Free Blood Testing Now Available In Te Anau And Wānaka

Free Blood Testing Now Available In Te Anau And Wānaka

The rollout means that 4,400 people in Te Anau and 19,350 people in Wānaka can now access blood testing free of charge at their local GP. Together, these towns will deliver approximately 25,000 free blood tests every year.

Free blood testing now available in Te Anau and Wānaka

Free blood testing is being rolled out for nearly 24,000 people living in Te Anau and Wānaka, giving more rural New Zealanders access to healthcare closer to home, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey say. “While most New Zealanders have access to free blood tests, some rural communities in the South Island still have to pay because there are no local blood collection centres,” Mr Brown says. “This has meant pat…