Nurses at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike from 7am to 11pm on both Tuesday 2 September and Thursday 4 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 strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
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engAGE and Community Allied Health services support people with long term health conditions and disabilities so they can remain independent in their home, achieve their wellbeing goals and avoid hospital admissions.
Contact the engAGE team on 06 878 8109external link and dial extension:
The engAGE and Community Allied Health services work with people, their whānau and other healthcare professionals to offer a service tailored to the person's needs. The aim is to help the person remain living safely and well in their own home and reduce the risk of hospital admission by addressing urgent needs.
People are seen in their own homes or a clinic environment.
The team is made up of people from multiple health disciplines.
Occupational therapists — help optimise your ability to complete everyday tasks.
Physiotherapists — help you get back movement and function when affected by injuries, ageing, disabilities and disease.
Social workers — help enhance social and emotional functioning.
Speech-language therapists — help you manage communication and swallowing problems.
Dietitians — use scientific knowledge about food and nutrition to promote the best health outcomes.
engAGE offers an intermediate care bed service for frail older people who are not well enough to be at home but do not require hospital care. This includes a temporary stay at an aged-residential care facility. Medical care is provided by your main healthcare provider and a geriatrician.
Barriers to discharge are identified and managed, and home-based supports are put into place. The team will provide you with continued support at home after you are discharged.
Your main healthcare provider or acute Hospital staff can refer you to this service. Referrals are made to Clinical Nurse Specialists — Gerontology.
Healthcare professionals can refer you to engAGE by email to engagereferrals@hbdhb.govt.nzexternal link
Referrals are triaged and seen based on clinical need and urgency.
