High Street Health Hub is home to The Doctors Lower Hutt, a primary healthcare clinic providing GP and nurse practitioner care to the Hutt Valley community. The clinic is part of The Doctors, a nationwide network of medical centres, and is supported by CommunityCare.
The local team includes GPs Dr Danny Liao and Dr Yazlinda Binti Yaacob, who deliver expert primary care and long-term support for patients and their families, working closely with the wider clinical team. The clinic also has an Extended Care Paramedic, Nathan Shippam — a skilled paramedic who has transitioned into primary healthcare and has experience managing both urgent and ongoing health issues.
The clinic offers a broad range of services covering everything from chronic condition management and child and youth health to men's and women's health, mental health, sexual health, skin checks, respiratory care and travel health, alongside specialist services like ECG and driver's licence medicals. Enrolment is open to NZ citizens and eligible residents with an NZ identity document, and patients can manage appointments, repeat prescriptions and health records through The Doctors App and patient portal.
High Street Health Hub on High Street in Boulcott, Lower Hutt, is home to The Doctors Lower Hutt, a primary healthcare clinic providing GP and nurse practitioner care to the local community. The clinic is part of The Doctors, a nationwide network of medical centres across New Zealand, and is supported by CommunityCare.
At the heart of the clinic is a team that works collaboratively to support patients' health needs. GPs Dr Danny Liao and Dr Yazlinda Binti Yaacob deliver expert primary care and long-term support for patients and their families, working closely with the wider clinical team. Alongside the GPs, the clinic includes Nathan Shippam, an Extended Care Paramedic (ECP) — a skilled paramedic who has transitioned into primary healthcare and brings experience managing both urgent and ongoing health issues, broadening the clinic's capacity to respond to a wide range of patient needs.
The clinic's service list covers most of what a family might need from a GP practice. This includes blood test referrals and screening, cardiovascular health check-ups, chronic health condition management, diabetes care, and child and youth health services. Preventive and seasonal care is also covered, with flu vaccinations, immunisations and infusions, and skin checks for skin cancer screening. For more targeted needs, the clinic offers men's health, women's health, mental health, sexual health, respiratory healthcare and travel health services, alongside repeat prescriptions and occupational health support. On the specialist side, the clinic also offers ECG testing and driver's licence medicals.
Enrolment at The Doctors Lower Hutt is open to those with NZ citizenship or eligible residency status, who have an NZ identity document ready. Online appointment booking becomes available once enrolment has been processed; newly enrolled patients who need an appointment before their enrolment is confirmed are asked to call the clinic directly. Once enrolled, patients can book, change or cancel appointments through The Doctors App, which also allows for repeat prescription requests and access to health records and lab test results, giving patients a way to manage much of their healthcare from their phone.
For patients who can't get in to see their local team, The Doctors Online offers access to a GP from the national team, available to both enrolled and casual patients, as a further option for those needing care outside of standard clinic availability.
Appointment fees at The Doctors Lower Hutt vary depending on a patient's age, enrolment status and eligibility for a Community Services Card (CSC), with different rates applying for enrolled residents, enrolled non-residents, and various consultation types. Patients are encouraged to speak with the clinic's team to understand which funding options and CSC subsidies may apply to their situation, and full details are available on the clinic's payment terms and conditions page.
The Doctors Lower Hutt is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, at 577 High Street, Boulcott, Lower Hutt. Patients can reach the clinic by phone or email, or find further details on enrolment, services and appointment booking through the clinic's page on The Doctors' national website.