Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September.
Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only.
GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
Rheumatology is the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the joints and connective tissues. These include arthritis, muscle disorders, bone disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, and connective tissue diseases like lupus. Outpatient services for the Bay of Plenty are based in Tauranga and Whakatāne.
To contact the rheumatology service in the Bay of Plenty, call 0800 333 477
Tauranga Hospital
829 Cameron Road
Tauranga South
Tauranga
Te Pa Harakeke — Outpatients and sexual health clinic
1378 Cameron Road
Greerton
Tauranga
Whakatāne Hospital
Stewart Street
Whakatāne
We provide diagnoses and treatment for people with rheumatology diseases. We have outpatient clinics in Whakatāne and Tauranga and also have an advice line for people known to the service.
You can request a referral from your healthcare provider to access our services.
