Having been the first Eastern Bay practice to complete the RNZCGP Quality Accreditation process back in 2006, Tarawera Medical Centre have just completed their latest re-accreditation cycle with the assessor visiting the practice yesterday and giving us great feedback. Congratulations to all the staff who have put in so much work to make sure all the policies and procedures were all up to date as well as managing the huge clinical workloads we have been preparing over the past 5 months or so. The current internal building work has made it even more challenging but will be worth it when it is all complete and we have more room and workstations.

This year marks the 25 year anniversary of the Tarawera Medical Centre, the first Kawerau medical centre after the years of solo practioners had been shown to be an unsustainable model due to insufficient collegial support to enable comprehensive care from a single site. With a group of widely trained, qualified and experienced staff in one location the full range of health needs can be met.

We have more exciting news ahead. Stay tuned for details over the next few weeks