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262 Pohutukawa Avenue
Ohope, Bay Of Plenty, 3121
New Zealand

07 312 5340

Your Friendly Beachfront GP's

Located right across the road from New Zealand's Most Loved Beach, Ohope Beach Medical Centre has a friendly, relaxed vibe.

Hear the lapping waves of the Pacific while you wait to be seen by one of our welcoming team.

Positive Medicine

Positive Medicine

 
 

Positive Medicine

Your life your Health

Ohope Beach Medical Centre has an integrated Whole Person approach to healthcare. We consider all aspects of health, wellbeing and the mind-body-spirit connection into our practice of healthcare. This approach impacts on everything that we do, how we support our patients, our staff and ourselves.

This way of practicing healthcare is called Positive Medicine. Positive Medicine has been developed by Dr David Beaumont and is based on the principles of the Māori Model of Health, Te Whare Tapa Whā, as described by Sir Mason Durie. When we think of health in this way, we recognise that Whole Person Health and Wellbeing can only be experienced when we consider all the aspects of our lives: our physical health, our psychological health, our emotional health and our spiritual health.

Physical health, Taha tinana, is generally what we think about as our “health”. There are many things that we can do for ourselves that have the greatest impact on our physical health, and they are all related to these with three words: eat, move, rest.

Psychological Health, Taha hinengaro is about our minds, how we think and how to maintain the balance of our thoughts to be more positive than negative. It’s also about our work and our financial health. We will support you with the tools to actively improve your psychological health and to support you through the challenges of our rapidly changing environment that we face today.

Emotional Health, Taha Whānau is about the health of our relationships. Fulfilling relationships with our whanau, friends, those we live with and those we work with allow us to enjoy connection, and provide us with the opportunity to grow in our understanding of ourselves and one another.

And Spiritual Health, Taha wairua is about our connection with ourselves, our community, nature and the land and perhaps with something greater than ourselves. It’s also about what brings meaning and purpose to our lives and fosters the seeds for creativity.

When we consider our health in the context of our whole life, we begin to understand what we can do to not only improve our health, but to enable us to live fulfilling and joyful lives. You will be supported to develop a plan for yourself that will define what Whole Person Health looks like for you, with the steps that you need to take to get you there.

Positive Medicine integrates ancient wisdom, positive psychology (Martin Seligman), and person-focussed care with effective clinical medical intervention. This model of health is proactive and empowering and can support you on your healthcare journey from whichever state of health you find yourself in, to reaching the best potential you have for your health and your life. We want to help you to thrive and get back to doing the things in your life that are important to you.

The team at Ohope Beach Medical Centre would love to support you toward Whole Person Health. You can book an appointment with your GP, Health Improvement Practitioner and clinical team to find out more.