Vercoe Brown And Associates
Description
We are an established medical practice in Invercargill, NZ. We are passionate about general practice, & are committed to resolving medical issues when you are sick & working with you to cultivate wellness. We maintain our skills & knowledge to provide you with the best possible care & evidence-based treatments. We have cared for generations of Southlanders, many cultures & ethnicities & treasure the relationship we have with our patients.
Please give our friendly team a call if you have any questions. Due to full schedules, consultations are by appointment only. We value patient-doctor confidentiality & support your right to choose who you see. We regret we are unable to enrol new patients at this time.
This practice was founded after the end of WWII in Morton St, Georgetown. It changed hands several times until Dr John Vercoe took over in 1981.
The new surgery buildings were opened at 82 Elles Road in 1994.
Staff
Our team is made up of GPs (see details below under “General Practitioners”) and:
Practice Manager: Jan Jenkins
Nurse Practitioner: Melinda Prekopa (Tues-Fri)
Clinical Assistant: Andrea Winter
Nursing Staff: Veronica Corbin, Amanda McDonald & Sheree Ferrari
Receptionists/Administrators: Di Edwards, Christine Jamison, Rosie Miller, Ann Sanford and Amy Dale
Health Improvement Practitioner: Courtney McLennan (Tues/Wedn and Fri)
Health Coach/Community Support Worker: Sharna Todd (Mon-Wedn)
Practitioners
Fee comment
From 01 JUNE 2023 (Inclusive of 15% GST)
Service |
Community Card |
No card |
Child under 14 |
0 |
0 |
14 to 17 yr olds |
$13.00 |
$41.00 |
18 to 24 yr olds |
19.50 |
45.00 |
Funded Adult over 24 yrs old |
19.50 |
52.00 |
These fees apply to usual ordinary daytime medical consultations for enrolled and funded patients. Extras like referral letters, forms, long consultations, dressings, and procedures will incur extra costs.
Service |
Amount |
Prescriptions |
$20.00 |
Steroid Injection |
95.00 |
Not enrolled, non-funded patients |
100.00 |
Surgical procedures (cost varies avg) |
290.00 |
House calls |
100.00+ |
Visits to Resthome residents |
100.00 |
Failed Doctor’s appointment |
up to 30.00 |
Failed Nurse’s appointment |
up to 20.00 |
Statement fee on all accounts unpaid at the end of the month |
5.00 |
Phoned prescriptions for children under 14 yrs of age |
Free |
Phoned prescriptions for pts aged 14 – 17 years of age |
10.00 |
Blood pressure check |
20.00 |
Jadelle device placements consult +$150 but this maybe free for some groups please ask.
IUCD/Pipelle consult +$150 but free for some groups – please ask
Smears by Nurse are free for some groups otherwise a usual Nurse consult fee of $35 applies.
Childhood Immunisations / Weight / Pregnancy Test - no charge.
VercoeBrown does provide publicly funded subsidised maternity care for the First Trimester only.
Subsidised care funding does not include consultations related to accidents, Driver’s License examinations, Insurance Company reports, sports related medical certificates etc.
Please note: phone calls with the Practice Nurse may incur a charge if over 10mins in duration.