Doctors
Dr Andrew Wilson MBBS, Dip Child Health, DipO&G distinction, Dip Sports Med, FP cert, FRNZCGP.
Dr Andrew Wilson has been a General Practitioner and Hospital Doctor in Oamaru since 1994. He is the owner of the North End Health Centre and Junction Doctors. His passion is working with patients of all ages to improve their health outcomes.
After completing four years of postgraduate training in General Practice Andrew has gone on to obtain qualifications in Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Family Planning, Industrial and Sports Medicine. He also has a special interest in Minor Surgery.
As well as running his practice, Andrew has worked part time in the Emergency Department and Orthopaedics Department of Oamaru Hospital for 18 years.
Andrew is both a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs and Senior lecturer at the Otago School of Medicine. He is available for appointments for current and new patients. When not working, Andrew enjoys spending time with his family, fishing and tennis.
Dr David Whittet MBchB, FRNZCGP (Dist)
Dr David Whittet has been a GP at the North End Health Centre since 2012. He has a special interest in rural practice and has worked in remote communities in Te Karaka and Kurow over the past 20 years.
David served as Deputy President of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) from 2005 to 2009 and he represents New Zealand on the World Organisation of Family Doctors International Working Party on Rural Practice.
Outside medicine David is the father to two teenage children. He is a successful independent film maker and his films have been shown at international film festivals worldwide.
David is a distinguished fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs.
Dr Gladys Hayes MBBCh, DTM&H, PGCertMedSci, FRNZCGP
Gladys qualified in Wales and worked in the UK for 2 years before moving to NZ. She spent time volunteering overseas (West Africa) before returning to NZ in 2022 to join the team at North End Health Centre.
Dr Grahame Jelley
After completing his secondary education in Zimbabwe, Grahame trained at the University of Cape Town in South Africa in 1983. He has worked as a rural GP for 39 years in South Africa, Zimbabwe and for last 22 years in New Zealand.
Grahame arrived in New Zealand in 2000 as a DHB employed General Practitioner attached to Buller Hospital on the West Coast of the South Island. In 2004 Grahame moved to the Bay of Plenty and practiced there for 12 years also working with the Eastern Bay of Plenty PHO and Primary Health Alliance and was employed as a Clinical Advisor to Planning and Funding at the Bay of Plenty DHB.
Grahame moved to the Bay of Islands in 2015 and continued working part time as a GP and with the Northland PHO’s as a clinical leader and Medical Director. Grahame has held recent positions as Chairperson of the RNZCGP Rural Chapter, a board member of Te Tai Tokerau PHO and board member of the Rural General Practice Network. Grahame is a member of the Primary Care Advisory Group of New Zealand Telehealth Leadership Group.
Grahame and Renene have recently done a full circle of New Zealand , now relocating, to Oamaru and the mainland, to spend time with a growing young family. Grahame enjoys sailing, tramping and cycling and looks forward to the many opportunities rural Otago offers for active families.
Dr Sarah Grant, MbChb, DCH, FRNZGP
Sarah grew up in Oamaru and completed her medical training in Dunedin at the University of Otago. She did her first year of work in Townsville, Australia, followed by working in Christchurch as a house officer and medical registrar interspersed with some periods of travelling. After completing a cycle touring trip through Europe, she returned to start her general practice training in Blenheim.
She has most recently been living in Dunedin, with her husband and two young children where she completed her general practice training. Sarah and her family are looking forward to settling back in to Oamaru, spending more time with family and exploring what Oamaru has to offer.
Dr Helena Robinson
Heléna is from the south of England but relocated to New Zealand 8 years ago for her OE starting out in Timaru Hospital. She loved New Zealand so much that she stayed. She is currently training in both rural medicine and General Practice. Alongside medicine she lives on a farm with her partner and their two young children. Together they also run two luxury canopy camping holiday homes. If she gets a moment free she loves being outdoors running and tramping.
Dr Matthew Bailey MBChB (Otago), FRNZCGP, Designated Diving Doctor
Matt is happily married with three teenage children. He enjoys the variety of General Practice. He completed the GP fellowship training in 2009. Along with regular GP work, he also enjoys urgent care and is a designated diving doctor, performing industrial diving medicals for people who scuba dive for their work. He enjoys skiing and the outdoors. He also enjoys a wide variety of music. He used to play the cello at high school and now plays mostly acoustic guitar, though still really enjoys the cello as an instrument. He also enjoys the various animals on the family's lifestyle block. Matt and his family attend Weston Community Church.
Dr Johann Urschitz MD Vienna, B.Ac.
Johann is from Villach in Southern Austria and is a medical graduate of the University of Vienna. He worked as a doctor in Vienna and the United Kingdom for thirty years before coming to New Zealand in 2017.
Johann began his general practitioner journey in New Zealand in Oamaru where he stayed for several years before taking a year away to tour the sights of the South Island whilst gaining further experience working in various rural and town surgeries across the different health boards. He returned to Oamaru in June 2024 to join the team at North End Health Centre.
Johann enjoys a holistic approach to medicine and general wellness. He holds a bachelor degree in acupuncture which he obtained following a year studying in Beijing and Los Angeles and enjoys the practice of Tai Chi alongside a keen interest in traditional Chinese medicine. In Austria and the UK he ran his own acupuncture clinics alongside his general practitioner work.
He loves to garden, specializes in tomato growing, enjoys building computers, is a fan of Liverpool Football Club and his home ice hockey team EC VSV, having played the game himself and is a keen cook of Austrian traditional foods.
Practice Nurses
Janice
Janice born and raised in Oamaru and trained in Dunedin. Janice has worked in acute care, primary care, district nursing and aged care. Janice will say "I love being a practice nurse as am passionate about women's health, occupational health, immunizations and health promotion." I look forward meeting You!!
Liji
Liji completed her nursing training in India and worked as a Registered Nurse in Emergency, Medical and Surgical departments prior moving to NZ. Liji spent several years working in Aged Care facilities both in the North Island and South Island before becoming a Practice Nurse here at our practice. Liji is very friendly and caring person and has plenty of knowledge and skills in her area.
Reception Team
Ros
Ros have been working at North End Health Centre for last 3 years where am always learning and work to do my best helping patients and loving to be part of great team. I previously worked in retail, hotel and the airline industries. I am married with 3 children and thoroughly enjoy spending my time with them and my extended family. I like all sports and play tennis.
Mary Claire
Mary- Claire have lived in Oamaru for 40 years, moved here from Christchurch as a young mother. Mary Claire enjoy the reception job and learning new skills and having daily interactions with people. She enjoys the supportive environment that she work in.
I live with my husband Andy, we have 4 adult daughters between us, and 5 grandchildren. Spending time with family and friends are one of my favorite things.
Shelley
Shelley moved to Oamaru with her husband, Gareth and their three adult children. Shelley has many years of experience working in reception and always looking forward to learning new skills in the health industry. In her spare time Shelley enjoy spending time with her family and walking around the harbor with our miniature dachshund, piglet.
Cathryn Reid
Cathryn was born and raised in Oamaru, and enjoys life here with her husband Nichol and their cat. She has three adult children living in either New Zealand or Australia, and one grandchild.
She loves skiing, but more recently spends her spare time and resources travelling to see her granddaughter and other family members. Her other interests include reading, camping and tramping.
Vicki Savage
Vicki moved to Oamaru 3 years ago and the love the friendly, laid back lifestyle in this beautiful town. Vicki has worked in a variety of medical environments and find helping people and making a difference very rewarding. In her spare time Vicki likes sewing and other crafts and looing after their beehives.
