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Kaitaia Accident and Medical

Public Service, Emergency

Today

Open today 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM.

Description

How can we help?

We can treat you:

if you have had an accident, or
if you need urgent medical treatment and can’t see your own doctor

Our Accident and Medical department is staffed by doctors and nurses who have specialised training in Rural and/or Emergency Medicine.

When to visit:

If a friend or member of your whānau needs urgent medical attention:

dial 111 for an ambulance (note charges may apply)

If you’re unsure whether it’s an emergency:

Telephone Healthline: 0800 611 116- A registered nurse will take your call and tell you what you should do.

Primary Care After-Hours Clinic - Located in Outpatients Department

Monday – Sunday 6pm-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 1pm

While you wait:

If you have chest pain, please let staff know immediately.

If your condition is deteriorating while you are waiting, please let the staff know immediately.

After your assessment, you may be asked to wait in the waiting area or in a treatment room. While you wait, hospital staff will try to make sure you are as comfortable as possible.

If you need to leave the waiting area, make sure you let staff know, and ask them before you eat or drink anything, as it may affect your treatment.

You are entitled to have one support person with you. Waiting can be frustrating, but for everyone's comfort and safety, please treat others with respect.

Referral Expectations

A patient may be referred by their GP or primary healthcare provider, delivered by ambulance or they self-present to our Accident and Medical Department.

On arrival, patients undergo a brief triage or screening to determine the nature and severity of the illness or injury.

The triage system uses numbers 1-5 to ‘code’ patients:

Life-threatening – you will be seen immediately by a hospital doctor
Emergency – you will be seen within ten minutes by a hospital doctor
Urgent – You will be seen as soon as possible – if you are referred to a GP, there will be a charge.
Semi-urgent – You will be treated by a GP
Non-urgent – See your own GP, Monday – Friday 9.30am-4pm.

Based on this assessment, those with more severe symptoms or injuries are treated before those with less serious conditions.

After the initial assessment and treatment, patients may be admitted to the hospital, transferred to another hospital or discharged.

Throughout your treatment, your privacy and treatment will always be respected.

Fees and Charges Description

Primary Care After-Hours Clinic - Charges

Charges will apply if you are assessed as being able to be seen by a GP. Non-residents may be required to pay for their health care.

Hours

Open today 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM.

Mon – Sun	midnight – midnight

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

GP Clinic After-Hours Department: Monday to Sunday 7pm-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 12pm

Pharmacy

Shackletons Kaitaia Pharmacy is open weekdays, 8.30am-5pm and Saturday, 9am-12.30pm
Doubtless Bay Pharmacy is open weekdays, 9am-5pm and Saturday, 9am-1pm.