Doctor Claire Handley – MBChB

Claire is originally from Chester in the United Kingdom. She graduated from the University of Bristol in 2008 and spent her first years as a junior doctor working in the South West of the UK before moving to New Zealand in 2010.

Claire spent most of her career working as a medical registrar in Invercargill and Dunedin, taking some time off to have children. She changed to general practice in 2021 to pursue a more family orientated career. Claire lives with her husband and three children on a lifestyle block along with their alpaca and chickens. She also enjoys cooking, gardening and crafts when she’s not busy with work and her children.