Long-term conditions management

Lifelong health conditions require ongoing management of chronic pain, medication and diet planning. Long-term conditions (LTCs) can impact your ability to work and your general enjoyment of daily living. We help you manage long-term conditions supporting your self-care  and stress management.

How are long-term conditions managed?

Managing Long-term conditions (LTCs) requires a team-based approach led by our nurses specialising in Long-term conditions and supported by GPs. Naturally, this means not only treating the symptoms of the LTC disease but also addresses your mental health and wellbeing.

Furthermore, it includes strategies to support your ability to work, carry out day to day activities and enjoy  recreation.  Fortunately, we will help you to manage chronic pain, understand your medication and treatments, help you maintain and improve mobility, and support you in planning a healthy diet.  It’s good to know that management of stress & long-term conditions can also improve the quality of your life.

Also, our Self management education classes can  help you take control of your Long Term condition and improve your ability to manage your pain, disease or illness and any mental health aspects that come with that.

LTC Management Programmes and Treatments include:

We can help you manage long-term conditions, from Mental Health to Pain including:

  • Diabetes
  • Chronic pain
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Long covid
  • Arthritis
  • Depression
  • Bipolar disorder, Epilepsy
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Respiratory disease Asthma, COPD
  • Dementia
  • Cancers
  • Mental illness & mental health management
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Obesity
  • Osteoporosis 

Make a time to see one of our LTC experts and we will make a plan to improve your health journey with ideas to support you in your management of you Long Term Conditions.

Health care professionals providing long-term condition management

Dr Wen Chen
General Practitioner
Fluent in English and Mandarin. Dr Chen graduated from the Fujian Medical University of China.
Dr Yimin Wang
General Practitioner
Fluent in English, Mandarin and Shanghaine. Dr. Wang is graduate from The Anhui Medical University of China in 1988.
Dr Jayani Kannangara
General Practitioner
Fluent in English, and Sinhalese. Dr Kannangara has an MBChB from the University of Otago.
Dr Ahmed Kareem
General Practitioner
Fluent in English and Arabic. Dr Kareem graduated in 2007 and has a post-graduate diploma from the University of Auckland.
Dr Therese Khella
General Practitioner
Fluent in English and Arabic. Holds postgraduate Diplomas in Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology from The University of Auckland.
Dr Carlos Lam Yang
General Practitioner
Fluent in English, and Cantonese A graduate of the University of Otago, 2008. A dual Fellow of the Royal New Zealand Colleges of General Practice and Urgent Care.
Dr Sonia Kamdar
General Practitioner
Fluent in English, Gujarati and Hindi. Dr Kamdar is a Fellow of the RNZCGP and a graduate of the National University of Ireland (UCD).
Dr Sara Jayne Pietersen
General Practitioner
Fluent in English. A graduate from the University of Auckland. She has completed her fellowship with the RNZCGP and has a postgraduate diploma in Paediatrics.
Dr Daniel Calder
Group Clinical Director
Fluent in English and Norwegian. Dr Daniel Calder has graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2008. MBCHB, BSC (HONS) DIP DERM, FRNZCGP.
Dr Preetam Durshanapally
General Practitioner
Fluent in English, Telugu, Hindi and can understand some Punjabi Dr. Durshanapally graduated from Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, India and migrated to New Zealand in 2012.
Claire Bidois
HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRACTITIONER
Fluent in English. Claire graduated as a comprehensive nurse in 1991. Her background is mainly in practice nursing and urgent care nursing.
Cassie Wilson
Nurse
Fluent in English. Cassie graduated with her Bachelor of Nursing degree from Manukau Institute of Technology in 2013.
Rozena Watson
Nurse
Fluent in English. Rozie graduated with a Bachelor of Health science, Nursing.
Letisia Lesa
Nurse
Fluent in Samoan and English. Letisia graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing Pacific in 2013 and completed a Post-graduate diploma in Health Science specialised in Advanced Nursing in 2017.
Akanksha Sethi
Nurse
Fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Akanksha graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing and has a Postgrad Certificate in Advanced Nursing from University of Auckland.
Deepika Nand
Nurse
Fluent in English and Hindi. Deepika completed her high school in Dunedin and Bachelor of Nursing at the Manukau Institute of Technology.
Mei Liu
Nurse
Fluent in English and Mandarin. Mei is an overseas nurse and completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences from the University of Auckland in 2008
Taryn-Lee Deverick
Nurse
Fluent in English and Afrikaans. Taryn-lee graduate from Manukau Institute of Technology in 2021 and is passionate about working on improving community health.
Cheryl Harris
Nurse
Fluent in English. Cheryl completed a Comprehensive Nursing Diploma in 1995.
Rashika Devi
Nurse
Fluent in English and Hindi. Rashika has a Bachelors degree in Nursing, Manukau Insititute of Technology.
Nerice Fourie
Nurse
Fluent in English and Afrikaans. Nerice completed her Bachelor of Nursing in 2018 and is completing her Post Graduate Certificate in Health Science.

