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Ōamaru Hospital Services
Public Service, Community, Allied Health, Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Liver), General Surgery, Laboratory Tests, Mental Health, Midwifery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Older People's Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Radiology, Respiratory, Rheumatology
Public Health (SDHB regional service)
Provides:
- assessment, advice, education, health promotion and support for Child & Family Health through schools and groups in the community. Covering drugs, alcohol, sexuality and behavioural problems, as well as liaison between appropriate services
- health protection and follow up of notifiable diseases
- vision and hearing testing in the schools with clinics and also at the hospital
- support person in cases of child abuse and family abuse
- they also work within the TOPS programme, provide support for the unemployed and community groups
- Self referral clinics.
