Anaesthesia and pain management — Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti
The anaesthesia and pain management teams at Wellington Regional Hospital and Kenepuru Community Hospital help people manage pain during and after surgery and other medical procedures.
Contact us
To contact the anaesthesia and pain management team:
- phone 04 385 5920
- email anaesthesia.department@ccdhb.org.nz
Where to find us
The anaesthesia and pain management team is based at the Wellington Regional Hospital.
Street address:
Clinical Services Block — Level 10
Wellington Regional Hospital
49 Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021
Services we provide
Acute pain service
Our acute pain service works with patients in the wards at Wellington Regional and Kenepuru Community Hospital to help ensure patients are comfortable after their surgery or procedure.
Our anaesthetists work in these areas:
- operating theatres at Wellington Regional Hospital and Kenepuru Community Hospital
- delivery suite
- radiology, angiography, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine
- radiotherapy
- gastroenterology
- cardiac catheter laboratory
- emergency department
- intensive care unit.
Outpatient services
Anaesthesia provides outpatient services for:
- anaesthesia pre-assessment of surgical and obstetric patients
- people who have had allergic reactions to anaesthetic drugs
- people referred for control of chronic pain.
Referral information
Specialists and surgeons carrying out procedures where anaesthesia is needed will arrange for an anaesthetist to administer medication and provide care.
Referral information for healthcare professionals
All patients who are booked, or placed on waiting lists, for operations or procedures where the surgeon thinks the patient will need anaesthesia care must complete the appropriate adult or child (if younger than 17 years) health questionnaire.
The questionnaire is normally completed at the surgical outpatient clinic when the decision is made to operate. This questionnaire must be filled out and signed before your surgery can go ahead.