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Psychological Medicine | Counties Manukau

Public Service, Psychiatry, Mental Health

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Description

Good health care encompasses mental and emotional as well as physical wellbeing; Psychological Medicine provides specialist mental health assessment, advice and treatment for patients of CMH specialist health services in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings during normal working hours.  Our clinicians also provide teaching on and advocacy for the emotional and psychological components of wellbeing for hospital staff.

Our service comprises 24 psychologists (Health, Clinical and Consultant Psychologists), 4 psychology interns, 6 Senior Medical Officers (Specialist Psychiatrists), 3 RMOs, 5 nurses, 1 social worker and a Team Administrator and a Service Manager.  We are part of the Division of Medicine in Counties Manukau Health.

Psychological Medicine Teams include:

  • Liaison Psychiatry – Middlemore Hospital inpatients aged 18 and older
  • Kidz First Paediatric Consult Liaison Team – Kidz First and Middlemore Hospital inpatients aged under 18, and some outpatients by arrangement. Also involved with the Centre for Youth Health Adolescent Pain Clinic and Centre for Youth Health Transgender Team
  • Inpatient Psychologists:
      • Critical Care Complex (ICU)
      • National Burns Centre
      • Spinal and AT&R Rehabilitation Psychologists
      • Complex Pain Round
  • Outpatient Specialist Teams:
      • Medicine Health Psychologists for the Renal and Diabetes Teams
      • Medicine Health Psychologists for the Cardiology, Respiratory, and Rheumatology services.
      • ORL Psychologist
      • Cancer Support Service
      • Chronic Pain Service
      • Plastics Psychologist
      • Child Development Psychologists
      • Transgender Youth Service

Service Leadership:

Clinical Head: Dr. Song Chan (Consultant Psychiatrist)

Service Manager:  Wendy Ravelich

Referral Expectations

  • All our services operate working days 8.30am - 4.30pm
  • Referrals are accepted from CMH clinicians via the Clinical Portal SMT electronic referral system. 
  • If you would like to be seen please ask a member of your CMH health team to refer to our service.
      • Inpatients should be seen within 24 hours during the working week
      • Outpatients - time to be seen varies
  • Please note: For referrals to Cancer Support, Chronic Pain Service, Child Development Psychology, Centre for Youth Health Pain and Transgender Services, please refer to the respective services.
  • Referrals for people in the Emergency Department, or outside working hours if an urgent psychiatric assessment is required within hospital, should be directed to the Acute Mental Health Intake and Assessment team (based in the Middlemore Hospital Emergency Department).
  • For urgent mental health assessments in the community, please contact the Acute Mental Health Intake and Assessment team at Lambie Drive via the Mental Health Line or Middlemore Hospital switchboard.

Fees and Charges Description

There are no charges for services to public patients if you are lawfully in New Zealand and meet one of the Eligibility Directions specified criteria set by the Ministry of Health. If you do not meet the criteria, you will be required to pay for the full costs of any medical treatment you receive during your stay. To check whether you meet the specified eligibility criteria, visit the Ministry of Health website.

Hours

Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Services

Liaison Psychiatry - Inpatients

Our team sees Middlemore Hospital inpatients aged 18 and older. We provide mental health assessment and treatment for issues such as difficulties with emotions such as depression and anxiety, suicidal thoughts, difficulties coping and adjusting to health problems or disability, problems with memory or thinking, mental illness such as psychosis, and medically unexplained symptoms. Our services include: support of medical and nursing staff in providing psychological care teaching and training in psychiatric aspects of medicine assessment of suspected mental illness assessment of confusion or memory problems assessment of risk advice and support for managing behavioural disturbance advice on capacity and Mental Health Act related issues assistance with discharge and management planning referral to other specialist mental health services, including inpatient mental health units Our team are: Dr Diana Richardson - Liaison Psychiatrist Dr Lina Groenewald - Liaison Psychiatrist Dr John Hopkins - Liaison Psychiatrist Dr Song Chan - Liaison Psychiatrist Vacant - Clinical Nurse Specialist Wanxuan Liu - Clinical Nurse Specialist Nat Woodward- Clinical Nurse Specialist Teresa Harris - Clinical Nurse Specialist Dr Thomas Morgan - Psychiatric Registrar Dr Lauren Fowler - Psychiatric Registrar

Our team sees Middlemore Hospital inpatients aged 18 and older. We provide mental health assessment and treatment for issues such as difficulties with emotions such as depression and anxiety, suicidal thoughts, difficulties coping and adjusting to health problems or disability, problems with memory or thinking, mental illness such as psychosis, and medically unexplained symptoms.


