Upper Hutt Health Centre

03/09/2026

☀️At Upper Hutt Health Centre we offer FREE access to a Health Coach☀️

Introducing Health Coach - Sergio Hollis

Sergio has a background in fitness, nutrition, and community health to provide free health coach services to enrolled patients to improve your physical, mental, and nutritional health.

He offers help and support for a wide range of needs, including:

🏃‍♂️ Healthy Lifestyle Changes: Support with nutrition, physical activity, and building sustainable healthy habits.

🏃‍♂️ Weight & Fitness Goals: Guidance on safe exercise, weight management, and improving overall fitness.

🏃‍♂️ Health Navigation: Helping you understand your health plan and make the most of services available to you.

🏃‍♂️ Motivation & Goal Setting: Working with you to set achievable health goals and stay on track.

🏃‍♂️ Practical Everyday Changes: Support with routines, meal planning, activity levels, and maintaining motivation.

Sergio also offers a walking club and Mobility & Aerobics classes available to all in the community, for more information, click on the below link:
https://www.uhhc.co.nz/.../walking-club-and-mobility.../

Appointments can be booked via our reception team on 04 920 1800 📞

At Upper Hutt Health Centre, we're committed to supporting wellness and long life via quality care. Visit the most trusted family health centre in Upper Hutt.

01/09/2026

💉 Flu vaccination is still a great idea!

If you or your whānau haven’t had your flu vaccine this year, it’s not too late to get protected. With flu circulating, vaccination remains one of the best ways to help protect yourself and those around you.

👶 Great news for our little ones:

The flu vaccine is now fully funded for children from 6 months to under 5 years old.
So, if your child hasn’t had their flu vaccine this year, now is a great time to get it.

📞 To book a flu vaccination at Upper Hutt Health Centre, call us on 04 920 1800.

Stay well, stay protected, and help keep our community healthy this winter. 💙

20/08/2026

🌸 September is Cervical Screening Month at Upper Hutt Health Centre! 🌸

Taking care of your health has never been easier or more rewarding. All through September, we are offering our patients FREE Cervical / HPV screening appointments with our wonderful nursing team!

✨ What you need to know:

• Quick & Easy: Free HPV screening is now as simple as a quick self-swab!

• Flexible Times: We offer late night and weekend appointments to fit around your busy schedule.

• ENTER TO WIN: Book and complete your free screening in September and go into the draw to win 1 of 2 $100 vouchers (your choice of a Farmers or Supermarket voucher)! 🛒🛍️

Don’t put it off—prioritise your health this month.

📞 Call us today on (04) 920 1800 to book your appointment.

At Upper Hutt Health Centre, we're committed to supporting wellness and long life via quality care. Visit the most trusted family health centre in Upper Hutt.

18/08/2026

🤧 Flu and respiratory illnesses are on the rise

We’re seeing an increase in influenza and other respiratory illnesses in our community, so we’re taking some extra precautions to help protect our patients and our team.

If you have flu or respiratory symptoms, please:

•📞 Call us before coming into the practice so we can advise you on the best option for your care.
•🏠 Where appropriate, stay home and rest, and consider a phone consultation rather than coming into the practice.
•😷 If you do need to attend the practice, please wear a mask to help protect other patients and our staff.
•👩‍⚕️ If you’re unsure whether you need to be seen, our team can help with triage and advice.

Symptoms of influenza can include fever, cough, sore throat, headache, body aches, fatigue and feeling generally unwell.

Most people with influenza can recover at home with rest, fluids and appropriate symptom relief. If you are concerned about your symptoms or they are getting worse, please seek medical advice.

Flu vaccine

It’s not too late to get your flu vaccine so if you haven’t had one yet you can give us a call on 04 920 1800

Thank you for helping us keep our patients, whānau and team safe during this period. 💙

12/08/2026

Important patient update

We are aware that some patients received an unexpected email from Upper Hutt Health Centre yesterday, including some patients receiving multiple emails or emails at unusual times.

We sincerely apologise for the confusion and inconvenience this has caused.

We can reassure you that this isn’t spam and was intended to be the sharing of our latest practice newsletter which could be accessed via an attachment in the Vensa patient portal.

We are urgently investigating what happened with our portal vendor and we are taking steps to ensure the issue is resolved moving forward.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this.

12/08/2026

Just dropped: The latest edition of our newsletter!

👉 Read the full issue now: https://www.uhhc.co.nz/general-practice/august-newsletter/

10/08/2026

🎉 Exciting News! Dr Laia Silva is Returning!

We are pleased to announce that Dr Laia Silva will be returning from maternity leave and seeing patients starting Thursday, 13th August! 🩺❤️

Dr Silva will be working Thursday’s and Fridays in August increasing back to four days in October.

📅 Appointments are open now! If you would like to book a consultation with Dr Silva, please give our reception team a call on 04 920 1800 or book online via our Vensa patient portal.

28/07/2026

🧪 Could You Help Advance Medical Research?

Our Clinical Trials team at Upper Hutt Health Centre is currently looking for participants to take part in exciting new research studies.

Eczema Studies
Do you (or someone you know) have difficult-to-control eczema? We’re running two studies for adults with persistent symptoms. Some participants have already seen meaningful improvements.

COPD Studies
We’re also recruiting for COPD studies for people who still experience symptoms despite using regular inhalers. These trials are exploring new treatments aimed at reducing flare-ups.

✨ Taking part in a clinical trial may give you access to new treatments while helping improve care for others in the future.

Interested?

Email [email protected] with “Eczema” or “COPD” in the subject line and include your:
• Full name
• Date of birth
• Mobile number

Our team will be in touch to see if the study is right for you.

Please feel free to share this with friends or whānau who might be interested 💙

At Upper Hutt Health Centre, we're committed to supporting wellness and long life via quality care. Visit the most trusted family health centre in Upper Hutt.

15/07/2026

✈️🌍 Planning an overseas trip? Let’s make sure you travel safe and stay healthy!

Book a consultation with our Travel Doctor, Dr Melanie Avery, who holds a postgraduate qualification in Travel and Tropical Medicine from the University of Otago and has extensive expertise across all areas of travel health.

Appointments are available for everyone – including casual patients and visitors.

🩺 Our Travel Doctor services include:

• Personalised advice on international health risks specific to your destination
• Vaccination recommendations and updates
• Guidance on preventing travel-related illnesses (e.g. altitude sickness, malaria, yellow fever and more)
• Full medicals (where appropriate), visa health checks, and fitness-to-travel certificates

Get peace of mind before you go - book your travel consultation today!

Call us on 04 920 1800 or email [email protected]

13/07/2026

📢 HPV Vaccination Update for Parents & Caregivers:

From 27 July 2026, schools will offer one dose of the HPV vaccine (Gardasil9) as part of the School-Based Immunisation Programme. Having a 2nd dose can further boost protection.

Need a second dose?

It's still FREE and is available at least six months after the first dose.

If your child has received their HPV vaccine at school and you'd like them to complete the two-dose course, we're here to help.

📞 Contact us on 04-920 1800 to book an appointment or speak with one of our team members.

Protecting our tamariki today helps prevent HPV-related cancers in the future.