Health NZ - Wairarapa

30/08/2025

Not sure what to do about a health concern? 📞
Healthline is here for you - free, 24/7, and staffed by qualified nurses and paramedics. Whether it’s a fever, a weird rash, or just needing advice, you can call anytime.

Call 0800 611 116 or request a callback through healthy.org.nz

It’s confidential and available whenever you need it.

29/08/2025

The online GP service is available 24/7, offering you round-the-clock access to trusted medical care when your regular GP is unavailable, or you're not enrolled.

You can now connect with NZ qualified, registered doctors and nurse practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, and refer, all online.

The new service complements regular general practice and helps ease pressure on clinics. Subsidised fees are available for children under 14, young people aged 14 to 17, and Community Services Card holders.

Learn more and book at: info.health.nz/onlineGP

29/08/2025

For our NZSL friends - healthcare options for you:
✅ Online GP (24/7) (via info.health.nz)
💊 Pharmacy (healthpoint.co.nz)
🏠 info.health.nz (self-care advice)
📞 Healthline 0800 611 116
📞 Rural? Call Ka Ora 0800 252 672
⏲️ After hours clinic.
🚨 Emergency? 111.

www.nzrelay.co.nz is free and available to help with phone calls.

Do you have difficulty hearing or talking on the phone? Register now for the 111 TXT service, so you can contact Fire, Ambulance or Police in an emergency: police.govt.nz/111-txt

29/08/2025

Need healthcare but not sure where to start? Here’s how to find the right care for you and your whānau, including during next week's nurses' strike (Tuesday 2 and Thursday 4 Sept):

✅ Online GP Care (24/7) - Book same-day appointments with NZ-qualified doctors if you’re not enrolled or can’t wait.
💊 Pharmacy - Great for coughs, colds, minor infections, emergency contraception, immunisations and more.
🏠 Self-care advice - Visit info.health.nz for trusted tips on managing symptoms at home.
📞 Healthline - Free 24/7 advice from qualified nurses and paramedics: 0800 611 116.
👩‍⚕️ Your usual GP or nurse - Many offer same-day appointments for urgent issues.
🌙 After-hours or urgent care clinic - For non-life-threatening issues like cuts, sprains or minor injuries.
📞 Ka Ora - Rural Telecare. After-hours help from a doctor or nurse: 0800 252 672
🚨 Emergency? Call 111 - For chest pain, breathing problems, choking, unconsciousness, severe bleeding, severe allergy/anaphylaxis, severe burns, or severe pain.

Find the right healthcare: info.health.nz/services-support/find-the-right-healthcare-for-you-and-your-whanau
Industrial action info: tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/employment-relations/industrial-action

12/08/2025

If it's good for the Hurricanes it's good for you! 💪
If you get a bowel screening kit in the mail, don’t put it off - do the test and send it back. It could save your life.

The bowel screening programme is free for people aged 60–74.
Find out more: info.health.nz/keeping-healthy/cancer-screening/bowel-screening

12/08/2025

Wāhine - your health matters!

So, let’s talk periods, menopause, mental wellbeing, safer s*x, cervical and breast screening - and more.

💫 Did you know you can now do a cervical screening self-test? In privacy and comfort!
💫 Are you 45-69 years old? Have you signed up for your 2 yearly breast screenings?
💫 Need to sign up with a GP clinic? Or use an online 24/7 GP?
💫 Want to learn more about your body and health and how to access services for you?

Visit info.health.nz for info on all of this and more.

11/08/2025

📢 Calling all unused crutches!

🏥 Our Emergency Department is running low on crutches - and, with winter sports in full swing, demand is high.
🙏 If you have any crutches lying around that you aren't using anymore, please return them to us as soon as you can.
😊 Please leave them in the special bin provided in the main reception of Wairarapa Hospital.

⭐ Thank you ⭐

11/08/2025

Te Wiki Hauora Wāhine - Women’s Health Week
This week, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and wellbeing of wāhine across Aotearoa New Zealand. It's important for women to put their health first - because when wāhine thrive, our communities do too.

