Community Outpatient Services

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Non-acute specialist mental health community services

Regions

Taranaki

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Access to this service must come via a GP referral or through the Taranaki ABC Team or Te Puna Waiora Inpatient Unit.

Individuals may also be referred via another DHB outside of Taranaki, when appropriate.

Description

We are a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians including psychiatrist, psychologist, community nurse, social workers and occupational therapists. Each team provides assessment and treatment services at a range of outpatient clinics including Pātea, Stratford, Ōpunake, and Waitara.

Our Community Mental Health Services are mobile and can be provided at the hospital base, outpatient clinic or in the home, depending on the individual's need. Psychiatrist services must be accessed at the hospital.