Expert knowledge and clinical experience in Gastroenterology and Surgical fields

Welcome to The Rutherford Clinic. Our two facilities in the Wellington Region (Lower Hutt and Thorndon) are a collaboration between local Gastroenterologists and Colorectal Surgeons. We aim to work with you and your patients to provide efficient, high quality Gastrointestinal services and achieve the best possible outcomes. Our focus is prompt access to Enoscopy services and Specialist assessments.

Our focus is prompt access to Endoscopy services and/or specialist assessment.

Referrals

You can refer your patients directly to The Rutherford Clinic.

Referrals can be made through our electronic referral system using Healthlink (E-Referral).
Our Healthlink ID is sxhospru.

  • Referrals are processed in a secure, fast and efficient manner. You will be notified as soon as a referral has been received.
  • If your GP Practice is not connected to HealthLink then you can refer directly to The Rutherford Clinic using the following email: admin@rutherfordclinic.co.nz or Fax: 04 903 2901

Results

We have implemented Medtech Evolution as our patient management system, allowing us to communicate with you directly. We will have the ability to communicate results and reports directly back to you using a secure portal.

CME sessions

The Rutherford Clinic holds multiple sessions for the regions General Practitioners and Nurse Practitioners, we will send an email to your practice administrators prior to the events.

The “GP Gastroenterology Update” activity, has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to 1.5 CME credits for the General Practice Educational Programme (GPEP) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes.