North Canterbury News: August 13, 2020
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Innovative practice ... From left, Dr Alvin Ling, Dr Steve Walsh, Dr Amanda Torkington,<br />
Dr Nigel Tapper and practice manager Rachael Pickles.<br />
New blood at practice<br />
Localmedical practice Medical Corner<br />
Doctors has welcomedthree new owners<br />
and directors.<br />
Practice manager and registered nurse<br />
Rachael Picklesand doctors Alvin Ling<br />
and AmandaTorkington joinedexisting<br />
directors, doctors Nigel Tapper and<br />
Stephen Walsh,late in 2019 to formthe<br />
new boardofdirectors of the clinic.<br />
“Models of care in general practice are<br />
changing,’’ says Dr Nigel Tapper, the<br />
clinic’s mostexperienced GP, who has<br />
worked there for 33 years.<br />
‘‘We havebeen working to innovate and<br />
adoptusefulchanges such as the online<br />
patientportaltoenhance our care, and<br />
patientcentred careplanning. Expanding<br />
the directorship to include nursing<br />
leadershipand anewer generation of GPs<br />
will help us to be proactive in meetingthe<br />
needsofour communityinthe changing<br />
health landscape.”<br />
Dr Walsh,who alongwith Dr VivBinney<br />
has tallied up 17 years at Medical Corner<br />
Doctors, says it is great to secure the future<br />
of the practice.<br />
‘‘Medical Corner Doctors has served the<br />
Waimakariri community for over30years<br />
and it is greattohave some enthusiastic<br />
young owners to ensure thatwecan<br />
continuetoprovide holistic, compassionate<br />
and quality care well into the<br />
future.”<br />
Although the faces around the board<br />
table have changed, noneofthe new<br />
ownersare new to the practice.<br />
Dr Alvin Ling has worked as aGPat<br />
Medical CornerDoctors for seven years.<br />
Dr Amanda Torkington has lived locally<br />
with her youngfamily for nineyears, and is<br />
interestedinall areasofgeneralpractice<br />
and familymedicine.<br />
Rachael Pickles is also a<strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> resident,withsignificant<br />
experience in primary care nursingand<br />
management.<br />
Rachael explained that the Covid19<br />
pandemic response was an unexpected<br />
test for the newly expanded team.<br />
“I certainly didn’t expect that withinsix<br />
monthsofcommencing as adirector we<br />
would together faceone of the biggest<br />
challenges in our careers. We worked<br />
together well to continuetodeliver care to<br />
our community and are proud of the way<br />
our staffmanagedthe changes.”<br />
Medical Corner Doctors welcomes new<br />
enrolments.<br />
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