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Clinics
Clinics are a meeting of health professionals, patients, their whānau and caregivers. They are a forum for new patients to be assessed, and for prosthetics to be prescribed by a medical specialist in consultation with a Prosthetist and Physiotherapist.
Clinics are held regularly at each Centre.
The team of professionals will usually include Prosthetist, Physiotherapist and Medical Specialist (an Orthopaedic Surgeon or Rehabilitation Specialist). Along with the services provided by Peke Waihanga, a number of medical and community care professionals may also be involved in your rehabilitation - Work and Income, ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation), Enable New Zealand, Podiatrists, GP’s, Community Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists.
Together this team will discuss and develop a rehabilitation plan for the patient and carers.
If you are being fitted for a new or replacement artificial limb, you will first be seen at clinic. A cast may be taken the same day.
Further appointments will be made for fitting and adjustments. This is where you will learn to use your prosthesis. As you adapt and learn to drive the prosthesis, your Prosthetist will make adjustments to ensure it remains an optimal fit and functions as well as it can. A Physiotherapist will likely be involved in your rehabilitation.
Once you and your Prosthetist are happy with the fit and function of the prosthesis, it will be 'finished off'. This means any temporary components will be removed and replaced by permanent ones.
Regional Clinics
We run regional clinics in multiple locations across New Zealand.
Please call the appropriate Centre if you have any queries (and not the host Hospital):
- to cancel or change your appointment
- to discuss transport/parking issues
- to find out what you need to bring to your appointment
- any questions you have about your appointment
Regional Clinic Dates 2021
Northern Region
Whangarei Clinic
- Friday 15 January
- Friday 12 February
- Friday 05 March
- Friday 09 April
- Friday 07 May
- Friday 11 June
- Friday 02 July
- Friday 06 August
- Friday 03 September
- Friday 01 October
- Friday 05 November
- Friday 03 December
Kawakawa Clinic
Bay Of Islands Hospital, Government Hospital
- Thursday 14 January
- Thursday 18 March
- Thursday 06 May
- Thursday 15 July
- Thursday 02 September
- Thursday 18 November
Kaitaia Clinic
- Friday 19 March
- Friday 16 July
- Friday 19 November
Taranaki Clinic
- Thursday 25 March
- Tuesday 29 June, 1pm - 4pm
- Wednesday 30 June, all day
- Thursday 1 July, 8am - 12pm
- Tuesday 21 September, afternoon
- Wednesday 22 September, all day
- Thursday 23 September, morning
- Tuesday 07 December, afternoon
- Wednesday 08 December, all day
- Thursday 09 December, morning
Midland Region
Rotorua Clinic
Orthotic Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Wednesday 27 January
- Wednesday 24 March
- Wednesday 26 May
- Wednesday 28 July
- Wednesday 22 September
- Wednesday 24 November
Whakatane Clinic
Outpatients Physio Department, Whakatane Hospital
- Tuesday 02 March
- Tuesday 08 June
- Tuesday 31 August
- Tuesday 30 November
Gisborne Clinic
Orthotic Department, Gisborne Hospital
- Wednesday 03 March
- Thursday 04 March
- Wednesday 09 June
- Thursday 10 June
- Wednesday 01 September
- Thursday 02 September
- Wednesday 01 December
- Thursday 02 December
Central Region
Nelson Clinic
Occupational Therapy, Nelson Hospital
- Thursday 04 February
- Thursday 08 April
- Thursday 03 June
- Thursday 05 August
- Thursday 07 October
- Thursday 02 December
Blenheim Clinic
Occupational Therapy, Wairau Hospital
- Friday 05 February
- Friday 09 April
- Friday 04 June
- Friday 06 August
- Friday 08 October
- Friday 03 December
Wairarapa Clinic
Ward 4 (Rehab), Masterton Hospital
- Friday 19 March
- Friday 16 July
- Friday 12 November
Manawatu Clinic
- Thursday 18 February
- Thursday 20 May
- Thursday 19 August
- Thursday 25 November
Wanganui Clinic
Rehab Gym, Wanganui Hospital
- Friday 19 February
- Friday 21 May
- Friday 20 August
- Friday 26 November
Hawkes Bay Clinic
- Thursday 11 February
- Friday 12 February
- Thursday 11 March
- Friday 12 March
- Thursday 15 April
- Friday 16 April
- Thursday 13 May
- Friday 14 May
- Thursday 10 June
- Friday 11 June
- Thursday 08 July
- Friday 09 July
- Thursday 12 August
- Friday 13 August
- Thursday 16 September
- Friday 17 September
- Wednesday 20 October
- Thursday 21 October
- Thursday 18 November
- Friday 19 November
- Thursday 09 December
- Friday 10 December
Southern Region
Christchurch Clinic
Orthotics Department, Grey Base Hospital
- Monday 25 January
- Tuesday 26 January
Invercargill Clinic
Rehab Services, Southland Hospital
- To be confirmed