Today
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
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
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
| Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed Hawke's Bay Anniversary (21 Oct), Labour Day (24 Oct), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (7 Apr), Easter Sunday (9 Apr), Easter Monday (10 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), Queen's Birthday (5 Jun), Matariki (14 Jul).
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
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
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 2:26PM on February 11, 2022. This information is reviewed and edited by Hawke's Bay DHB Cancer Support Team.