LEGACY Medical Services is a general practice in Hornby, Christchurch, providing patient-focused, culturally grounded healthcare with a special commitment to Māori and Pacific peoples' health and wellbeing. The practice is guided by the values of whanaungatanga (connection), manaakitanga (hospitality) and aroha (compassion), aiming to support the unique health needs of everyone who walks through its doors.
The practice describes its approach as flexible, adaptable and intentional, built around pillars of Access, Empowerment and Generational Change, with a mission to make healthcare accessible and affordable in a way that reflects each patient's whole self, family, culture and lived experience. LEGACY Medical Services is currently open for new patient enrolments.
Services cover general medical consultations, ACC and injury care, chronic condition management (including diabetes and cardiovascular health), driver's medicals and minor procedures, sexual health and cervical screening, health checks for all age groups, and antenatal care. The practice contributes to and accesses patient healthcare information through HealthOne, a South Island secure electronic health record system, with patients able to restrict information sharing if they choose.
Based on Brynley Street in Hornby, Christchurch, LEGACY Medical Services describes itself as a community-focused general practice committed to health equity and cultural safety. The practice places a particular emphasis on supporting Māori and Pacific communities, aiming to deliver respectful, inclusive and collaborative care shaped by the values of whanaungatanga (connection), manaakitanga (hospitality) and aroha (compassion).
LEGACY Medical Services frames its work through three pillars. Access reflects a commitment to being flexible and adaptable to patients' needs. Empowerment centres on the idea that a patient's health is their legacy. Generational Change looks beyond the individual visit, aiming to create better health outcomes for the next generation. Underlying all of this is a stated mission: that healthcare should be accessible and affordable, and should reflect the whole person — their family, culture and lived experience — rather than treating a visit as a purely clinical transaction.
The practice's values are listed as Empowerment, Enjoyment, Continuous Improvement, and Welcoming Engagement, and the team, led by Dr. Marcus Mitchel, describes its care as going beyond medical treatment to offer genuine connection, trusted support, and a safe space for every patient.
LEGACY Medical Services covers the core services expected of a general practice: general medical consultations and health checks for all ages, ACC and injury care aimed at fast recovery, and ongoing chronic condition management, including support for diabetes and cardiovascular health. The practice also offers driver's medicals and minor procedures such as injections and suture removal, confidential sexual health services and cervical screening, and antenatal care.
LEGACY Medical Services contributes to and accesses patient information through HealthOne, a South Island based secure electronic health record system. HealthOne allows registered healthcare providers directly involved in a patient's care to quickly access test results, allergies, medications, GP summaries and hospital information, operating under the Privacy Act 2020 and the Health Information Privacy Code 2020. Patients are entitled to restrict the sharing of their healthcare records if they wish, by contacting HealthOne directly.
LEGACY Medical Services is currently open for new patient enrolments, with an online enrolment process and a patient portal available for managing appointments and health information digitally. The practice notes that its integrated service is designed to be flexible and adaptable for everyone in its care, whether someone is enrolling for the first time, booking a consultation, or managing an existing health condition.
LEGACY Medical Services operates from Level 1, 1 Brynley Street in Hornby, Christchurch, open Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm, and closed on weekends and public holidays. For anyone in the Hornby area seeking a general practice with a strong focus on cultural safety and whānau wellbeing — particularly Māori and Pacific patients — LEGACY Medical Services positions itself as a practice built around connection and community as much as clinical care.