Gain Health Centre

11/06/2026

🌸 Complete Women’s Health is now online! 🌸

We are excited to share that Jo Donovan's new website for Complete Women’s Health is now live.

Complete Women’s Health provides comprehensive, compassionate, and evidence-based care tailored to the unique needs of women at every stage of life.

With over 11 years of experience in primary care, Jo combines clinical expertise with a warm, patient-centred approach, ensuring every woman feels heard, respected, and valued.

Visit the new website to learn more about the services available and how Complete Women’s Health can support you or someone you care about.

✨ https://www.completewomenshealth.co.nz/

To book an appointment with Jo, please call our friendly reception team on 528-5353 today.

Clear, professional women’s health care based in the Hutt and serving the wider Wellington region, with support across checks, screening, menopause, sexual health, and more.

08/06/2026

Flu vaccines are available now

The flu vaccine is free 🆓for many eligible patients, including:

*Pregnant people

*Adults aged 65+

*People with certain long-term health conditions

*Some tamariki with respiratory illness history

*People with serious mental health and addiction conditions

If you’re not eligible for a funded vaccine, you can still receive your flu vaccine with us for a small fee. Call us or visit the clinic to book your appointment.

04/06/2026

Recent changes to the Privacy Act (IPP3A)

To ensure we can provide the best care, we may receive information directly or indirectly from third parties, including (but not limited to) laboratories, hospitals, podiatry, and physiotherapy services.

If you provide contact details (e.g. name, number, email) about another person in relation to your healthcare, or bring a support person to your consultation, you are responsible for ensuring they have consented that their details may be documented in your clinical record.

31/05/2026

Welcome to Jo Donovan - Nurse Practitioner

We are delighted to welcome Jo Donovan, a highly experienced Nurse Practitioner, to our team.

With more than 11 years of clinical experience in primary care, Jo brings a strong commitment to compassionate, patient-centred healthcare.

Jo will be leading her clinic, Complete Women’s Health.

Complete Women's Health provides comprehensive, compassionate, and evidence-based care tailored to the unique needs of women at every stage of life. This includes preventive screenings, reproductive and sexual health support, long acting reversible contraception, preconception, early pregnancy and postnatal care and management of chronic or complex conditions.

Jo prioritises dignity, respect, and clear communication, ensuring women feel heard and empowered in their healthcare decisions. Accessibility, cultural sensitivity, and a holistic approach, addressing physical, emotional, and social wellbeing, are key pillars of truly excellent care.

We are thrilled to have Jo join our team and look forward to the positive impact she will make within our community.

To book an appointment with Jo, please call our friendly reception team on 04 5285 353.

29/05/2026

Keeping your whānau well

While you can’t completely avoid winter illnesses, you can give your whānau the best chance of staying well by:

Washing your hands regularly
Teaching children to cough and sneeze into elbows
Keeping sick children at home
Keeping bedrooms warm and dry
Opening windows regularly to ventilate
Drinking plenty of water and eating nutritious food
Staying up to date with immunisations such as flu, Covid, RSV, and other immunisations listed on the national immunisation schedule.

When to get medical help

It’s best to book an appointment with your child’s GP or NP if they are:
*Breathing faster than usual
*Not drinking well
*Urinating less or having fewer wet nappies
*Unusually sleepy or difficult to wake
*Running a high fever that isn’t settling
*Getting worse instead of better

Babies and very young children can deteriorate quickly, so it is always worth seeking advice early if you are concerned or unsure, please contact us anyway so we can guide you on the next best step. If your child is struggling to breathe, becoming floppy or unresponsive, or you feel it is an emergency, don’t wait — call 111.

27/05/2026

When to keep your child home from school or daycare

It’s usually okay for children to attend school or childcare if they have only mild symptoms, such as a mild runny nose, mild cough, hay fever symptoms, and seem otherwise well with good energy and are eating and drinking normally.

Keep them home if they have:

*A fever of 38°C or higher
*Vomiting or diarrhoea
*Trouble breathing
*Fatigue or low energy
*Infectious blisters/rashes
*Symptoms severe enough that they cannot comfortably participate in school activities.

25/05/2026

Closed Monday 1 June for King’s Birthday👑

Our practice will be closed on Monday 1 June for King’s birthday weekend. If you need medical care while we are closed, please go to your nearest after hours urgent care facility.

If it's an emergency, call 📲111.

23/05/2026

We held our 4th annual wellness day on 2 May

Gain Health Centre, Orongomai Marae, and Unichem Upper Hutt worked together to provide the Upper Hutt community with a free Health Service Day on 2 May 2026 at Orongomai Marae. This marked our fourth Rā Whakahauora – Wellness Day.

By working together, we were able to provide accessible health services with no barriers for our community. Events like this are only possible because of the collective mahi and commitment from everyone involved.

The event continues to grow each year, with more agencies wanting to be involved. We are often thanked for creating opportunities for agencies to participate, but we are the ones who are truly grateful for the collaboration, support, and shared commitment to improving the wellbeing of our community.

22/05/2026

More childhood illnesses to watch out for this winter

Gastroenteritis (Gastro) - causes vomiting, diarrhoea and sore tummies. This illness is common among tamariki at this time of year. The biggest risk with gastro is dehydration, especially in babies and toddlers. Signs your child may be becoming dehydrated include fewer wet nappies or toilet trips, dry lips, no tears when crying, or unusual sleepiness.

Offer small frequent sips of water, breastmilk, formula or electrolyte fluids.
If your baby is less than 6 months old and has diarrhoea or vomiting, see a GP urgently.

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease - is a common viral illness which causes painful mouth ulcers, blisters on hands and feet, fever, and reduced appetite. While Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease looks unpleasant, it usually settles on its own within a few days. Keep offering your child fluids, and ensure your child is feeling well and their blisters have dried before sending them back to school or childcare.

Croup - Croup often starts like an ordinary cold before turning into a distinctive barking cough that can sound alarming, sometimes with noisy breathing. Croup symptoms are often worse at night or when children become upset. Sitting them upright, keeping them calm, and seeking urgent help if breathing becomes laboured is important.