Karori Medical Centre is a Primary Health Organisation Practice
We are a progressive community health centre, located at 11 Parkvale Road, Karori. Having served the local community for over 30 years, our team of Doctors, Nurses and Administrators have a wealth of experience and expertise.
We use high tech equipment combined with continuing education and fully integrated computer management systems to ensure that high quality, appropriate and accessible health care is available to all our patients.
To enrol online please click the enrolment button below and upload your information and identity documents. We will then be in touch within 48 hours regarding your request. You may also come into the centre and enrol in person.
We are currently accepting new patient enrolments from those who reside in the western suburbs of Wellington. This includes Karori, Northland and Wilton, located behind Wellington’s CBD. This reflects our desire to provide safe, timely and accessible care to people living in and around the Karori community.
Cosine Primary Care Network
Mission Statement
Cosine Primary Care Network’s (PCN) mission is to be an independent, high performing and innovative organisation providing high quality primary health care services to our enrolled population.
Aim
To be in the top quartile of all PHOs in performance against the MOH Health targets and Integrated Performance and Incentive Framework.
Background
Cosine Primary Care Network is a Primary Health Organisation which was formed in January 2011. It has two large provider practices, Karori Medical Centre in Wellington, and Ropata Medical Centre in Lower Hutt. As part of the Government’s Primary Health Care Strategy, Cosine manages the Primary Health Care funding from the Ministry of Health, and works with its providers to plan and deliver primary healthcare services to individuals enrolled with the practices. It works closely with the local District Health Boards; Capital and Coast DHB and Hutt Valley DHB.
Cosine is a Charitable Trust, governed by a Board of Trustees. There are eight Trustees appointed to represent community, providers, and local Iwi. The Trustees are committed to establishing a Board that provides excellence in governance and is efficiently supported by the member practices’ management teams. The Board utilises the clinical skills of its member practices together with the community input and is independently lead by a Chair with governance expertise.
The Trustees, representing Karori Medical Centre (KMC) and Ropata Medical Centre (RMC) are:
- An independent Chair – The Honourable Peter Dunne
- Two community/consumer representatives – Nolaine Coombes (RMC) and Hinauri Mead (KMC)
- Iwi representative – position vacant
- Four provider representatives – Drs Jeff Lowe and Andreea Mogos (KMC) and Drs Chris Masters and Paul Rowan (RMC)
