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 strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than 3 months. It is also called persistent pain or long-term pain. We provide a pain management service for people in Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti.
To contact the pain management service:
The pain management service is based at Wellington Regional Hospital.
Street address:
Wellington Regional Hospital
49 Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021
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We also run clinics at:
We provide medical assessments with doctors, who specialise in the management of chronic pain.
We also do comprehensive pain assessments, which involve being assessed by a:
These sessions are run over a 2 hour period and you will be given a pain management plan.
If needed, you may be referred to another service to help treat your condition. Any management plan made will include your healthcare provider.
If you cancel an appointment at short notice or do not attend, we may not be able to reschedule your appointment.
Our team will work with you to manage your medication.
We will review what medication you are currently taking and give you advice on:
Any management plan made will include your healthcare provider.
A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider.
