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Maternal mental health

… any mental health concerns during pregnancy is not to suffer alone. Talk to those around you and share your feelings with your partner, family/whānau or friends.   

Where to get helpYou should discuss your symptoms and concerns with your midwife or GP. Think about it like this: you would not hesitate to seek help if you had a physical illness during your pregnancy, and the same approach should apply to your mental health.  

Your midwifeMidwives are recommended to ask all women how they are fe…
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Southern Rural Health

… visiting senior doctors
general laboratory and radiology diagnostics
fracture clinics
repatriation of rural patients from Waikato Hospital to a hospital closer to their own community for further care before discharge. 
Specifically at

Tokoroa Hospital

GP practices and local pharmacy are co-located on the site. 
There is a community Oral Health Dental clinic on site
The service works in collaboration with Lakes DHB on service provision for scopes and orthopaedics.
Primary birthing services
Ons…
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I'm not well, where do I go?

… Hospital,Thames Hospital, Tokoroa Hospital, Te Kuiti Hospital and Taumarunui Hospital.

NO  - Call Healthline 0800 611 116. Free 24 hour health advice. They will tell you the best place to go.

2. Can this wait 24 hours?YES - Contact your general practitioner (GP). However if your condition deteriorates and you feel seriously unwell, go to an Urgent Care Centre or ring an ambulance.

NO - Contact an Urgent Care Centre near you. Or your own GP/medical centre may have an after hours arrangement y…
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BCG vaccination assessment form

Information for health professionals
The Public Health Nursing service needs to receive a form from a GP or midwife to assess if the baby meets the criteria for a BCG vaccination.
The vaccine has not been available for several years but is available again from July 2018.

 Midwives should resume screening babies for referral to DHB BCG vaccination clinics.  

There is a set of infants who missed out during the period the vaccine was not available. The Ministry of Health has advised not to do a f…
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What is HealthTap?

… professionals and their colleagues the ability to connect with patients using a smart device or computer, from wherever they are
creates a patient-centred clinical record that the whole care team can access
integrates with our clinical workstation and GP patient management systems
offers doctor-approved health information.

Referrals

… babies, very unsettled/irritable, infant colic, poor weight gain and reflux; and for the parent/caregiver issues such as exhaustion, post-natal depression and anxiety. 

Families from the Waikato DHB region can be referred by either a general practitioner (GP), Paediatrician, Plunket nurse/Well Child health nurse, Midwife, Maternal Mental Health, or a support agency involved in their care.

Mothercraft also takes clients from the Midland Health, for which a Paediatrician or DHB Mental Health re…

Referrals

… babies, very unsettled/irritable, infant colic, poor weight gain and reflux; and for the parent/caregiver issues such as exhaustion, post-natal depression and anxiety. 

Families from the Waikato DHB region can be referred by either a general practitioner (GP), Paediatrician, Plunket nurse/Well Child health nurse, Midwife, Maternal Mental Health, or a support agency involved in their care.

Mothercraft also takes clients from the Midland Health, for which a Paediatrician or DHB Mental Health re…
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Referrals

Waikato Regional Diabetes Service

We receive referrals from;

Primary health care (GP’s/NPs/CNS)
Secondary specialist services
Diabetes services from outside the Waikato region
Waikato DHB Hospital Wards
Referrals are for people over the age of 15. All referrals for paediatric diabetes (people under the age of 15) go via the Waikato Hospital Referral Coordination Centre.

Phone
07 859 9180

Free phone
0800 459 9180

Postal address
Waikato Regional Diabetes Service
26 Clarence Street
Hamilton…
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Sexual Health

… vulvodynia (chronic pain)
Help with sexuality and gender identity issues, including gender-affirming care
Free condoms
Friendly & non-judgmental staff
You can be seen for free sexual health checks or HIV prevention medication without a referral from your GP. We appreciate a referral letter from your GP if you have a more complex health concern so that we better understand your background health issues and can ensure the most appropriate person in our team sees you.
We do not offer regular c…
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Food safety during pregnancy

… damage to your baby.

Be careful with handwashing and hygiene in the kitchen. Washing raw foods carefully and avoiding some foods in pregnancy is advised.
If you travel overseas, be aware that the water is not safe to drink in some countries. Ask your GP for more advice on overseas travel.
The New Zealand Food Safety website has advice on safe eating in pregnancy and a list of foods to avoid.
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