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Health and Support Services Hospital Service Waikato District Health Board - Te Kuiti Base Hospital Te Kuiti Base Hospital. Alisa Street, Te Kuiti 07 878 7333 Location - 20km from Otorohanga, 25km from Piopio, 36km from Benneydale, and 80km from Kawhia Services available: Outpatients, ED, Dermatology, General Medicine, 07 878 7333 Rheumatology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Colposcopy, Opthalmology, Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgical, ENT, Orthopaedics, Ear Suctioning, Inpatient Medical, Inpatient Surgical, Emergency Medical beds (observation), Day procedure – Visiting & Resident, Maternity Midwives, Laboratory, Radiology, Anaesthetics Te Puna Oranga Kaiawhina 021 763 584 Family Health Team Location – based in Te Kuiti Hospital, providing services in hospital, in schools and in community based clinics GP - In patients and out of hours - full service 24/7 07 878 7333 Physiotherapists – full service 07 878 6064 Dieticians – full service Occupational Therapists – full service 07 878 6064 Social Workers – full service 07 878 8730 Dental Therapists - servicing all schools in the area Hearing Vision Tester - servicing all schools in the area 07 878 8755 Ear Nurse Specialist - out patient clinics Kaiawhina - Maori Health Support – full service 021 763 584 District Nurses - full service 24 hours 7 days per week 07 878 6351 Public Health Nurses - full service covering all schools 07 878 3146 Community Services – Taharoa 07 876 7351 Community Services – Otorohanga/ Te Kuiti 07 878 6077 Community Health Worker – Kawhia 07 876 7859 Community Health Worker – Otorohanga/ Te Kuiti 07 873 7389 1 Community Mental Health Service Offers practical assistance in dealing with individuals who may suffer from psychiatric disorder. Assessment and or treatment of psychiatric disorder in a community and family environment. Otorohanga 07 873 8767 Rapid Response 0800 50 50 50 Te Kuiti Hospital 07 878 8767 Nearest regional hospital is located in Hamilton – Waikato Hospital Waikato Hospital. Selwyn Street. Hamilton 07 839 8899 Location - 60km from Otorohanga, 80km from Te Kuiti and 80km from Kawhia. It takes 45 minutes by road to get there from Otorohanga, 60 minutes from Te Kuiti and 1 hr and 10 min from Kawhia. Waikato Hospital offers a comprehensive range of primary, secondary, tertiary and trauma services - critical care, surgery, medicine, oncology, women's health, child and adolescent health, older persons and rehabilitation, mental health, population health and related support services Healthline A free, 24 hour a day, telephone health advice service including Well Child advice service. National free phone 0800 611 116 http://www.healthline.co.nz/ Ambulance All public initiated ambulance calls incur fee-for-service cost. Annual subscriptions for St John Ambulance Service are available for a charge. The nearest rescue helicopter - The Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance - is based at Waikato Hospital. All emergency evacuations are co-coordinated through St John. Air ambulance service is usually used to transfer patients from a scene of a traffic accident or from the base hospital (Te Kuiti) to the regional hospital (Hamilton). General inquiries St John Ambulance 0800 78 56 46 2 Non Emergency Ambulance 0800 42 62 85 St John Benneydale 07 878 4874 St John Midland Region Office. 63 Seddon Rd. Hamilton 07 847 2849 St John Otorohanga 07 873 8818 St John Piopio 07 877 8310 St John Te Kuiti 07 878 8145 or 07 878 8799 Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance 0800 111 010 http://www.stjohn.org.nz http://www.waikatodhb.govt.nz/news/pageid/2145842678/Westpac_Waikato_Air_Ambul ance_ Health and Support Services ACC Provide comprehensive, no-fault personal injury cover for all New Zealand residents and visitors to New Zealand. This means you can apply for our help, no matter how you got injured, or whose fault it was. Our help can include a wide range of services – from payment towards treatment, to help around the home while you get better, and assistance with your income if you can’t work because of your injury. Hamilton regional office covers the North King Country area. All forms and information available on line. 18 London Street. Hamilton 0800 101 996 http://www.acc.co.nz Access Homehealth (Formerly Women’s Division Federated Farmers Home Care) Offers outreach nursing, home help, domestic assistance, personal care throughout New Zealand. Hamilton 07 839 1859 [email protected] http://www.access.org.nz 3 AIDS Foundation Provides emotional and practical support to anyone affected by AIDS and aids related conditions. To provide pre-test “counselling” and support to those returning anti-body positive results. 