St Martins Medical Practice

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Name :

St Martins Medical Practice

Address  :

79, Wilsons Road
St Martins

Town  :

Christchurch

State  :

Canterbury

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

8002

Phone  :

03 337 0991

Fax  :

03 337 9015

Web URL  :


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About St Martins Medical Practice
St Martins Medical Practice has been in its current location for over 20 years We have aimed to serve the local community well for all their medical and health needs by providing quality health care with an efficient and personal service and now through our website wwwstmartinsmedicalpracticeconz we hope to provide a new source of information for our patients We were one of the first practices in Christchurch to be awarded a qualitymark from Pegasus Medical Group in recognition of excellent practice standards and we welcome feedback from patients to continue to improve the service we offer
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