Frequently asked questions

To join our clinic, you first need to fill out the patient enrolment forms to register with the PHO that we belong to. This is a Ministry of Health requirement.

You will need to provide proof of identity and eligibility which may include the following forms of identification:

  • NZ Passport or NZ birth certificate
  • International passport with resident visa OR work visa of minimum 24-month duration

On the enrolment form you need to indicate which of our doctors (currently taking new patients) that you would like to be registered with.

Yes. As part of completing your enrollment, we request that you have a new patient screening appointment with one of our Nursing or Medical Centre Assistant team members.

This new patient appointment enables our team to work with you to better understand your current health and wellbeing.

Following the new patient appointment as above, you can book your first consultation with your nominated doctor.

All GP appointments are 15 minutes long.

  • One appointment is for a single health issue.
  • Should you wish to have a 30-minute GP appointment, it will be charge at a non-subsidized rate.
  • Depending on your age and health, one of our specialist nursing or pharmacist clinicians may be able to spend more time with you.

If you are a new patient, you will get full access to the patient portal “My Indici” once you have completed your enrolment.

Payment is required at time of consultation. Please note that unpaid accounts will incur an additional $10 monthly administration cost.

There may be additional costs for treatments/tests/materials

We recommend that you book your future appointments via your patient portal My Indici.

If you need an urgent appointment, then please phone the clinic. We have doctors available to discuss your urgent health needs on the day.

All consultations are by appointment only.

Patient portals are secure online sites where patients can access their health information and interact with their general practice. Set up access to your patient portal at http://www.botanyjunctionmedical.co.nz/patient-portal/ or email info@bjdocs.co.nz if you would like help.

We recommend that you plan ahead and request your repeat medicines via your patient portal My Indici two weeks before you run out. If you do not have access to a portal, you can phone us and leave a message with the nurse to organise this. Our doctors use an electronic prescribing system which can send your prescription to your local pharmacy (please specify name and location).

Under 14 years free
14-17 years $16
18+ years $18.50
Urgent prescription 14+ years $27.50

The results of tests that have been ordered by our Doctors will be available on My Indici when they have been reviewed. If your test results are of concern you will be contacted by one of our team.

We are open
Monday 8am to 5pm
Tuesday 7am to 5pm
Wednesday 8am to 5pm
Thursday 7am to 5pm
Friday 8am to 5pm
Saturday 8am to 12pm (Midday)

For health services after hours visit East Care Accident & Medical, 260 Botany Road, Golflands, Auckland 2013. Their phone is 09 277 1516.

These are consultation prices only.

Under 14 Years - Free
14 - 17 years - $13.00
18 years & over - $19.50

Note charge is the same for in person or by phone or video as you are still receiving the same high quality health provider assessment, diagnosis and planning.

We understand that things can change on the day, but we ask that you call us to advise that you are not able to make your appointment. If we do not hear from you minimum 2 hours prior to your scheduled time, you will receive an invoice for this missed appointment.