Mental Health and Addiction Services
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'Acute options for mental health care insights report' August 2024 : A paper issued by Te Hiringa Mahara—the New Zealand Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (Te Hiringa Mahara).
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Orthotic service
Orthotics is the branch of medicine that deals with the provision and use of artificial devices such as splints and braces. It is a service which assesses patients in hospital, and follows up with outpatients offsite in Hastings.
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome patient linked to Havelock North outbreak
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s (HBDHB) Public Health Team can confirm that the patient in Wellington Hospital diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is linked to the Havelock North Campylobacter outbreak.
Director of Population Health, Dr Caroline McElnay, said staff had positively identified the link (i. e. -
Pregnancy and Parenting Service / Te Ara Manapou
Te Ara Manapou – Addictions We are a multidisciplinary team made up social workers, nurses, peer support, alongside a part time psychologist and psychiatrist. We understand how difficult it may be for Whaiora to ask for help if you are pregnant or a parent using drugs and alcohol.
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Volunteers called for following strike notice
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members have rejected the revised pay offer from DHBs and given notice of industrial action. Nursing, midwifery and healthcare assistants covered by the NZNO Multi Employment Collective Agreement (MECA) have issued notice, to all district health boards, of a full withdrawal of labour.
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Surge in winter illnesses impacting Hawke’s Bay’s health system
12 July 2017
The surge of winter illnesses in Hawke’s Bay is impacting the whole of the Hawke’s Bay health system and there is important advice for locals on how to best manage their care. -
Sexual health
Love, affection and sexual intimacy all play a role in healthy relationships and contribute to our sense of well-being. Free sexual health services are available for youth in General Practices - providing youth access to contraception and sexual health services by trained professionals.
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Better Breathing Hawke's Bay - Pulmonary Long-Term Management Service
Better Breathing Hawke’s Bay Pulmonary and Heart Failure Rehabilitation
Better Breathing Hawke’s Bay provides a free, community-based service for people who have breathing difficulties caused by chronic lung disease or heart failure. The service is provided by a multidisciplinary team of health care and allied health care professionals. -
Continence services
Continence services support people who are incontinent. The service works with people to enable them to better manage incontinence, maintain their independence and quality of life, and to reduce health complications which can arise from incontinence.
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Well Child Tamariki Ora providers
Well Child Tamariki Ora providers monitor the wellbeing of your baby/child until they reach five years of age. Your Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) will refer you to the Well Child provider of your choice between four and six weeks after birth.