Te Manawanui - Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction Services (Taranaki)

Description

We are a collective of primary health providers in the Taranaki region who are committed to improving health outcomes and health equity for New Zealanders. Our collective includes -

  • Ngāruahine Iwi Authority
  • Ngāti Ruanui Ta'ua Ltd
  • Pinnacle Midlands Health Network
  • Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki
  • Tui Ora Ltd

Staff

The Te Manawanui service centres on two new roles:

Kaiw'akaako-a-'auora
Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP)

Kaitautoko
Health Coach/Cultural Support Worker
A Kaiw'akaako-a-'auora / Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) is a registered health professional who works alongside GP’s, nurses and Kaitautoko helping out when any problems with living and stress are having an impact on our hauora (health and well-being). Kaitautoko / Health Coach & Cultural Support Worker partner with people experiencing issues that impact on their health and wellbeing to support them to identify their own priorities, set goals for change and to develop a plan to address those goals through developing self-management skills and linking them to resources and supports. 

For example, a HIP can practically help with:

  • Stress/nervousness/worry
  • Low mood/anxiety
  • Chronic pain/long-term conditions
  • Diabetes/pre-diabetes
  • Fatigue/tiredness + sleep problems
  • Reducing/quitting smoking
  • Weight loss
  • Feeling stuck/unmotivated
  • Relationship issues
  • Children/youth behavioural issues
  • Any other health/life problem

The five key roles of the Kaitautoko are:

  • Self-management support
  • Acting as a bridge between clinician and person/whānau
  • Navigation of the health and social services system – including linking to appropriate community supports
  • Emotional support
  • Providing continuity within a busy general practice team

These roles are based in the clinics outlined below or community/whare based.

North Taranaki South & Central Taranaki
Tui Ora Family Health Ngāti Ruanui – Hāwera
Ngāruahine Iwi GP Clinic Ngāti Ruanui – Pātea
Waitara Health Centre Mountainview Medical
Devon Medical Coastal Care - Ōpunakē Medical Centre
CareFirst Moturoa Ōakura Medical Centre • Healthpoint
CareFirst Westown Avon Medical Centre
Eastside Medical South Taranaki Rural Health
Central Medical Centre  
The Nest Health Centre - Inglewood  
Moa Medical • Healthpoint  
Full Circle Medical • Healthpoint  
Family Health Centre  

Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Fees and Charges Description

Free to patients enrolled with a member GP practice.

Programmes

Te Manawanui - Integrated Primary Mental Health Initiative

We have launched a new Integrated Primary Mental Health & Addictions service, Te Manawanui, that is embedded within primary healthcare (general practice). The Te Manawanui service is designed around Taranaki Māori communities but it is for everyone. The service aims to provide support that is culturally responsive, accessible, practical and convenient so that it uplifts hauora (health and well-being) of individuals and their w'ānau. Te Manawanui addresses the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that underlie poor health, integrating mental health and physical health needs. Individuals may benefit from Te Manawanui to support issues including anxiety, whānau relationships, stress, depression and lifestyle choices. Te Manawanui is a whole of health approach, enabling increased access to people at the time and level that it is needed.
Programme Areas

Addictions - drug & alcohol, Kaupapa Māori, Mental health, Stop smoking

Programme Type

Alcohol or drug counselling and support, Coexisting problems – mental health & addictions, Counselling and support, Kaupapa Māori alcohol or drug addiction, Kaupapa Māori mental health, Kaupapa Māori stop smoking, Maternal stop smoking, Stop smoking support

Regions

Taranaki

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP

Referral Process

There is no eligibility criteria to access the service which is delivered in selected General Practice (GP) clinics and also in the community.

Contact your practice team, to find out whether Te Manawanui is right for you.

If you are not an enrolled patient, check the links above to see if a practice in your area is enrolling new patients.

You can also contact one of our iwi partners, to be connected into the Te Manawanui service:

  • Ngāti Ruanui
  • Ngāruahine
  • Tui Ora
Description

We have launched a new Integrated Primary Mental Health & Addictions service, Te Manawanui, that is embedded within primary healthcare (general practice). The Te Manawanui service is designed around Taranaki Māori communities but it is for everyone.  The service aims to provide support that is culturally responsive, accessible, practical and convenient so that it uplifts hauora (health and well-being) of individuals and their w'ānau.

Te Manawanui addresses the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that underlie poor health, integrating mental health and physical health needs. Individuals may benefit from Te Manawanui to support issues including anxiety, whānau relationships, stress, depression and lifestyle choices.

Te Manawanui is a whole of health approach, enabling increased access to people at the time and level that it is needed. 

https://healthpoint.co.nz./mental-health-addictions/mental-health/te-manawanui-integrated-primary-mental-health/