Our info.health.nz website contains lots of info about women’s health topics, including:
⭐ Breast screening
⭐ Cervical screening (you can now do a self-test!)
⭐ Periods
⭐ Menopause

And lots more!

There is also lots of great information and resources on the Women’s Health Week website: Celebrating Women’s Health in Aotearoa | Women’s Health Week 2025

If you have any concerns about your health, have a kōrero with your usual doctor or use the new 24/7 online GP service via the info.health.nz home page.

😍 Happy Women’s Health Week! 😍

📸 Photo shows members of our amazing maternity unit (Ata Raura) prioritising their health by teaming up to take on a walking challenge.

07/08/2025

Welcoming future health stars to Hutt Hospital! ✨
We’re proud to host the next generation of talent through our growing Work Experience Programme, now in its third year!

Recently, students from Hutt Valley High School and Wainuiomata College joined us for a full-day orientation, covering Infection Control, Personal Safety, and Health & Safety - before beginning their four-week placements.

📅 Each student spends one day a week at the hospital, rotating through departments to explore the many career paths available in health. Some have already shown strong interest in fields like Physiotherapy, Radiology, Building, and Dietetics, and will stay in those areas to deepen their experience.

💙 A huge thank you to our clinical and non-clinical teams for supporting this programme and helping shape the future of health.

To all the students - we wish you the very best. Enjoy your time with us at Hutt Hospital!

29/07/2025

Today: Nurses and healthcare assistants at public hospitals and health services are on strike for 24 hours, from 9am today to 9am on Thursday 31 July.

Patient safety will be our priority:

✅ Anyone in hospital will get the care and support they need.
✅ Our hospitals and emergency departments will stay open, but please keep ED for emergencies.
✅ Maternity services for women in labour, inpatient and birth services will continue.
✅ Visiting hours will stay the same.
✅ To maintain patient safety, most clinics will be closed, and appointments will need to be rescheduled.
✅ If you have an appointment on the day of the strike, come to your appointment unless we have contacted you directly.
✅ Any appointments that are deferred will be rescheduled for the next available time.
✅ Anyone needing it will receive emergency care.

To find out more, visit: tewhatuora.govt.nz/industrial-action

28/07/2025

Happening tomorrow 👇EDs open, but please keep them for emergencies.

Nurses and healthcare assistants at public hospitals and health services are planning to strike for 24 hours, from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July.

Patient safety will be our priority:

✅ Anyone in hospital will get the care and support they need.
✅ Our hospitals and emergency departments will stay open.
✅ Maternity services for women in labour, inpatient and birth services will continue.
✅ Visiting hours will stay the same. Whānau are welcome to come and support family members in hospital.
✅ To maintain patient safety, most clinics will be closed, and appointments will need to be rescheduled.
✅ If you have an appointment on the day of the strike, come to your appointment unless we have contacted you directly.
✅ Any appointments that are deferred will be rescheduled for the next available time.
✅ Anyone needing it will receive emergency care.

We value the hard work and dedication of our staff. To find out more, visit: tewhatuora.govt.nz/industrial-action

24/07/2025

Nurses and healthcare assistants at public hospitals and health services are planning to strike for 24 hours, from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July.

Patient safety will be our priority:

✅ Anyone in hospital will get the care and support they need.
✅ Our hospitals and emergency departments will stay open.
✅ Maternity services for women in labour, inpatient and birth services will continue.
✅ Visiting hours will stay the same. Whānau are welcome to come and support family members in hospital.
✅ To maintain patient safety, most clinics will be closed, and appointments will need to be rescheduled.
✅ If you have an appointment on the day of the strike, come to your appointment unless we have contacted you directly.
✅ Any appointments that are deferred will be rescheduled for the next available time.
✅ Anyone needing it will receive emergency care.

We value the hard work and dedication of our staff. To find out more, visit: tewhatuora.govt.nz/industrial-action