Health Centre

Friday, 01 February 2008

The CPIT Health Centre provides an accessible and confidential service to students. We offer a range of services including Nurses, a General Practitioner, Counsellors and a Physiotherapist.

We encourage and support students to make informed decisions and to take responsibility for their health and well-being. Our aim is to help you to keep healthy.

When you first attend the CPIT Health Centre the receptionist will ask to see your CPIT ID Card or course receipt in order to register with us.

For further information please telephone 03 940 7566 (Internal Ext: 7566)

Location

HS Block
Williams Street
CPIT Main Campus

Opening Times

Monday - Thursday	9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Friday	9.00 am - 3.00 pm

Please note:

During term breaks the CPIT Health Centre is open Monday to Friday, 9.00 am - 2.00 pm.

Nursing Services

Nursing services are confidential and available to both students and staff. This service is drop-in and, in some cases by appointment.

Services include the following:

emergency care for accidents or illness occurring on campus
health education and promotion
health monitoring and screening e.g. for asthma, diabetes, raised blood pressure, etc
sexual health e.g. contraception advice, cervical screening, pregnancy testing & emergency contraception
wellness checks, dietary advice, wart removal, smoking cessation assistance
ACC
Treatment of minor illness

Medical Services

A comprehensive General Practitioner medical service is also available by appointment only.

Counselling Services

Smart students talk about:

stress
course concerns
relationship difficulties
personal issues

Three free, confidential sessions are available with one of our Counsellors at the CPIT Health Centre, phone 03 940 7566 for an appointment.

Physiotherapist

A Physiotherapist is available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at HS Block by appointment only.

Community Services Card

We recommend that you apply for a Community Services Card if you don't already have one. Information on eligibility can be obtained by contacting the Community Services Card Unit - for further information telephone 0800 999 999, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm weekdays.

CPIT Health Centre charges for 2010

Service	Charge
Doctors Community services cardholders ACC related Under 18's Over 18's	$5 $10 $10
Non Community services cardholders ACC related Under 18's Over 18's Nurse	$5 $10 $25 $5

General Wart clinic	$5 per visit
Physiotherapist ACC related visit Non ACC	$10 initial visit, $5 follow up $40 Initial visit, $35 Follow up
Counselling Students receive three (3) free counseling sessions per year	No Charge
International students Doctor Immigration Visa checks (Doctor) (1/2hour)	$50 $135

Payment is requested at the time of consultation. You may be charged for an uncancelled appointment. Payment can be paid by EFTPOS or Credit Card (Visa and MasterCard).

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