1. Te Nīkau Overview:
– A modern facility offering a range of healthcare services including planned appointments, urgent care, patient monitoring, and emergency stabilization.
2. Emergency Department (ED) Pathways:
– Immediate care for life-threatening conditions (e.g., heart attacks, strokes) means you’ll be taken straight to a bed.
– If assessed as safe to wait, you may undergo tests like ECGs or X-rays before being seen by the ED team.
3. Primary Care Clinic Pathways:
– If your condition is non-urgent, you may receive a same-day appointment or be scheduled for a future visit with the appropriate clinician.
4. Waiting Process:
– The waiting area can be busy. If your condition worsens, inform the nurse. Waiting times are based on clinical priority.
5. Payment Information:
– Consultations are free for enrolled patients under 14 and for sexual health appointments for under-25s. Regular fees apply for others. Payments can be made at Main Reception.
6. Hours of Operation:
– Hospital services operate 24/7. Planned care is available 8 am – 8 pm, Monday to Friday. For after-hours care, contact Ka Ora at 0800 252 672.
Note: Rates in this brochure haven’t yet been updated, but you can check the correct rates on the National website linked to just below.
This pack is designed to make that process a little bit smoother and provide you with some useful information.
Please note: In April 2024 there have been changes to the NTA scheme, including changes in mileage rates and various other rates. The info about this is currently getting updated on the document linked to here. For further details while our document is getting updated please navigate to NTA updated info on the Health NZ website.
Maternal Mental Health Pathway for all
Services and support available for pregnant/postnatal Women;
Flood water can contain lots of nasty bugs that could make you and your family sick.
Before you start the clean-up process, it’s important to follow these steps to keep you and your family safe.
In preparation for the demolition needed to make way for construction of the new Buller Health facility, we are relocating a number of services to other areas of the
facility over the weekend starting Friday 22 November 2019.
From Monday 25 November, our Cobden Street entrance will become the single point of entry for the majority of our services, including Buller Medical Centre.
This flyer contains information that you need to know if you’re planning to visit the facility.
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Page last updated: 10 October 2024
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