24 hour Nationwide Hotline 0800 80 24 37 http://www.nzaf.org.nz Alcohol Drug Helpline Information, referral and intervention service. Provides free confidential information, insight and support on any problem, issue or query you have about your own or someone else’s drinking or drug taking. Nationwide Hotline - 10am – 10 pm daily 0800 78 77 97 http://www.adanz.org.nz Alzheimer’s Support Support for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Te Kuiti/Otorohanga - Mary Brewer 021 742 45 http://www.alzheimers.org.nz Arthritis Foundation Support for people with arthritis. Te Kuiti Community House, 2 Jennings St. Kirsteen Hori. 0800 66 34 63 [email protected] http://www.arthritis.org.nz Breastscreening Aotearoa Breastscreen Aotearoa is a free national screening programme for women aged 45 – 69 available on site in Hamilton or through the BreastScreen Midland Mobile Unit locally. Education and promotion is available locally. Raukura Hauora O Tainui 07 878 3692 Education and Promotion for Iwi, Hapu, Whanau BreastScreen Midland 0800 270 200 4 http://www.nsu.govt.nz Cancer Society An organisation dedicated to reducing the incidence of cancer and ensuring the best cancer care for everyone in New Zealand, through patient advocacy and providing a voice on all kinds of issues affecting cancer detection and treatment. Cancer Information Hotline 0800 22 62 37 Waikato/ Bay of Plenty Division 07 838 2027 [email protected] http://www.cancersociety.org.nz Cancer Support Group Offers friendship by assisting patients and families in their environment and social needs. Can arrange transport to medical appointments. Meetings held monthly. Otorohanga - Barbara McPhee 07 873 8411 Otorohanga Womens Cancer Support Group –- Betty Lupton 07 873 7350 Piopio - Kaye Nelson 07 877 7840 Te Kuiti - Mary MacNaughton 07 878 7910 Child Abuse Prevention Services The Kids First Fund helps abused and abandoned children, protect children from abuse, empower young adults with a positive future, strengthen families, build awareness of child abuse. 24 hour helpline 0800 22 87 37 Chiropractor King Country Chiropractic. Scott Mouat. 27A Maniapoto St. Otorohanga 07 873 7376 Community Care – St Johns A team of volunteers who assist people in the community by visiting those living alone, providing transport to hospital appointments, and giving practical help for those who are housebound. 5 Otorohanga 07 873 8818 Cot Death Association NZ Provides information about cot death and how to lessen its risk, helps parents who have lost a child to cot death, funds research that investigates the causes and prevention of cot death, and supports/funds initiatives that support/benefit the care and comfort of SIDS parents. Counselling and advice 0800 16 44 55 http://www.curekids.org.nz/cotdeath.htm CCS Disability Action Home visiting and family services by field officers who recommend appropriate learning or social activities for children with physical disabilities. These may include toy library, computer tuition, recreation facilities or entry to the pre-school. CCS Waikato. Claudelands Road. Hamilton. 07 853-9761 National free phone 0800 227 2255 http://waikato.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz/ Community Houses A community facility housing local groups and programmes including scheduled health and social services; monthly Community Newsletter; information (videos, pamphlets, etc); drop in centre; administration support; meeting room; and Health & Welfare Forum meetings. Te Kuiti Community House. 2 Jennings Street. Te Kuiti 07 878 5272 Services available: – The Stroke Foundation Field officer – Waitomo Literacy – Family Works Child – North King Country Counselling Services – Relationship Services – Progress to Health (fortnightly) peer support group for people who are recovering or experiencing mental health illnesses – Arthritis New Zealand monthly clinics (3rd Thursday) – Sit & Be Fit weekly gentle exercise class (every Tuesday) Otorohanga Support House – Whare Awhina. 120 Maniapoto Street. 07 873 8156 Otorohanga 07 873 7676 6 Services available: – Otorohanga Counselling service – Sport Waikato – North King Country Family Support – Household Budgeting Service – Citizens Advice Bureau – Otorohanga Community Foodbank – Diabetes Clinic (2nd and 4th Tuesdays) – Arthritis Clinic (3rd Tuesday) – Probation Officer (every Wednesday) – WINZ (every Thursday). http://www.nzcoss.org.nz/ Dentists Te Kuiti Dental Centre. 203A Rora St Te. Kuiti 07 878 8336 Otorohanga Dental Surgery. 25 Haerehuka. Otorohanga 07 873 8824 0800 686 336 Enable Multi-service assisting disabled people and their families/whanau/hapu, employers, health professionals and disability support organisations. National Disability information and referral service 0800 171 981 http://www.enable.co.nz Friends of Hospital Val Jones 07 878 8070 GP practices Kawhia Health Centre. Tainui Street, Kawhia 07 871 0884 Otorohanga Medical Centre. 12