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Leeds Student Medical Practice is a designated examination centre for UK citizens wishing to emigrate to New Zealand. The contents of this page relate solely to this process. Relevant texts are available to download in Word or PDF format - click on the appropriate icon (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF ) to open the document of your choice, most texts can also be viewed on this page, together with links to Maps

MAKING AN APPOINTMENT BY TELEPHONE
We usually offer appointments for New Zealand immigration medicals on Friday mornings

If you would like to book an appointment please telephone Ged Reynolds, our Medical Reports Administrator on 0113 295 4511. Please leave a message if she is unable to answer, and she will return your call at the earliest opportunity. Ged is presently out of the office on Wednesdays, and the best time to speak with her directly is usually between 11:30 - 16:00, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, or 08:00 – 14:00 on Fridays

Before calling to book an appointment please make sure:

What does the New Zealand Immigration Medical involve?

It is likely you will be in the Practice for 1 hour per person

You will need to present Form 1007 completed with your details (Sections A, H, I & J), together with your passport (if you do not have your passport we will be unable to continue, and your payment will be forfeit)

We would like you to provide a urine sample upon arrival. A sample container will be given to you when you arrive at the practice. Note: female patients cannot provide acceptable samples during menstruation, so appointments should be arranged with this in mind

Please wear underwear. You are welcome to bring shorts if you wish to change into them for modesty or comfort during the physical examination

The nurse will do some basic measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure and a urine test (for patients aged 5 and over). They will also talk through the blood test requirements and take blood samples

Please note that two of the mandatory blood tests require adults (any attendee aged 15 years or above) to fast from before midnight. Water may be consumed freely, no other liquids or solid foods should be taken. If you expect this to cause any problems please contact us at your earliest convenience

You will then spend time with the doctor who will go through your medical history, provide a physical examination; this includes breast examination for females and testicular examination for males - chaperones will be provided as necessary

You will then be given a form to take to the Nuffield Hospital (3 minute drive) for a chest x-ray. Please allow 30 minutes for the x-ray. Note: if you are pregnant an x-ray cannot be performed (because of possible risk to the developing baby). You have two choices: you could undergo the medical and return after delivery for the x-ray, or you may prefer to delay both the medical and x-ray until after delivery

After the chest x-ray is completed you are free to go

Parents and guardians please inform your child before arriving at the practice what to expect. If you envisage any difficulty please inform us in advance

Some patients may require certain additional fasting blood tests, and these will require you to make an additional visit to the Practice

Car parking is available at both the Practice and at the Nuffield Hospital

Once we receive the blood and x-ray results we will complete all the forms and return them to you via secure mail delivery

The designated medical practitioners are unable to give an indication of your suitability for immigration. This decision is made by the New Zealand Embassy. However we will discuss with you any abnormal findings which might have relevance to your health

What do I bring to my medical appointment?
For each applicant please bring the following:

1.	Valid passport
2.	Three passport sized photographs (do NOT staple or Sellotape the photos, if you do not have glue we can fasten the photos to your form)
3.	Form NZSI 1007 or NZSI 1133
4.	Contact details of your own doctor (GP Consent Form )
5.	Glasses and optical prescription if relevant
6.	Details of past medical history including operations and current medication (including contraception) and date and result of last smear if relevant

Fees

If furtherance medicals or additional tests are required these will incur extra charges. Please contact us for details. Some patients may require certain additional fasting blood tests, and these will require you to make an additional visit to the Practice and will incur an additional blood test fee

We accept payment by cash, credit or debit card at the time of booking

Cancellations and refunds
If you cancel your appointment at any time up to 24 hours before your appointment we will refund your payment less an administration fee of £25 per person, which covers the preparatory work we will have already completed for your medical. Your payment will not be refunded if you fail to attend, or if the appointment is cancelled with less than 24 hours notice, or if you attend without your passport

GP consent form
Please download this form using the links above if additional or replacement copies are required

HIV test information

What is an HIV test?
You can find out if you have become infected with HIV by having a blood test done. The test doesn't look for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus (antibodies are made in your blood when any infection has entered your body). However, it takes up to three months from infection with HIV for the antibodies to be detectable by a blood test

Test results
HIV test results are reliable. To make sure no-one is given the wrong result, a positive result is only given after the blood has been tested several times. If antibodies to HIV have been made in your blood then the test result is positive and you have HIV. This means that you could pass it on to others through unprotected sex, giving blood or sharing needles if you inject drugs

For and against HIV tests
Having an HIV test can have a big impact on you, whatever the result. The decision to have a test is one that only you can make, and should only make after thinking about the arguments for and against HIV testing

You shouldn't feel under pressure to have an HIV test from other people, like your partner, family, friends, employers or medical staff. The result could affect your life in a major way. Here are some things to think about before you decide

Good things about testing

If the result is positive
Being told you have HIV does not mean you have AIDS or will get AIDS. The terms HIV and AIDS do not mean the same thing

If you are diagnosed with HIV you might have good health for many years to come. Over the years HIV can slowly make your immune system weaker, leaving you open to serious infections. There is no cure for HIV, but there are drugs that can stop HIV reproducing and can drive down the amount of the virus in your body to very low levels. Anti-HIV drugs can keep HIV under control for many people, enabling years of good health

Drug therapy
Taking a combination of three or more drugs can stop HIV from reproducing and allow your immune system to recover. It also stops HIV changing its nature, or mutating, every time it reproduces. Every copy of itself that HIV produces is slightly different. HIV copies itself extremely fast, and quite frequently a copy of HIV will be produced that is not affected by one or more drugs. This is known as a resistant virus. Different drugs stop HIV reproducing in different ways and a combination of three or more are needed to be effective. The aim of treatment is to reduce the quantity of the virus to minimum possible, although it won't completely disappear

Abridged source (with permission): Terrence Higgins Trust 2006

Maps and directions
Please download these files using the links above. Contains maps and directions to our building, and map and directions from us to the Nuffield Hospital which you will need to attend for chest x-rays

You can use this Government web site TransportDirect .info to get directions to our building by bus car or train to our building (this is an intelligent link which knows your destination is Leeds Student Medical Practice). Once the site opens simply enter YOUR location, and click Next. Then choose your preferred travel method and click Details for a comprehensive travel schedule

If you are not familiar with our location you may find it helpful to open our Pictures page which contains useful pictures of our building and the University of Leeds Parkinson Building