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Description
Our team can support you and your whānau as you come to terms with your diagnosis and the impact it may have on your day-to-day life, now and in the future.
We work alongside other health professionals, including the Villa 6 team oncologists and nurses, as well as with the Cancer Society, Hospice, and other hospital and community agencies.
We have a Clinical Psychologist, registered Social Workers and an Equity Navigator on our team.
Our Kaiora Hinengaro/Psychologist can help you with:
- managing with stress and building resilience
- coping with physical symptoms like pain, discomfort and fatigue
- managing fears, depression, anxiety, anger
- improving relationship skills and support networks
- managing the demands of home and family life while caring for yourself
- coping with adjustment, change and loss
- coping with how cancer affects self-esteem and sense of self
- coping with how cancer affects your sexual functioning
- referring you to other services, if needed
Our Kaimana Taurite/Equity Navigator can support you to:
- navigate within the district health board to facilitate early intervention on your journey
- enable access to services and advocate for you and your whānau
- seek treatment out of your area, if you need it
Our Kaiope Mauri/Social Workers can assist with:
- Emotional Support - The opportunity to talk through the impact of your diagnosis and the many changes it may bring to you and your loved ones.
- Advocacy - Support you as you navigate through the systems related to your cancer journey and help with any challenges you may face.
- Work/finances - Help with your concerns about how treatment will affect your finances and employment, including assistance with WINZ if you are eligible for support.
- Travelling for treatment - You may have to travel out of town for treatment and/or surgery and/or accommodation while you are away.
- Home-based supports - Help to access support in your home, depending on your assessed needs.
Staff
Kaiora Hinengaro / Clinical Psychologist
Kaiope Mauri / Social Workers
Kaimana Taurite / Equity Navigator
Kaiwhakarite / Administration Coordinator
How do I access this service?
Referral
We accept self-referrals for those with a confirmed cancer diagnosis.
Contact a member of our team or ask the doctor, nurse or other health professional you are seeing at the…
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (Observed 7/2/22) (7 Feb), Good Friday (15 Apr), Easter Sunday (17 Apr), Easter Monday (18 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), Queen's Birthday (6 Jun), Hawke's Bay Anniversary (21 Oct), Labour Day (24 Oct).
Christmas: Open 20 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 26 Dec. Open 27 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 2 Jan. Open 3 Jan — 7 Jan.
Services Provided
Counselling
- Addiction & relationship services
- Grief counselling
- Home & family
- Mental wellbeing
- Trauma
- Sexuality issues
Hospitals and cancer treatment centres
- Public hospitals
- Social work
- Whānau support services
Mental health
- Public (DHB Provided)
Supportive health
- Psychology
- Social work
Support
- Support during treatment
- Support for family/whānau/partners
Welfare & advocacy services
- Advocacy services
Cancer Types
Brain and Spinal, Head and Neck / Thyroid, Lung, Breast, Upper Gastrointestinal (Oesophagus / Stomach / Liver), Lower Gastrointestinal (Bowel / Rectum / Anus), Kidney, Bladder, Testicular, Prostate, Gynaecological, Leukaemia and Blood, Skin Cancer / Melanoma, Sarcoma, Others
Website
Contact Details
Email
Website
Hawke's Bay Hospital
(06) 878 8109
Social Workers
ext 5724
Psychologist & Administration
ext 6821
Equity Navigator
ext 5989
Hospital Chaplain
2611
Villa 6
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
398 Omahu Road
Frimley
Hastings
Hawke's Bay 4120
Street Address
Villa 6
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
398 Omahu Road
Frimley
Hastings
Hawke's Bay 4120
Postal Address
Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
Villa 6
Private Bag 9014
Hastings 4156
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This page was last updated at 3:08PM on August 6, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by Hawke's Bay DHB Cancer Support Team.