Enrolment is currently closed - Please see our Press Release here
At Silverdale Medical Centre, we offer our patients a service called Te Tumu Wairoa (supported by Procare Fresh Minds), which means ‘to head towards wellness’. Health Improvement Practitioners (HIP’s) and Health Coaches (HC’s) work in practice alongside the GP and wider practice team to provide mental and physical health and wellbeing support. Their care is focused on helping people and their whanau achieve their health and wellbeing goals – using behavioural health strategies to create individualised plans which support self-management.
The HIP and HC are also able to link people with an Awhi Ora community support work if needed.
This service is free for our enrolled patients and the HIP and HC may have appointments available on the day. There are no specific criteria to access this service - anyone of any age with any issue affecting their mental, physical or social wellbeing can access a HIP, and anyone aged 18 years or over who would benefit from lifestyle changes to improve their health and wellbeing can access a HC.
Please speak with your GP or nurse if you would like an introduction.
Find out more about Te Tumu Waiora at Community partnerships and programmes - Fresh Minds
Peter Nestor is originally from Ireland and lives with his wife and toddler up North in an off-grid house within an eco-village. He is an Occupational Therapist by trade who has previously worked at the Waitemata Adult and Older Adult Community Mental Health Service, in Neuro Rehab and in a range of general medical wards for the NHS in England. One of the things...
Roni Taylor joined Silverdale Medical in March 2021. She is passionate about coaching and preventative medicine and has lived experience of using lifestyle changes to manage long term health conditions herself. As a Health Coach, Roni helps people to understand their long-term health conditions, identify lifestyle changes, set goals and develop plans of action that are...
Liz Louw and her husband, Pierre, made the decision to move from South Africa to New Zealand, arriving in Auckland on November 8th, 2023. They have been married for almost 14 years, and their greatest blessings are their two beautiful daughters, Lara and Aviana. The family now resides in Silverdale, a location that is conveniently close to Weiti Creek Clinic, where Liz works as the HIP on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. She is also...
Jo Collins is a Clinical Pharmacist who graduated from Otago University in 2003 and further went on to gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy. Jo has worked within the hospital system for 20 years in a wide variety of settings being involved in medication optimisation and rationalisation. Most recently Jo has been working...