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.
Industrial action — Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Oraexternal link
Audiologists study, identify, assess and manage hearing disorders and disorders of the balance system in babies, children and adults. Health New Zealand Nelson Marlborough runs outpatient audiology clinics from its main hospital sites.
Phone: 03 546 1780external link
Email: audiology@nmdhb.govt.nzexternal link
Phone: 03 520 6366external link
Email: audiology@nmdhb.govt.nzexternal link
Audiology
Outpatient Department, Level 2
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm (excluding public holidays)
Audiology
Outpatient Department
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm (excluding public holidays)
Audiologists assess and manage hearing and listening disorders, and help to rehabilitate people with hearing loss. We test for hearing and measure the type and degree of any hearing loss.
Audiologists work closely with:
Our eligibility criteria make hearing tests available for:
People outside of these criteria will need to be assessed at a private clinic.
Hearing assessments may include:
Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand provides free hearing aids and related services for tamariki and rangatahi (up to the age of 21 who are full-time students).
There is no significant wait list for children's hearing aids because hearing is essential to early speech, language and social development.
To be eligible for free hearing aids via the public service, adults must hold a current Community Services Card and either:
There may be a waiting list for adults and this can exceed 2 years unless there are significant safety concerns.
Deaf or hearing loss equipment for adults — Disability Support Servicesexternal link
Referrals are accepted from:
Referrals are prioritised based on the information we receive.
Send referrals for Nelson and Wairau to both email addresses:
