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Welcome To Sanctuary Medical Practice Fletcher
Sanctuary Medical Practice opened in 2012 and is GP owned and operated with a person centered approach to healthcare. We have qualified GPs with extensive experience, GP Registrars, Nursing, Psychology and Social Worker – all supported by a caring Admin team.
All Healthcare professionals working at Sanctuary Medical Practice are committed to providing high quality primary healthcare to our community. The practice has achieved accreditation from AGPAL against the RACGP 5th Edition Standards of General Practice.
Our practice has also worked very hard to become a place of GP education. Regularly we have medical students from University of Newcastle. And we are accredited through RACGP to train and supervise GPs being trained nationally through the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. To date we have been involved in the training and supervision of 11 GP Registrars.
Opening Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 8:30AM – 5.30PM
Friday: 8.30AM – 4:00PM
Saturdays: 8.00AM – 11:00AM
Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
After Hours: Please call National Home Doctor Service on 137425 for appointments.
Our General Practitioners
Dr Graham Walter
General Practitioner
Graham is a committed GP and has practiced in this area for the past 19 years with the last 11 being at Sanctuary. Providing healthcare services to the Fletcher / Maryland / Minmi / Shortland / Edgeworth / Cameron Park area has been the main focus of his career – with a passion for providing GP services in a true community setting. He is also passionate about education and has supervised GP Registrars from RACGP Registrar Training for the past 8 years. In addition to this he regularly supervises and teaches Medical Students from the University of Newcastle, clincial placements at the practice.
Unfortunately, Graham is not taking on new patients at the present time.
Dr Chris Chard
General Practitioner
Chris has just completed GP Registrar training… He is not only a highly skilled doctor but also a genuinely caring health professional that is very dedicated to providing GP services to our community. He is also known for his Donkey Kong and Zelda T-shirts on casual Fridays!
Dr Vivin Thomas Mathew
General Practitioner
Dr. Vivin Thomas Mathew is a medical practitioner of more than 2 decades of experience. Graduating from Christian Medical College (CMC) Ludhiana, India in 2000, he spent his early years serving in a mission hospital in rural India before migrating to Australia in 2004. Here he worked in the public system in a variety of roles with training in Addiction medicine, Sexual health, Geriatrics and Acute and Sub Acute Medicine, in both the hospital and the community. He then worked for the Joint Coal Board for CS Health as one of their panel doctors ensuringthe health of the workers in the coal mines. After trained in General Practice he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of general Practice (FRACGP). He also has a Masters in Clinical Medicine (MClinMed) from the University of Newcastle with a focus on Leadership and Management. He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (FRACMA). He has also done a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) from Sydney University and a Diploma in Project Management (DPM) through the Agency for Clinical Innovation NSW. He has done the Australian Civil Certificate of Civil Aviation Medicine (ACCAM) and is a member of the Australian Society for Aerospace Medicine (ASAM). He is an accredited Rail Medical Examiner and is an external provider for doing Order43 Medical for working in the Mining Industry.
Dr Vivin Thomas Mathew is taking on new patients!
Dr Robert Spier
General Practitioner
Dr Spier has been with Sanctuary Medical Practice Fletcher for 2 years as a GP. Prior to his career in medicine and general practice, Dr Spier trained in Physiotherapy. He is a friendly and caring GP that is very committed to providing healthcare services in a community setting – we are very fortunate to have him at our practice.
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Sanctuary Medical Practice Fletcher
50 Kurraka Drive, Fletcher, NSW 2287