Rātā Medical was established in 2015.

Who we are

Drs Mike Mawdsley and Vivien Edge are two of the original GPs who established Rātā and were later joined by Dr Jo Tooby and Dr Claire Olsson. 

Dr Claire Buchanan joined us at the start of 2022, as our Associate GP. Dr Charlotte Bonny, our other Associate GP returned from maternity leave February 2023.

As well as our six GPs we have five Practice Nurses, six Receptionists and a Practice Manager; a wealth of combined experience.

We aim to be inclusive. We welcome individuals at any age and stage of life. We seek to provide a friendly and happy environment in which to provide care for you.

General

• Rātā is located in central Nelson with our own car park

• provides General Practice services to enrolled patients and casual visitors (where appropriate)

• we work closely with the Nelson Bays PHO (Primary Health Organisation) to enable access to a wide range of other Primary Health Services  

• Primary care is supported by the secondary services at Nelson Public Hospital. We have strong lines of communication for referrals, advice and advocacy on your behalf in the wider health system

Our premises

• purpose built health centre 

• spacious rooms and a pleasant environment to visit and work in

• the light and airy waiting room has comfortable seating, plenty of reading material and a children's area to one side. (Whilst Covid-19 remains a concern we have regrettably removed children's toys, in line with current infection control practises. We apologise for any inconvenience).

Convenience

• Rātā Medical is conveniently situated in central Nelson at 127 Collingwood St

• there is ample patient parking 

• in the close vicinity are two pharmacies, Pacific Radiology (within 100 metres at 105 Collingwood St), and Medlab Laboratory Testing (two blocks away at 63 Collingwood St)

For fun

We often fly a flag, usually relating the choice to some National or International event. People enjoy trying to guess!