Get an appointment in minutes. That’s Bettr.

Of course! Commonly patients book for their children but you can book for anyone. During the booking process, when filling in the patient details, you can simply select ‘no’ to the question ‘Is this appointment for you?’ The appointment does not differ from any normal appointment and the doctor will be available to answer any health questions you or your family member have. 

• If the patient has a serious and urgent problem likely to need a physical examination.

• If you need controlled drugs. Our doctors will not prescribe any controlled drugs even if they are “repeat prescriptions” for ongoing conditions. Any controlled drug has to be prescribed only after an in-person consultation.

• If the patient is unable to use the technology due to confusion, physically disability or has serious anxieties about the technology (although having friends or family around may help).

• If the patient is under 18, unless they have a parent or guardian present.

• If the patient has language difficulties, unless they have access to an interpreter during the consultation.

• Hard-of-hearing patients may find video difficult, but if they can lip-read or use the chat function, video may be a better option than telephone.

• Visually-impaired patients may prefer a telephone consultation.

A Bettr appointment allows for 10 minutes of face-to-face time with the doctor and then another 5 minutes for the doctor to complete other tasks, such as writing prescriptions or letters on your behalf.

You sure can. Unfortunately there may be charges to do this if it’s less than 24 hours before your consultation. Please see our cancellation policy.

If Tamaki Health is not your usual doctor you will be asked to identify your usual GP or health clinic and for permission to send a copy of your visit records to this doctor/clinic. You may decline to do this.

For your comfort, you can select from a range of our trusted doctors, including male or female.

The doctor can see the patient via a video screen, but that’s less necessary to the consultation than you might think. In fact, it’s the patient history that provides about 90% of the clinical diagnosis. Think of these visits like a house call, without the unnecessary travel time (or having to vacuum).

Actually, no. Telehealth or virtual care is used today to treat everything from the common cold to post-surgical wound care. Everything from migraines to acne to mental health counselling can be treated while using this technology. It’s common today for doctors to use these tools to coordinate patient care, or to use them in their clinics.

If you are not happy during the consultation, please tell the doctor immediately so they can respond to your concerns. If you are still not satisfied with your care after the consultation, you can provide formal feedback or make a complaint here. We take your care very seriously, and welcome all opportunities to do better.

Bettr does not require you to register or enrol, simply tell us a little about yourself and we’ll do the rest.

If you’re already enrolled with Tamaki Health through White Cross, Local Doctors or East Tamaki Healthcare you don’t need to register or enrol with Bettr, it’s all part of the service.

If you’re not enrolled you can choose to enrol and save on every consultation - online and in-clinic - with access to our network of 40+ urgent care and GP clinics.