Medical Centres
Local Publlic Helath Organisation
The six medical practices of Hurunui and Kaikoura have a long history of working cooperatively together and so the Hurunui Kaikoura PHO has been formed around them. This rural PHO is entirely focussed on resolving the unique issues and problems associated with delivering essential health care services to the communities of Hurunui and Kaikoura.
The Hurunui Kaikoura PHO was established in January 2004 as a Registered Charitable Trust and now manages primary health care services in the Hurunui and Kaikoura districts for almost 12,500 people.
Medical centres
The Hurunui District is serviced by five Medical-Centres.
Three of these, at Cheviot, Rotherham and Waikari are owned by the Council, as well as the medical practitioners' residences at Cheviot, Rotherham and Hanmer Springs. Council has a practice of providing up to $150,000 for the provision of medical buildings funded from the district rate with the balance funded from the ward(s) for the community served.
Click on the crosses below to read information about the Medical centre.
| Doctor(s): |
Rex Yule
Janet Robertson |
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| Address: |
6 Hilton Drive, AMBERLEY |
| Phone/Fax: |
(03) 314-8504 |
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Amberley is a rural practice located some 50km from Christchurch but covers approximately 1,610 square kilometres when on call. The Amberley Medical Centre aims to deliver high quality comprehensive integrated primary health care to the growing practice population. The Centre offers antenatal and postnatal consultations and are assisted by a visiting independent midwife.
The Amberley Medical Centre is a reasonably new purpose built building which includes an independent physiotherapist and hydrotherapist (the building has an excellent hydrotherapy pool).
The practice is fully computerised and the registrar has their own private consulting room. There is a fully furnished private flat for the registrar to use when they are on call at night. The Centre is within walking distance of excellent restaurants, cafes, and a short drive to a covered swimming pool (summer time), squash court, golf course, and the beach.
Doctors Rex Yule and Janet Robertson consider themselves part of the team of primary caregivers practicing from the Amberley Medical Centre. The rest of the team includes Practice Nurses, Rural Comprehensive Community Nurse and visiting Ophthalmologist, Rural Mental Health Team, and Clinical Psychologists.
| Doctor(s): |
Dr Scrivener |
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| Address: |
6 Hilton Wilkin Street, ROTHERHAM |
| Phone/Fax: |
(03) 315-6378
(03) 315-6592 |
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| Doctor(s): |
Dr Jean-Marc de Maroussem
Dr Anthea Prentice |
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| Address: |
Robinson Street, CHEVIOT |
| Phone/Fax: |
(03) 319-8630 |
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http://cchc@xtra.co.nz |
Dr Jean-Marc de Maroussem and his wife Kieren took over this Practise in October 2003. Jean-Marc and Kieren are from Mauritus,they have three children. Jean-Marc works from Monday -Thursday and Dr Anthea Prentice works every Friday.
They cover a large area from the Conway to the North and Greta valley to the south. They have have 3 part time practise nurses working through the week and 2 receptionists.
The physiotherapist – Nicky Bush works on a Monday and Thursday.
An Accupuncturist –Heidi Shanks works on a Wednesday.
The old kitchen in the building was refurbished last October and they now have a community gym with all the equipment that was opened October 2002. Members of the Community can purchase a key by paying a very reasonable subscription.
The plunket nurse visits once a month and has appointments.
SERVICES OFFERED
Travel advice and immunisations, child health checks and immunizations, well person checks, exercise, diet and lifestyle advice, cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure checks, prostate checks for men, cervical smears/Hrt for women, contraceptive advice, skin checks offered free-March and October annually.
ILLNESSES & INJURIES
Medical consultations, chronic disease management including diabetes and asthma, mental health management including stress, anxiety and depression, minor surgery. Palliative Care, caring for people with terminal illnesses in the community.
| Doctor(s): |
Dr Janne Bills |
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| Address: |
Amuri Avenue, Hanmer Springs |
| Phone/Fax: |
(03) 315-7503 (03) 315-7574 |
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The Council is planning a new purpose-built Medical Centre.
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Doctor(s): |
Dr Richard McCubbin
Dr Des Slassor (Wednesdays only)
Dr Anthea Prentice (1 day per month) |
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| Address: |
100 Princes Street, WAIKARI |
| Phone/Fax: |
(03) 314-4506 (03) 314-4509 |
| Website: |
| Visit the Centre's website (by clicking on the link above) to learn about staff, hours, services available and fees.
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