Child and adolescent community centre
The community team provides a coordinated service for all tamariki and rangatahi with extra needs. Clinics operate out of Taranaki Base Hospital and Hāwera Hospital.
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Contact us
Contact the team on:
Taranaki Base Hospital
- location: Tukapa Street entrance to base hospital.
- phone: 06 753 7790
Hāwera Hospital
- phone: 06 278 9928
Services we provide
We provide a range of outpatient and community-based services for the Taranaki Region.
Services include:
- Paediatric Clinics
- Visiting Specialist Clinics
- Specialist Nursing Services - Community and Developmental
- Child Therapy – Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Therapy and Visiting Neurodevelopmental Therapy
- Social Work
- Psychology – Neurodevelopmental Assessment; Intervention
- B4 School Checks including Vision and Hearing Assessment.
- Whānau Pakari – A Community Based Assessment and Intervention Programme to help children and young people overcome weight issues.
Whānau Pakari
Referral information
Your healthcare provider, plunket nurse, school or special education service can refer you.
Appointments
Please prioritise attending your appointment, as we have a long waitlist of patients needing appointments.
If you cannot attend contact us to cancel or re-schedule:
- phone 06 753 7790.