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Fibre | How to get enough in your diet

Most of us need to eat more fibre and have fewer added sugars in our diet. Eating plenty of fibre is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer. What does fibre do? Fibre is only found in plant products, but in two forms – soluble and insoluble. […]

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Foster Hope Giving Tree

Every year, Ropata Health support a local organisation with a Christmas collection. This year we are supporting Foster Hope with a Giving Tree, collecting presents for 0-17 year olds. Our patients and staff have been so generous as you can see by the photo below. Thank you to everyone who has supported this great cause. […]

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Wellington Foster Care Christmas Tree

This year our our Christmas tree is dedicated to Wellington Foster Care. If you would like to contribute to this worthy charity, please take a gift tag,  wrap a gift in cellophane or a gift bag and drop it back under the tree by 6th December. The tag identifies the age and gender of the child […]

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Consultations

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a number of rapid and dramatic changes to general practice, and as a result of this we are able to offer several new ways to consult with both the practice and your clinician.  These can offer significant advantages to you in terms of convenience and timeliness, as well as […]

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Ropata is earthquake safe

Ropata’s resilient seismic solution With the recent shaking we have been feeling, it is comforting to know that our staff and patients are safe within our new building. The building is built in 5 pods that can each move independently in the event of an earthquake. The RSJ resilient slip joints were designed by Tectonus, […]

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Flu vaccine update

We are still working through our list of high risk patients for flu vaccinations. Due to supply issues, we are only able to order small amounts of vaccines at once, meaning the process is slower than we anticipated. We will update our website and facebook pages when flu vaccines will be available to the rest […]