacity limits at events.
➡️ Face masks are still required for many indoor settings. Inside schools, face masks are not required but still encouraged.
➡️ There are no changes to the 7-day self-isolation requirement, if you, or someone you live with gets COVID-19.
➡️ Bars and restaurants are no longer required to enforce seated and separated rules, although they can choose to keep them.

Wearing a face mask at Orange is still important, especially with capacity limits removed. Next to being vaccinated and having a booster, face masks are the best defence against COVID-19 and reduce new cases by as much as 53%.

Traffic light settings will be reviewed in mid-May.

Find out more about Life at Orange here: https://covid19.govt.nz/orange

01/04/2022

Flu vaccination available now in clinic.

If you are 65+yrs, or meet other government criteria, your flu vaccine is FREE.

Please call us on 437 9070 to book.

23/03/2022

If you are enrolled with Kensington Health, we are committed to giving you great access to your own records and tools to check lab results, request repeat prescriptions, book online and communicate securely with us through our Patient Portal (ManageMyHealth). This is a portal used by many practices nationally, and provides some great benefits.

In the coming days we will be in touch with all of our patients who have provided an email address as part of their contact details, but have not yet registered for ManageMyHealth. This will give you some more information about what you can do via ManageMyHealth, and the ability to activate the portal for your own records.

We understand that some people may not wish to use this feature, and we 100% respect that choice - you do not need to activate or respond to the email.

28/02/2022

If you are seeking a COVID test, it's highly likely that you will be given a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

Whatever the result, it's important to record it in My Covid Record. Check out the how to video below 👍

You can use My Covid Record to report a rapid antigen test (RAT) that you have performed.After you log in, the button to report a RAT can be found at the bot...

25/02/2022

What happens if your RAT result is positive for COVID-19?

1️⃣ Self-isolate
You’ve already prepared for it, now kick your isolation plan into action and stay home.

How to self-isolate: https://covid19.govt.nz/isolation-and-care/how-to-self-isolate/

Advice for your Household Contacts: https://covid19.govt.nz/testing-and-tracing/contact-tracing/household-contacts/

2️⃣ Record your positive result
If your RAT is positive, you need to report your result on www.MyCovidRecord.nz or call 0800 222 478 and press option 3.

If you got a supervised RAT at a Community Testing Centre or other health provider, the result will be automatically entered for you and will turn up on your My Covid Record.

Your positive test result is recorded and you will get sent a link to a contact tracing form with a unique code. It may take up to 24 hours to receive your code.

Please make sure you fill in this form as it will help us identify if you need any additional health and welfare support. It will also help for contact tracing purposes.

If you don’t have access to a mobile phone or internet, a health provider will be in touch to help collect these details.

If you have a positive result from a PCR test, you will get a text from the official 2328 number.

3️⃣ Look after yourself
Most people will have mild to moderate symptoms and will be able to self-care at home. Care and support will continue to be there for people who need it.

Some people will receive additional health and wellbeing checks depending on their needs. As always, Healthline is available free and 24/7 on 0800 358 5453.

It is important to track your symptoms every day in case you become more unwell and need urgent medical care.

There's more information about managing symptoms on our website: https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-health-advice-public/advice-people-covid-19 -care

4️⃣ Get help if you need it
Wellbeing and financial help is available: https://covid19.govt.nz/isolation-and-care/help-when-you-are-self-isolating/

5️⃣ Check that you’re ok to leave self-isolation
After 10 days, and if you are free of COVID-19 symptoms, you will be able to leave self-isolation without needing to do anything further. Others in your household will need to return negative tests on the relevant days before they can leave self-isolation.

Find out more about testing positive for COVID-19 here: https://covid19.govt.nz/isolation-and-care/what-happens-if-you-test-positive-for-covid-19/

24/02/2022

With all the Alert Levels, Traffic Lights, and Phases, here's the simplest info for what you need to know now 👍

24/02/2022

With the move to Phase Three of the Government’s COVID response framework from tonight, it is likely that significant pressure will be put on general practice as more people are impacted by the omicron variant.

Kensington Health will continue to support you if you need to access services, but we ask you to consider that there may be delays in the coming weeks. If your need is not urgent, or you can manage with the support of your own household or social network, please plan in advance as much as possible.

Our team will continue to be able to provide services either in-person, or via telehealth (phone/video calling) options. If you require in-person services, please be aware we continue to stream patients based on factors including what symptoms you may have. In order to protect all patients and our team, you may be seen in your vehicle or in a consultation room outside of our main practice.

If you have yet to do so, you can register for ManageMyHealth to access your records, request prescriptions, or communicate with us – www.managemyhealth.co.nz

To ensure the platform’s security, uptime, and stability, we are conducting scheduled maintenance on our infrastructure. During this maintenance, Manage My Health may be inaccessible temporarily. All operations will resume immediately after the maintenance.

18/02/2022

17/02/2022

As more people begin to test positive with Omicron, it's important to know what will happen and how you can help contact trace

Going for a COVID-19 test or waiting for your result? You will now receive your positive or negative test result by text.

The growing number of COVID-19 cases means we need to shift our approach to ensure our communities receive support where it is most needed. Most people with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will experience a mild to moderate illness and will be able to manage their symptoms themselves at home.

If you test positive, you will be sent a text from the official 2328 number. This will have your results, a link to complete an online contact tracing form and link to a website for more information.

The form will ask you to share the information we need for contact tracing, like:

⏺️ your current symptoms
⏺️ details of your household contacts
⏺️ any high-risk locations you’ve been to and people you’ve been in close contact with
⏺️ any specific health conditions that may mean you require extra health support
⏺️ instructions on how to share your NZ Covid Tracer diary and Bluetooth data
⏺️ a link through to MSD if you need kai or have other welfare needs.

If you don’t complete the form within 24 hours, you will receive a call from our contact tracers.

Any information you share is private and secure. For more information check out: https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-resources-and-tools/covid-19-contact-tracing-form

10/02/2022

Ka pai Tai Tokerau!!!

09/02/2022

February is a critical month to get New Zealand boosted. Boosters help slow the spread of the virus, so more of us can stay well. And that helps free up our hospitals for other people who need care.

Two shots were great protection against Delta, but boosters are the best way to fight Omicron. That’s why everyone who can needs to get boosted in February.

If you had your 2nd vaccination at least 3 months ago and you’re 18 and over, get your booster ASAP. You can access a Pfizer booster dose in the same way as any other dose, booking online via www.BookMyVaccine.nz, visiting a walk-in or drive-thru vaccination clinic, or by calling the COVID Vaccination Healthline on 0800 28 29 26 (8am to 8pm, 7 days a week).

04/02/2022