Nurses at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike from 7am to 11pm on both Tuesday 2 September and Thursday 4 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 strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
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Diabetes is a long-term condition caused by too little production of the hormone insulin (type 1 diabetes) or a combination of this and the body's resistance to the insulin (type 2 diabetes). The diabetes services are based at Wellington Regional Hospital, Hutt Valley Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital and Kapiti Health Centre. They help people of all ages with either type.
To contact the diabetes team:
Wellington Hospital
Grace Neill Block — Level 5
Wellington Regional Hospital
49 Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021
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Hutt Hospital
Clock Tower Block - Level 1
Hutt Hospital
638 High Street
Boulcott
Lower Hutt 5010
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Kenepuru Community Hospital
Outpatients
16 Hospital Drive
Kenepuru
Porirua 5022
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Kāpiti Health Centre
Outpatients
35 Warrimoo Street
Paraparaumu
Wellington 5032
There are two main types of diabetes:
We see people with both types, as well as some less common causes.
You may have a number of tests to check:
Health professionals work together in our diabetes and endocrine service to treat people and support healthcare provider to manage diabetes in the community.
All types of diabetes are treated with a combination of:
More information about diabetes is in our conditions and treatments section:
Specialist diabetes medical clinics work with high risk populations to prevent development of diabetes complications and help patients manage their condition.
High risk populations include:
This specialist service works with healthcare providers in our region supporting them to manage complex cases.
Our diabetes research centre runs clinical trials.
These trials:
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A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider.
