Rotorua Area Primary Health Services (RAPHS) is an independent health management organisation committed to health care excellence in the Rotorua area.
Established in 1993 by a group of forward-thinking GPs, RAPHS today manages a range of clinical programmes and support services and provides business, administrative and technology support for all member practices.
We work closely with family doctors and nurses and the General Practice teams who provide health care services to more than 64,000 patients in the Rotorua and Murupara areas, almost a third of whom are classified as living in ‘deprived’ circumstances’. About 60% of enrolled patients are European, 30% are Maori, and 10% from other ethnic backgrounds.
RAPHS is led by Chairman Dr Des Epp and a board of six other Directors representing a cross section of shareholders. The Chief Executive Officer Kirsten Stone and 20 other staff members are based at central Rotorua offices.
Our groundbreaking healthcare technology provides an extraordinary degree of security for patient records, and has the potential to enable patients to authorise other practitioners involved in their healthcare to have access to their most up-to-date and accurate information regarding medicines, treatments, referrals and other relevant facts.
Fifteen General Practices are associated with RAPHS. These practices are:
- Eruera Medical Centre
- Hinemoa House Family Health Care
- Kuirau Medical Centre
- Ngongotaha Medical Centre
- Owhata Surgery
- Ranolf Medical Centre
- Rotorua Medical Group - Central Health
- Rotorua Medical Group - Western Heights
- Westend Medical Centre
- Surgery 10
- Te Ngae Medical Centre
- Te Puke Medical Centre
- Westbrook Surgery
- Family Health Team, and
- Murupara Medical Centre
Governance
Our Clinical Leaders Group provides clinical governance, an essential function in the safe implementation and management of clinical programmes. Its role includes ensuring our clinical programmes align with best practice guidelines, are safe for patients and providers, and that they comply with medical legislation and professional standards. Its members have particular interests and responsibilities with respect to youth health, child health, Maori health, sexual health, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, quality, eldercare and clinical nursing teams.