This page contains a list of the doctors, nurses and office staff working at Dargaville Medical Centre.
We encourage you to develop a relationship with one doctor in the interests of continuity of care.

Doctors:

Dr. Derek Gibbons (partner, chairman)
Special interests include rural hospital medicine.

Dr. Lawrie Herd (partner, GP teacher)
Special interests include dermatology and minor surgery.

Dr. Michael Hogan (partner)
Special interests include trauma, resuscitation, and maternity.

Dr. Liz Humm (partner, GP teacher)
Special interests include sexual health. DSAC member.

Dr. Scott Davidson (partner)
Special interests include ophthalmology.

Dr. Stuart Norrie (partner)
Strong all rounded interests.

Dr. Tama Herman (partner)
Born in Rarotonga, special interests include rugby, and is about to build a house near Dargaville.

Dr. Nicky Van der Hulst (partner)
Special interests include obstetrics and gynaecology.

Dr. Greg Van der Hulst (partner)
Special interests include aviation, diving and emergency medicine.

Dr. Neil Hopkins (Associate)
Special interests include trauma and surgery.

Dr. Bev Hopkins (Associate)
Special interests include women's health. DSAC member.

Dr. Ros Godfrey (long-term part-time locum)
Specialises in general family medicine.

Dr. Cathy Hurd (long-term locum)
Has recently returned to the practice from Canada.

L to R : Dr B Hopkins, Dr C Hurd, Dr N Hopkins (absent: Dr R Godfrey)

Practice manager: Judy Harris (also clinical manager)

Nurses:

  • Sue Harris (diabetic nurse specialist)
  • Gerard Van Der Harst (Ruawai practice nurse)
  • Isobel Ross (immunisation, recall, foot care)
  • Rosemary Child (cervical smears, warfarin control)
  • Doey Sullivan (cervical smears, smoking cessation, women's health, asthma education)
  • Alison Blakeborough (Te Kopuru nurse, cervical smears, warfarin monitoring)
  • Karen LeVaillant (theatre nurse, smoking cessation)
  • Carolyn McNabb (skin recall, immunisation)
  • Julie Burke (cervical smears)
  • Beth Suckling (immunisation)
  • Gillian Rahui (immunisation, cervical smears, smoking cessation)
  • Candy Whiter
  • Dot Johnson

Office staff:

  • Ruth Robson (reception manager)
  • Bronwyn Barlow (finance manager)
  • Jemma Soole (IT, claims and reception, medical records)
  • Sherrill Morgan (part-time receptionist)
  • Carmen Beynon (receptionist)
  • Kiri Webber (receptionist)
  • Tamara Barlow (receptionist)
  • Jessica Sinclair (part-time receptionist)
  • Gemma Groome (part-time receptionist)

L to R : T Sullivan, G Rahui, A Blakeborough, K LeVaillent, B Suckling, I Ross

L to R : R Robson, T Barlow, K Webber, B Barlow, C Beynon, J Soole