Teaching Practices

Lumsden Medical Centre
58 Garden Street
Lumsden
Phone: 03 248 7146
Fax: 03 248 7746
Email: dr.lumsden@xtra.co.nz

Teacher: Dr Mathew Stokes

Mathew is a solo practitioner. He has been in rural Lumsden since 1998. He graduated in 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa, did vocational training in the United Kingdom and emigrated to New Zealand in 1997. He enjoys acute medical activities and especially trauma. He aims to be a good and enthusiastic trainer for rural general practice.

The Practice

• In 2003 the practice was relocated to a renovated maternity home in Lumsden
• We use MacIntosh computers with Profile software
• There is a five day a week appointment system (with urgents in between)
• During the week we provide after hours but on weekends Eastern Southland Urgent Doctors cover the not so ill and we provide Prime Cover
• Physio is available in the maternity home and a midwife covers maternity services
• District nursing and community mental health services available; there is a visiting podiatrist (six weekly) and a diabetes nurse (four times a year)
• The practice nurses are Prime trained and very competent in emergency care
• We cover an area that takes one hour to traverse by road. Practice population (2,700) is rural, mixed age, mostly families

Registrar Time Table

Flexible according to the registrar needs

• After hours: General 1:3
• Weekday calls are in Lumsden Medical Centre – tends to be very quiet
• Weekend calls are based in Gore Hospital and we are required to stay in Gore. It can be busy.