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  Mr Hugh Blackley

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Clayton Brown

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Andrew Campbell

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Angus Don

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Duncan Ferguson

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Antony Field

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Chris Fougere

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Alastair Hadlow

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Michael Hanlon

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Stuart McCowan

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr S Mills

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Jacob Munro

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Dr Helen Rawlinson

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Peter Robertson

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

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  Mr Mark Wright

  Orthopaedic Surgeon

For Clinicians:

1. The orthopaedics department is now recieving the majority of their referrals through e-referrals. Please communicate through this medium as much as possible in order to streamline the triage and booking process.

2. Keep in mind that most rejected referrals are due to a lack of information

3. Please include current medications, tests, labs and x-rays with your referral if at all possible. This will expediate the process to have a patient seen and a decision made quickly about the best course of treatment

4. Spinal patients will get sent a health questionnaire. Unfortunately, if this is not completed and returned then their referral will be suspended

For Patients:

1. Referral by General Practioner

You will need to be assessed by your GP who can then refer you to the Orthopaedic Department at the Auckland Hospital (Greenlane site). During your GP visit, ensure that adequate information is provided to the GP so that they can make an appropriate referral. Kindly, remind your GP to order the necessary investigations and attach them to your referral in order to avoid delays.

2. Triaging of referrals

There are currently more requests for appointments than we have the capacity to see, therefore, referals are prioritised according to greatest need. We see the most urgent and the most disabled patients. Patients with lesser levels of disability, whose referral is declined, will need to pay privately see a doctor outside the public hospital system.

Many minor orthopaedic conditions are treated well by GPs. Alternatively, Your doctor may recommend that you will receive swifter and more effective treatment by referring you to a sports medicine doctor, a rheumatologist, or a physiotherapist. For many minor orthopaedic conditions these are exactly the same health professionals that the orthopaedic surgeon uses to assist in your recovery.

3. Appointment to see an orthopaedic surgeon

There are some conditions that only an orthopaedic surgeon can treat and if your GP refers you to the Orthopaedic Department, you may be given an appointment to see a specialist surgeon. In this case the hospital will write to you giving you an appointment time and date. There may be some delay before you receive one. The current wait time is a maximum of four months. 

4. Attend your outpatient appointment in Greenlane Clinical Centre

Please attend your appointment. If you cannot go, make contact with Greenlane Clinical Centre to cancel or change your booking. This way, we can ensure another patient can make use of your apointment time.

If you wish to read more about the process of elective service provision as outlined by the Ministry of Health, please click here

Urgent referrals

If you have an urgent orthopaedic condition such as a bone infection or a malignant bone tumour, present at the Auckland Hospital emergency department for treatment. Alternatively, if your doctor phones the hospital you will receive an appointment very promptly. 

Injuries covered by Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

If you have a condition that was caused by an accident, we are able to treat you at ADHB. Please bring your ACC number with you to appointments if you have been given one one. You may also decide to receive assessment and treatment from an orthopaedic surgeon outside the hospital.

• Soft Tissue (muscles, tendons and ligaments)

  Orthopaedic surgeons can do operations on tendons to repair them or to improve the muscle balance around a joint.… More

• Fracture Clinics

  This clinic is for patients who have sustained an injury that has already been treated.… More

• General Outpatient Clinics

  These are clinics for patients who have been referred by their doctor for an orthopaedic opinion on a specific concern.… More

• Specialty Clinics

  Some surgeons have special expertise in one area of orthopaedics.… More

• Joint Replacement

  Joint replacement surgery is sometimes required to treat joints that have been damaged from "wearing out" types of arthritis or from other forms of joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis.… More

• Osteotomy

  The division of a crooked or bent bone to improve alignment of the limb.… More

• Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)

  A large number of orthopaedic procedures on joints can be performed using an arthroscope, where a fiber optic telescope is used to look inside the joint.… More

• Bunions

  Relief from bunions
  Most bunions are treatable without surgery. Prevention is always best.… More

There are no charges for New Zealand citizens or those with permanent New Zealand residency when they are treated in the public hospital. All non-residents and visitors to New Zealand will be billed for the full cost of the consultations and treatment.

The only exception to this is for the treatment of accidents where the cost of treatment can be paid for by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).