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Jon Aitken grew up in Christchurch and initially completed degrees at the University of Canterbury before moving to the UK. There he had a 10 year career in Information Technology in the banking industry. A change of direction saw him return to study and graduate from the University of Nottingham Medical School in 2012. He has worked in a variety of roles in ENT, Orthopaedics, Older Persons Health, Medicine and Surgery. He enjoys minor surgery and has an interest in skin cancer. He has an English wife, Emma , 3 young children and interests include cycling, martial arts, football and most sports. Jon is the son of Dr Rob Aitken, founding member of the Halswellhealth practice. Jon is not currently enrolling new patients.

Paul O'Gorman has been in General Practice at Halswellhealth since 1989. He enjoys all aspects of family medicine and finds the opportunities to get to know families over time particularly rewarding. He graduated from the University of Otago Medical School in 1981 and returned to Christchurch after travelling overseas. He is a fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, a member of Pegasus Health and also works with the Police. Paul is not currently enrolling new patients.

Fiona graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2008 and worked in several different hospital specialties before first moving to New Zealand in 2010. She returned to the UK in 2012 to complete her Specialist General Practice training. On returning to New Zealand she also gained Fellowship of the New Zealand College of General Practice. She covers all areas of general practice and has postgraduate diplomas in family planning and mountain medicine. In her free time she enjoys getting outdoors with her two young kids and running, biking, or skiing.

Robert Sweeney has been in General Practice since 1983, firstly in Brisbane before moving to Christchurch with his family in 1992. He practised at Papanui Medical Centre for many years and then worked as a locum around New Zealand and Australia, after the earthquake. He chose to settle at Halswellhealth in 2014. He considers himself an all-round General Practitioner, but has completed extra study in child health, healthcare of the elderly and tropical medicine. Rob is not currently enrolling new patients.

Alex was born in Taiwan, her and her family made the big move to Whangarei when she was nine. She went on to complete Medical school with Otago University, and has lived in Christchurch since 2010. Since graduating in 2012, she has pursued various surgical and medical interest at the hospital, before deciding to train as a GP. Alex finds building relationships with patients and their families to be a very rewarding part of GP practice. She has a special interest in children's health, women's health, minor surgery and palliative care. Alex speaks fluent English, conversational Mandarin, Taiwanese, and small amounts of Japanese and Spanish. When she's not at work, she enjoys gardening, knitting/crocheting, surfing, DIY home renovation projects, and spending time with her young family. Alex is an associate for the Practice. She does not have her own enrolled patients.

Kevin Smith is our Practice Manager. He commenced work in the health sector in 2000 after a career incorporating the diversity of logistics, auditing, personnel management and banking. He has managed several general practices and a large multi-disciplinary sports practice. Kevin's involvement with Halswellhealth began in November 2011. He has held several governance roles both locally and nationally in the health and education sectors.