Physiotherapy
Department: Buller HealthGrey Hospital & Health Centre Allied Health HubHokitika Health CentreReefton HealthDivision: Allied Health
Contact us
- 03 769 7400, ext 5540
Location
Service hours
Address
Street Address
Physiotherapy, Allied Health Hub, Ground floor,
Te Nīkau, Grey Hospital & Health Centre
71 Water Walk Rd
Greymouth 7805
Postal Address
Allied Health Hub
Te Nīkau, Grey Hospital & Health Centre
Po Box 387
Greymouth 7840
Category(s)
Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function resulting from injury, disability or illness.
A physiotherapist can assess your movement and function, and develop a treatment plan together with you, your whānau/family and caregivers to restore or develop your potential including:
- Maximise your physical function
- Managing respiratory illness
- Support to prevent falls and improve balance
- Help with mobility aids
- Assist you to self-manage conditions
- Support after surgery to enable full recovery
- Ensure safe discharge back home or to community support providers
- Treat women’s health issues after mastectomy or pelvic problems
- Manage lymphoedema
- Support parents to manage their child’s condition/illness
We provide physiotherapy services to inpatients, outpatients and the community across the West Coast.
- For more information about physiotherapy see Physio.org.nz and Physioboard.org.nz
- For health information including factsheets on different conditions and topics check out HealthInfo.org.nz
- Interested in working for the West Coast DHB check out our recruitment page
Inpatient Physiotherapy
Inpatient physiotherapy services are available at Te Nīkau Grey Hospital and Buller Health.
Referrals are generated from medical, nursing and allied health colleagues who identify a need for support during your admission.
Some patients may also require ongoing physiotherapy after leaving hospital and will be referred onto our Outpatient or Community team.
Outpatient physiotherapy services are provided at Te Nikau Greymouth Hospital, Hokitika Health Centre, Buller Health (Westport), Reefton Integrated Family Health Centre (IFHC) and Karamea Health Centre. Our team can also use videoconference facilities for people unable to travel to these main centres e.g. South Westland.
Referrals can be sent to physiotherapy from a health professional such as your medical team or GP, however if you are unable to access these services you can refer yourself to our service by phoning your local department.
Our team of Kaiāwhina/Allied Health Assistants also support our Physiotherapy staff and help run classes in Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport, for people following knee joint replacement, for falls prevention and for those with breathing or heart problems.
The classes offer support with management, education and appropriate exercise programmes.
If you can’t attend an outpatient clinic we can visit you at home. Community physiotherapists work out of Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport. They work closely with other clinicians within the community health teams, including District Nurses and Occupational Therapists.
Te Nīkau, Grey Hospital & Health Centre
Te Nīkau Grey Hospital & Health Centre, Allied Health Hub, Ground floor, 71 Water Walk Rd
03 769 7400, ext 5540
Hokitika Health Centre
59 Sewell Street
03 756 9700, ext 7703
Buller Health (including Karamea)
Cobden Street, Westport
03 788 9241
Reefton Integrated Family Health Centre
68 Broadway
03 769 7400, ext 5540
Services are offered Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
Page last updated: 25 May 2021
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