The Flu Vaccine will be available at Otaki Medical Centre from 2nd April 2024. Bookings are essential. Everyone from the age of 6 months is recommended to receive an annual influenza vaccine to reduce the spread of the influenza virus, and for the direct protection against severe illness The flu vaccine is free for some
Read moreBeginning 2022, Armin relocated from the Netherlands to start working as a GP in Otaki Medical Centre. Previous to his GP traineeship, he worked as a medical officer in internal medicine and the emergency department. He enjoys living in Paraparaumu Beach together with his wife Daphne and their two daughters. In his spare time, Armin
Read moreBenjamin relocated to New Zealand in early 2022 with his partner and their 3 boys. Benjamin was born in Denmark in 1980. He has studied health sciences at the University of Otago and has graduated from medical school in 2015 from the University of Southern Denmark. He became a qualified GP in Denmark in 2021
Read moreCharlotte van Hutten studied medicine at the University of Groningen and graduated in 2011. She gained experience in acute medicine and cardiology, before starting her GP training in 2013. She worked as a locum in different family practices in the Netherlands. In 2018 she convinced her husband Dr Kars Mud to go on an adventure
Read moreOn the 8th June Dr Lombard bade us farewell, retiring after 26 years of service to the Ōtaki Community. He arrived with his family to Ōtaki in 1997 from South Africa where they settled into the Ōtaki Community where Dr Lombard enjoyed playing golf and interclub squash. He has remained true to Ōtaki over many years, with quite a few other GP’s coming and going over that time, enjoying his time with patients and being part of the Otaki community.
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Briefly CORNERSTONE is an accreditation programme specifically designed by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for general practices in New Zealand. Accreditation is a self – assessment and external peer review process used by health care organisations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards.
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