Consultations: The Childrens Clinic is located in Christchurch, New Zealand. Consultations include you telling us your full case history, a physical examination, growth measurements assessments, skin prick tests for allergies (if required), blood tests and interpretation (if required), and your health management plan developed and discussed. You are welcome to send your details to us electronically using the “contact us” tab.
Dr Rodney Ford is a children’s doctor (a paediatrician). Seeing Dr Ford is like having 3 specialists in the room at the same time. He is a paediatrician, gastroenterologist and allergist. He can help you with: general paediatric (child) consultations, bowel troubles, growth problems, gastric reflux (GORD), constipation, chronic abdominal pain, eczema diagnosis and management, hives, urticaria, feeding problems, food fights, investigating food allergy, respiratory allergy, gluten problems, food reactions, behaviour problems.
Dr Laura Day, allergy associate, has child specialty and allergy training, and is also a general practitioner doctor. She sees both adults and children with food allergies/intolerances, growth problems, constipation, gastric reflux, chronic abdominal pain, coeliac disease and gluten problems.
Consultations – Please phone (03) 352- 4141 (for NZ Residents)
- We are closed over the Christmas period from Thursday 22 Dec, reopen Monday 16 Jan 2012.
- However, you are welcome to phone through to make an appointment.
Our charges as at 1 Feb 2011 (includes GST 15%)
- First time CHILD consultations (40 minutes) $295.00
- First time ADULT consultations (50 minutes) $360.00
- Follow-up consultations (20 minutes) $170.00
We offer a full Paediatric service for most Childrens problems.
Consultations include
- Full case history
- Physical examination
- Growth measurements assessed – weight and height
- Skin prick tests for allergies (if required)
- Blood tests (if required) and interpretation
- Management plan developed and discussed.
You are welcome to send your details to us electronically using the “contact us” tab. We look forward to hearing from you.
Alternatively, you can go to Dr Ford’s eClinic
We have set up the eClinic for people who are unable to see Dr Ford (for geographical and/or financial reasons). The concept is to give you Dr Ford’s specific paediatric advice through this webpage.
It is unique and easy. When you have got your “Allergy eReport” (Dr Ford’s interpretation of your symptoms), then you can take it to your own doctor. This will assist you to get more accurate diagnosis and treatment of your problems. You also return to the eClinic to get interpretation of your allergy and blood test results. The eClinic lets you get his expert medical help, on-line, to help solve your allergy problems.
Dr Ford says that by writing the eClinic program – he has put his brain on the web.
Missed Appointments
We have a policy about missed appointments. If a patient fails to attend without giving at least 24 hours notice, then a charge for the full appointment fee will be made (unless this appointment slot can be filled).
All appointment times are valuable and scarce. We have a high demand for appointments. When someone fails to arrive, this means that someone else will miss out on being seen. If possible, we will ring you a day or so before to confirm your appointment time.
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