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Ostomy services are offered to people who have, or are expecting to require a stoma (a surgically created opening in the abdomen for evacuation of body waste).
Stomas include: colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy. Ostomy services provide people with information, advice and support before and after surgery.
Hawke’s Bay women who have suffered from breast cancer and undergone breast reconstruction will no longer need to travel outside of the region to have cosmetic Aerola tattooing.
Hawke’s Bay people are encouraged to have their say on a regional health proposal that sets out a range of options about how and where they might receive health care services in the future.
What do we do?NASC (Need Assessment Service Coordination) Hawke's Bay is an assessment and service coordination agency that assists people with a disability, and their family/whānau, to maintain independence in their home and community, or a residential setting.
Otolaryngology or ear, nose and throat services include head & neck surgery, and skin cancer of head and neck. Access to this service is through referral from your family doctor or GP, or from another specialist service. An ear nurse is available Monday to Friday from 8am to 4.
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.
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is reminding people to choose well for health care when junior doctors go on strike for 48 hours from 7am tomorrow and to leave the Emergency Department (ED) for people requiring emergency or life-threatening care.
