Pinnacle - Taranaki Extended Care Team

Community Health Service

Today

Open today 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

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

Open today 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Mon – Fri	8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

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: Open 23 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 26 Dec. Open 27 Dec. Closed 28 Dec — 29 Dec. Open 30 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 2 Jan. Open 3 Jan. Closed 4 Jan — 5 Jan. Open 6 Jan — 10 Jan.

Services Provided

Advocacy

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.

Disability support services

Injury support services

Self management

Self management

Wellness / healthy lifestyle

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.

Medication management

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.