Category: Northland District Health Board

Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: General Ward

This 20-bed 20 bed unit provides hospital-level care for the people of the Mid North District. There are six single rooms, two of which have ensuite facilities, and three rooms containing four beds. The ward includes a palliative care facility called the Special Care Room and a paediatric area.

Registered and enrolled nurses, whose shifts cover the ward with a 4 -morning, 3-afternoon, and 3 -night roster, provide nursing care.

On arrival to the ward, you will be allocated to a room (you may be required to move rooms whilst in the hospital). You will be given a pre-admission form to complete and you will be issued with an identification bracelet.

A hospital doctor is available in the ward Monday to Friday between 8.30am to 5.00pm. After these hours, medical service is via an on-call roster. Weekend ward rounds occur each morning by the on-call doctor.

There are always registered nurses on duty.

Other people you may see during your stay include chaplains, takawaenga (Maori Health Liaison), and allied health professionals such as social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists etc.

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Northland Hospitals

Listed below is a directory of Northland District Health Board (DHB) contacts, their address details, telephone and fax numbers. This directory is sorted alphabetically A-Z. Hyperlinks have been created to individual Northland DHB locations which contains detailed information about the specific Northland DHB hospital or service.
 
If you are unable to locate a relevant contact to your enquiry, please forward your enquiry directly to the Northland DHB Office.

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Child Health Service

A paediatric liaison nurse is the local representation of the Child Health Service in the mid-north. Other members of the team visit from Whangarei as the need arises and include a paediatrician, physiotherapist, psychologist and child health occupational therapist.

The paediatric liaison nurse’s primary role is to work with children who have a chronic illness, and their families, to ensure adequate support is available. She also works with children and their family immediately after discharge from hospital to help them manage acute illness in the home.

Bay of Islands Hospital social worker assists the liaison nurse with child health work especially in the area of community support and helping with transport issues that the family may have.

Health professionals refer patients to the service. Usually, the children are already under a paediatrician’s care.

Hours: Maxine Brown, Paediatric liaison nurse works Monday to Thursday, every second Friday, 8.00am – 4.30pm

Location: Community Health Services Building Community Health Services Building , Bay of Islands Hospital, Kawakawa

Contact:

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: 2020 Year of the Nurse & Midwife

2020 is International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and this page is dedicated to celebrating the nurses and midwives who work in the Northern District of New Zealand.

Nurses and midwives working throughout New Zealand make up the largest health workforce in the country. They are highly skilled, multi-faceted professionals working in many different settings.

This page celebrates our Northern nurses and midwives who work in many different roles across the district, every day making a significant contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of our community.

Each month we’ll be profiling nurses and midwives who work in different fields to show the diversity of the role of a nurse, what they do each day and what inspires them.

Our goal is to showcase Nurses and midwives diverse talents and expertise; and to promote nursing and midwifery as a career with a great deal to offer.

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Social Work

Health social workers provide free and confidential support services for all ages after accident or illness and changes in life. They provide social work assessments and intervention for all areas of health including maternity; community rehabilitation, child and family, palliative care and care of older people.

Social workers provide practical and emotional support for clients and families with health issues in the mid-north. They help with completing forms (eg. Ministry of Health transport form) and are prepared to support clients in their dealings with other agencies.  They are mobile and see clients and families at Community Services, patients in Bay of Islands Hospital and in client’s homes.

Clients are referred by other health professionals and agencies. Clients can also self-refer.

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Public Health Nursing

Public health nurses work with the community promoting health, preventing disease and maintaining wellness.  They also have a partnership with schools to assist and support families, individuals and school groups toward self-reliance in health.  They act as a referral agent and liaise and network with allied agencies.

Clients are self-referred or through health and/ or community service professionals.

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Physiotherapy Department

The Physiotherapy Department provides a service to Inpatients, Outpatients and Community.  A referral from a doctor is required, either Specialist or GP or other Health Professional.  The Department needs to view the referral before they are able to process the referral.

Treatments are free of charge, but there is usually a waiting list for Outpatients.

Services provided are:

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Outpatients

Specialist consultants from Whangarei Hospital hold a variety of regular clinics at Bay of Islands Hospital. These services include Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Medical/Cardiac, Medical/Diabetes, Medical/Well Elderly, Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, Orthopaedic, Paediatrics, Podiatrist, Psychiatrist, Psychologist/Diabetes, Renal and Surgical.

This also means that many local patients are able to attend clinics at Bay of Islands Hospital as follow-up visits prior to treatment at Whangarei Hospital.

Patients are referred to our clinics by their own GP or by follow-up from admission to Accident and Emergency or the general ward. There is no charge for the service for NZ Citizens or permanent residents. Proof of eligibility will be required.

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Occupational Therapy

The occupational therapy service provides assessment and intervention for people whose ability to cope with activities of daily living at home and work are threatened by physical illness, injury or ageing.

Occupational therapists work with clients to enable them to manage everyday tasks that they want or need to be able to do.

Services are provided in the hospital or home environment. Clients are referred by a health professional or they can self-refer.

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Source: Northland District Health Board – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Maternity Unit

The maternity unit provides primary care maternity services to women and their whānau in the Bay of Islands area.

We have a clinic room, 5 postnatal rooms and 2 birthing rooms.

There is a registered midwife on duty 24 hours a day and another midwife on call at all times.

The maternity unit is a Baby Friendly Hospital which means we are committed to supporting breastfeeding as baby’s  first food.

Pregnancy and postnatal clinics are held by LMC midwives Monday through to Thursday. To access information on local LMC midwives please search www.findyourmidwife.co.nz

Please feel free to contact us at any time.

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