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.
Local services providing care for older people in Wellington and Hutt Valley. These include Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC) agencies, Meals on Wheels and nursing.
The Needs Assessment Service assesses the needs of people who struggle with daily activities because of age, a health condition or disability. The goal of the needs assessment is to help people maximise their independence.
NASC agencies organise help to stay at home, support services for carers and entry into residential care.
The agency contact for Wellington — Capital and Coast is Capital and Coast Care Coordination Centre.
Capital and Coast Care Coordination Centreexternal link
The agency provides services across:
The agency contact for Hutt Valley is Hutt Valley Service Coordination Centre.
Capital and Coast Care Coordination Centreexternal link
The agency provides services across:
Meals on Wheels is a support service that prepares and delivers a subsidised hot midday meal.
You usually need to be referred to the service by a healthcare provider.
The Citizens Advice Bureau has contact details for Meals on Wheels services in each region.
Meals on Wheels community directory — Citizens Advice Bureauexternal link
The full district nursing service operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 4:30pm, with reduced service on evenings and weekends.
An on-call service operates between 10pm and 8am.
The full district nursing service operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 4:30pm, with reduced service on evenings and weekends.
Shuttle services operate between Wellington and Kenepuru hospitals. Patients, their caregivers and visitors can use this shuttle van service to travel between Kenepuru and Wellington hospitals free of charge.
You need to book a seat on this service, preferably at least 1 hour before travel.
Timetables, travel times and departure points:
For Kāpiti Coast, the Kāpiti Health Shuttle runs Monday to Thursday:
The Wellington Free Ambulance patient transfer service takes people to scheduled medical appointments and treatments.
This is a pre-booked and arranged service that is accessible on a referral basis, and is organised by your healthcare provider.
For private transfers and general enquiries:
Wellington Free Ambulance patient transfer serviceexternal link
