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Medical support

For urgent medical needs that can’t wait.

Christchurch Central Acute Clinics

Medical support at 1/25 Churchill St:
Our drop-in clinics are now called Acute Clinics and run two days a week for urgent, same-day issues that need to be seen quickly. These are brief appointments, and you’ll need to call us on the morning of the clinic to book. There are no longer any walk-in appointments.

Clinic times
Wednesday: 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Fridays: 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Call 03 943 9298 on the day of the clinic to book.


What is the Acute Clinic for?

The Acute Clinic is for immediate medical needs that can't wait. Examples might include:

  • Sudden illness or minor injury
  • STI checks
  • Emergency contraception

What is the Acute Clinic not for?

Please book a regular appointment if you need:

  • Repeat prescriptions
  • Ongoing or chronic health issues
  • General follow-ups
  • WINZ certificates (these are not available at Acute Clinics)

If you're unsure whether the Acute Clinic is right for you, give us a call and we can help guide you to the right option.

If you need to see a doctor or nurse, we can help.

We can help you with anything you might go to a GP for. The difference is our service is tailored especially for rangatahi and, best of all, it’s free. We promise you there hasn’t been a question we haven’t heard. You can ask us anything.

We provide medical services for 10 to 24 year olds, including services for:

  • Physical health
  • Mental health and trauma, including addiction support
  • Sexual health and contraception
  • Prescriptions 
  • Medical certificates
  • Tests and specialist referrals
  • Gender affirming care
  • And more. All you have to do is ask.

Our expert medical team consists of:

General Practitioners - they can support most medical needs

Sexual Health Doctor - who can support all sexual health needs

Youth Health Nurses - they can support patients with mental, physical and sexual health needs, can order tests, and can complete most referrals. While they can issue medical certificates for work, school, or ACC, they cannot issue Work and Income medical certificates.

We also have some Youth Health Nurses who are Registered Nurse Prescribers, which means they can prescribe many medications for common conditions.

We can also refer you to a specialist if that’s what you need.

To access our medical services you need to be registered with us first. To find out how to do that, head here.