Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
About the strike
Sleep apnoea service — Tairāwhiti
Sleep apnoea affects the way you breathe when you are sleeping. In Tairāwhiti, we run sleep clinics to assess whether you have sleep apnoea and how to treat it.
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Services we provide
Our sleep apnoea service provides sleep clinics run by nurses. They will assess and diagnose your symptoms.
We will do a full assessment in clinic and an at home sleep study if needed. Therapy can include using a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device.
Referral information
Your healthcare provider can refer you to the sleep apnoea clinic if they think you might have sleep apnoea.