Our services include:

  • support of medical and nursing staff in providing psychological care
  • teaching and training in psychiatric aspects of medicine 
  • assessment of suspected mental illness
  • assessment of confusion or memory problems
  • assessment of risk
  • advice and support for managing behavioural disturbance
  • advice on capacity and Mental Health Act related issues
  • assistance with discharge and management planning
  • referral to other specialist mental health services, including inpatient mental health units

Our team are:

  • Dr Diana Richardson - Liaison Psychiatrist 
  • Dr Lina Groenewald - Liaison Psychiatrist 
  • Dr John Hopkins - Liaison Psychiatrist
  • Dr Song Chan - Liaison Psychiatrist
  • Vacant - Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Wanxuan Liu - Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Nat Woodward- Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Teresa Harris - Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Dr Thomas Morgan - Psychiatric Registrar
  • Dr Lauren Fowler - Psychiatric Registrar
Paediatric Consult Liaison Team (PCLT) - Inpatients/Outpatients

Psychological, behavioural and psychiatric assessment and management for inpatients aged under 18 and their whanau/family while in Kidz First and Middlemore Hospital, and sometimes outpatient treatment. We are also involved with: Centre for Youth Health Adolescent Pain Clinic Centre for Youth Health Transgender Team Emotional support is offered by listening, talking and teaching ways to cope during stressful events. We may teach the young person methods of relaxation that enables them to cope with pain, frustration and anxiety. We may also suggest cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), biofeedback, family counselling and sometimes medication. We work closely with medical teams and clinicians within the hospital and outpatient services such as Paediatrics and Centre for Youth Health. We may also liaise with community services such as your GP, physiotherapist, district nurse, school or other agencies. For referrals to CMH Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - please see Taunaki & Te Puawaitanga For referrals to CMH community Child Development - please see Kidz First Child Development Our team are: Madonna Dasler - Clinical Nurse Specialist Kathryn Russell - Consultant Psychologist Kate Hebenton - Psychologist Vacant - Psychiatrist

Psychological, behavioural and psychiatric assessment and management for inpatients aged under 18 and their whanau/family while in Kidz First and Middlemore Hospital, and sometimes outpatient treatment. We are also involved with:

Emotional support is offered by listening, talking and teaching ways to cope during stressful events. We may teach the young person methods of relaxation that enables them to cope with pain, frustration and anxiety. We may also suggest cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), biofeedback, family counselling and sometimes medication.
We work closely with medical teams and clinicians within the hospital and outpatient services such as Paediatrics and Centre for Youth Health. We may also liaise with community services such as your GP, physiotherapist, district nurse, school or other agencies.

Our team are:

  • Madonna Dasler - Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Kathryn Russell - Consultant Psychologist
  • Kate Hebenton - Psychologist
  • Vacant - Psychiatrist
Inpatient Psychologists

Burns Psychology (inpatients/outpatients): Psychological input for patients of the National Burns Unit Ting Ooi - Health Psychologist General Psychology (inpatients) Psychological input for patients Philippa Loseby - Health Psychologist Katie Graner - Health Psychologist Critical Care Complex Psychology (inpatients): Psychological input for Intensive Care patients, family/whanau and staff Chamilka Punchichewa - Health Psychologist Kiralee Schache - Health Psychologist Rehabilitation Psychology (inpatients): Psychological input for Adult Rehabilitation (AT&R) inpatients Shoni Marshall -Psychologist Psychological input for patients of the Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit Arta Krievina - Psychologist Complex Pain Round (inpatients): Jessee Fia'Ali'i - Health Psychologist

Burns Psychology (inpatients/outpatients):

Psychological input for patients of the National Burns Unit

  • Ting Ooi - Health Psychologist

General Psychology (inpatients)

Psychological input for patients
  • Philippa Loseby - Health Psychologist
  • Katie Graner - Health Psychologist

