Health Improvement Practitioner
A Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) is an experienced mental health clinician who works with people of all ages and their whānau. They are part of the general practice team and help people with any issues impacting on their health and wellbeing. Doctors or Nurses can do ‘warm handovers’ with the health improvement practitioner and patients are typically seen the same...
Welcome Dr Fiona Whitworth
Fiona grew up in Bournemouth, in the South of England. She studied medicine at the University of Oxford, before returning to her home town to own a GP practice for 12 years. She emigrated to New Zealand 12 years ago with her husband and two daughters to enjoy the outdoor life.As a GP she believes in providing medical care that takes...
Positive Medicine
Positive Medicine https://positivemedicine.com/ is an exciting initiative in the New Zealand healthcare environment and Family Doctors' Dr Andrew Corin is collaborating with Positive Medicine to achieve better outcomes for our patients. Andrew and his team at Family Doctors are pioneering this revolutionary approach, integrating the Four Pillars of Wellbeing into general practice. This model is about more than just healthcare; it's...
Welcome Dr Stephanie Kramer
Dr Stephanie Kramer was raised in the Waikato and completed her medical training at Otago Medical School, Dunedin. She has worked in Tauranga as a GP for several years and enjoys living locally with her husband and 2 children. Stephanie strives to be fully present in each consult and values the development of long-lasting relationships with her patients. Outside of...
Welcome Dr Andy Patel
Dr Andy Patel grew up in the rural United States, where he completed his medical training at the University of Missouri. For several years, he practiced as a GP outside of Seattle, but later split his time between a Native American tribal clinic, an addiction clinic for the homeless and a teaching residency for new family physicians. His favorite aspect of...
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