What is Endocrinology?
Endocrinology is a medical specialty which evaluates and treats suspected endocrine gland disorders. Endocrine glands produce hormones; these hormones are chemicals produced by one part of the body but may have their action elsewhere.
Your endocrinologist is a specialist doctor interested in diseases that affect your hormones. The major areas endocrinologists work in are:
• diabetes
• osteoporosis & Paget’s disease
• thyroid diseases
• sex hormone imbalances
• disorders of growth and development
• disorders of the pituitary gland.
Who do we see?
We see all adults with an endocrine problem. Children and adolescents are seen in the Paediatric Department.
Where are we situated?
The Endocrine Clinic is situated on Level 5, Grace Neill Block, Wellington Hospital.
To get to the Endocrine Department, enter off Riddiford Street and park under the new hospital:
- take the orange lift to Level 3
- turn right when you get out of the lift. At the end of the corridor you can see the Grace Neill Block (GNB) link bridge diagonally across the foyer on your left
- walk across the bridge and take the yellow lift to Level 5.
Alternatively there is a drop-off point and limited parking outside the Grace Neill Block (GNB) accessed via Hospital Road. NB There is a fee for parking at both locations.
If you arrive by bus at the new hospital entrance on Riddiford Street, walk into the atrium and the orange lift is visible on your right.
