Kopata Medical Centre, at 60-62 Bloomfield Terrace in Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, is a family general practice that was established in the 1970s. Its website says it has served the Hutt Valley for over 50 years and is a Foundation Accredited Practice. The centre offers GP care for all ages, from six-week newborn checks to driving licence medical checks, and it says patients usually see their own registered doctor. Appointments are usually available within two to three days. Nurses offer a range of services, and there is a Thursday clinic for wellbeing check-ins, long-term conditions and older patients. The centre also has a mental wellbeing practitioner and an on-site health coach. Flu vaccinations are available now, and appointments are made by phone on 569 9009, not by email. Opening hours are 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, and ManageMyHealth can be used for prescriptions and bookings.
Customers say the doctors are good, and one long-term patient praises the doctor's time and listening. Reviewers mention nurses and good care with children. Reception gets mixed reviews: one visitor found a receptionist rude, and another says the reception staff did not help with an urgent problem at the weekend. Our pick in Lower Hutt for a family GP practice with the same doctor for the whole family.