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Pinnacle - Taranaki Extended Care Team
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Description
The extended care team work closely with General Practice to support their patients in the community.
Our commitment to partnership with local iwi, social and health providers ensures that our team are able to access appropriate services for each individual and their whānau.
Staff
Ā mātou tīma (our team) includes:
- Clinical pharmacists
- Dietitians
- Social workers
- Diabetes community co-ordinator/Hauora kaimahi
Ages
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
How do I access this service?
Contact us
Referral
General practice and the extended care team work together as one to support the health of our patients in the community. We accept self-referrals, or a referral from your general practice or other relevant health provider.
Eligibility criteria
- Aged over 15 years.
- Diagnosed with a long term condition e.g. DM Type 1 or 2, CHF, CVD, COPD.
- Identified as high risk of developing a long term condition ie IGT/pre-diabetes.
- Not currently under care of secondary care allied health.
- Eligible for publicly funded care in New Zealand.
We can support people with any of the following:
- medication management concerns e.g. polypharmacy, multiple prescribers, non-adherence
- identified nutritional concerns e.g. elevated or significantly lowered BMI
- identified as having difficulties self-caring/ self-managing
- identified concerns regarding lifestyle/environment/ support
- identified concerns regarding communication/memory/disengagement with health services.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Fees and Charges Description
We are a FREE service but we do require a referral from your GP or practice nurse. Please phone your GP surgery to discuss our service as an option.
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (2 Jun), Matariki (20 Jun), Labour Day (27 Oct).
Christmas: Closed 23 Dec — 7 Jan. Open 8 Jan — 10 Jan.
Services Provided
Social Worker - Our social worker works with clients in their home. The service provides advocacy and inter-agency service coordination. Social Worker - Our social worker works with clients in their home. The service provides advocacy and inter-agency service coordination.
Social Worker - Our social worker works with clients in their home. The service provides advocacy and inter-agency service coordination. Social Worker - Our social worker works with clients in their home. The service provides advocacy and inter-agency service coordination.
Social Worker - Our social worker works with clients in their home. The service provides advocacy and inter-agency service coordination.
Support with advice and assistance for the day-to-day management of your injury and regaining independence.
Support with advice and assistance for the day-to-day management of your injury and regaining independence.
- Self management
Support with advice and assistance for the day-to-day management of your injury and regaining independence.
Dietitian - Our dietitian works together with patients living with long-term conditions to come up with realistic and achievable lifestyle changes to improve their nutritional health. Dietitian - Our dietitian works together with patients living with long-term conditions to come up with realistic and achievable lifestyle changes to improve their nutritional health.
Dietitian - Our dietitian works together with patients living with long-term conditions to come up with realistic and achievable lifestyle changes to improve their nutritional health. Dietitian - Our dietitian works together with patients living with long-term conditions to come up with realistic and achievable lifestyle changes to improve their nutritional health.
- Healthy eating education
Dietitian - Our dietitian works together with patients living with long-term conditions to come up with realistic and achievable lifestyle changes to improve their nutritional health.
Clinical pharmacist - Our clinical pharmacist provides support for medication management of high care needs patients.
Clinical pharmacist - Our clinical pharmacist provides support for medication management of high care needs patients.
Clinical pharmacist - Our clinical pharmacist provides support for medication management of high care needs patients.
Region
Taranaki
Website
Contact Details
47 Molesworth Street, New Plymouth
Taranaki
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Phone
(06) 759 4364
Website
47 Molesworth Street
New Plymouth
Taranaki 4310
Street Address
47 Molesworth Street
New Plymouth
Taranaki 4310
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This page was last updated at 10:21AM on December 18, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Pinnacle - Taranaki Extended Care Team.