Health Support - General

Access is one of New Zealand's leading healthcare providers, specialising in home-based healthcare and support. They work with the Ministry of Health, NDHB and ACC, among others, to support people to live independently in their own homes.All services are free of charge with referral.

APM deliver a wide range of services across New Zealand, including allied health, psychological intervention, employment support, physiotherapy, vocational rehabilitation, pain management, community-based services, concussion service, workplace assessments, tamariki (paediatric) services, older adults, return to work support.Their teams are based across Aotearoa with an office in Whangarei.

The Bream Bay Community Support Trust seeks relationships that create opportunities that support safety, well-being and autonomy for the people of Bream Bay, Northland. Whānau Ora health clinics are held twice weekly at the Bream Bay Community Support Trust.

Care on Call provide in home care services to those in need . This includes supporting people with personal care, companionship and a range of household tasks. Care on Call also offer specialised services such as Dementia care, end of life support and rehabilitation services. Care On Call provides Ministry of Health and ACC funded services as well as privately paid support.

The role of the Commissioner is to promote and protect the rights of health and disability consumers (pursuant to the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994) and to facilitate the fair, simple, speedy and efficient resolution of complaints. Brochures are available detailing the rights under the Code and how to lodge a complaint. This is a nationwide service.

Health Navigator NZ provides reliable and trustworthy health information and self-care resources for New Zealanders. On their website you can find links to health conditions, medicines, healthy living advice, apps, videos, resources in different languages, where to get support, information for clinicians and more.

Healthline is a free, 24 hour a day, telephone health advice service. Healthline registered nurses assess a person's condition and health needs and recommend the best course of action and a time-frame in which to take action. They can also provide general health information and location of services. The service provides a language line for non-English speakers.

Kainga Ora Healthy Homes is a free service which aims to support low income families to have warmer, drier and healthier homes. This can be in the form of education, supplementing social housing applications or minor housing repairs. Interventions are delivered through a mixture of social work and interagency collaboration. Families in all housing tenures (social housing, private rental, boarders) are potentially eligible.

The Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service (the Advocacy Service) offers free, independent and confidential advice and support to help you resolve issues with health and disability services.

Ngā Tai Ora services include: • Community Wellbeing Advisors• Public Health Advisory Drug and Alcohol• Health Protection• Public Health Intel• Covid19 Outreach (Case Management & Contact Tracing)• Medical Officer of Health

Call or text (4006) Quitline for free advice and non-judgemental support to quit smoking.An advisor will talk you through the three parts of the smoking addiction - chemical, emotional and habitual. Through Quitline you can order subsidized nicotine patches, gum or lozenges - $5 for a 4 week supply (with the option of a free repeat). They'll also send you a Quit Pack with resources to support you.

The Ringa Atawhai Trust is a volunteer community health promotion organisation providing whanau support.No referral required.

They provide:• Adult sexual abuse service: medical, psychological & social care• Contraceptive advice• Diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other related conditions (including Genital Warts (HPV), Genital Herpes (HSV)• STI testing for chlamydia, trichomonas, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B and C• Emergency contraception• Free condoms• Pregnancy testing• Sexual health counselling• Sexual health education for clients and health professionals• PrEP Pre Exposure Prophylaxis• HPV vaccinations• Hep B vaccinations

Sport Northland is a Regional Sports Trust. The vision of the organisation is to enrich lives through play, active recreation and sport.The Break-Away School Holiday Programmes provide young people (11 - 18 years) with an opportunity to attend fun, stimulating and structured school holiday programmes at no cost to participants.

START is a charitable trust that provides specialist therapy and support for people of all ages who stutter and their families and whanau. START works with preschool and school age children, teens and adults. They provide individual therapy (both in person and via Zoom) and a range of groups and courses. Please don't hesitate to contact them if you or someone you know is stuttering - there is help available.

Te Runanga o Whaingaroa focus on the delivery of Whānau Ora holistic services to all resident families/whanau and individuals seeking assistance in their geographic area.Services include:• Social well being • Health • Education • Housing Repairs• Emergency Housing• General information/advice services.They also offer free access to help such as social workers, financial capability budget mentoring, In-home education for under 3's, driver licensing assistance, transitional housing and whanau ora planning.

Toki Rau Stop Smoking Services Northland provide a FREE Northland wide stop smoking service, offering face-to-face support which can be provided in an individual, whānau/family or group setting. They provide free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to support you on your journey to quit/become smokefree. This includes gum, lozenges and patches. They can also advise you about other non-funded stop smoking medicines available.

The Whangarei Health Shuttle is a community service that transports anybody and everybody to and from their medical and health related appointments (dentists, specialist, day surgery) within the Whangarei township.Stress-free, straight forward, this is a koha (donation) service. St John Health Shuttles are staffed by fully trained volunteers who will pick you up from home and return you after your appointment. Mon to FriCall at least 24 hours ahead of the appointment.