Critical Care Complex Psychology (inpatients):

Psychological input for Intensive Care patients, family/whanau and staff

  • Chamilka Punchichewa - Health Psychologist
  • Kiralee Schache - Health Psychologist

 

Rehabilitation Psychology (inpatients):

Psychological input for Adult Rehabilitation (AT&R) inpatients

  • Shoni Marshall -Psychologist

Psychological input for patients of the Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit 

  • Arta Krievina - Psychologist

 

Complex Pain Round (inpatients):

  • Jessee Fia'Ali'i - Health Psychologist
Outpatient Specialist Teams

Medicine Health Psychology - Cardiac, Respiratory & Rheumatology (outpatients/cardiac inpatients): Jordine Romana - Health Psychologist Cardiology Sonali Dutt - Health Psychologist Rheumatology Jenny Allison- Health Psychologist Cardiology Philippa Loseby - Health Psychologist Respiratory Ella Bowater - Intern Respiratory Chamilka Punchichewa - Health Psychologist Respiratory Medicine Health Psychology - Diabetes and Renal (outpatients/inpatients): Lisa Hoyle - Health Psychologist Diabetes and Diabetes in pregnancy Michael McKinley - Health Psychologist Chantelle Bond - Health Psychologist Carly Hanna- Intern Psychologist (Health) ORL(Ear Noise and Throat) Psychologist (outpatients): Vacant - Health Psychologist Plastic Surgery Psychologist (outpatients/inpatients): Amrita D'Souza- Health Psychologist Child Development Psychologists (outpatients): Michele Loulie-Wijtenburg - Clinical Psychologist Hasfa Iqbal - Psychologist Centre for Youth Health Transgender Team (outpatients): Madonna Dasler - Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Vacant - Clinical Psychologist Cancer Support Service (outpatients/inpatients): Samantha Lisipeki - Health Psychologist Kiralee Schache - Health Psychologist Marie Young - Senior Health Psychologist Catherine Hiko - Health Psychologist Anna Boggiss - Health Psychologist Grace Stockwell - Health Psychologist Helen Clarke - Social Worker Linda Botha - Social Worker Chronic Pain Service (outpatients): Sarha Colgan - Health Psychologist Catherine Hiko - Health Psychologist Jessee Fia'Ali'i - Health Psychologist Sonali Dutt - Health Psychologist Jane Cha - Intern

Medicine Health Psychology - Cardiac, Respiratory & Rheumatology (outpatients/cardiac inpatients):

  • Jordine Romana - Health Psychologist Cardiology
  • Sonali Dutt - Health Psychologist Rheumatology
  • Jenny Allison- Health Psychologist Cardiology
  • Philippa Loseby - Health Psychologist Respiratory
  • Ella Bowater - Intern Respiratory
  • Chamilka Punchichewa - Health Psychologist Respiratory 

 

Medicine Health Psychology - Diabetes and Renal (outpatients/inpatients):

  • Lisa Hoyle - Health Psychologist Diabetes and Diabetes in pregnancy
  • Michael McKinley - Health Psychologist
  • Chantelle Bond - Health Psychologist
  • Carly Hanna- Intern Psychologist (Health)

 

ORL(Ear Noise and Throat) Psychologist (outpatients):

  • Vacant - Health Psychologist

 

Plastic Surgery Psychologist (outpatients/inpatients):

  • Amrita D'Souza- Health Psychologist

 

Child Development Psychologists (outpatients):

  • Michele Loulie-Wijtenburg - Clinical Psychologist
  • Hasfa Iqbal - Psychologist

 

Centre for Youth Health Transgender Team (outpatients):

  • Madonna Dasler - Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Vacant - Clinical Psychologist

 

Cancer Support Service (outpatients/inpatients): 

  • Samantha Lisipeki - Health Psychologist
  • Kiralee Schache - Health Psychologist
  • Marie Young - Senior Health Psychologist
  • Catherine Hiko - Health Psychologist
  • Anna Boggiss - Health Psychologist 
  • Grace Stockwell - Health Psychologist
  • Helen Clarke - Social Worker
  • Linda Botha - Social Worker

 

Chronic Pain Service (outpatients):

  • Sarha Colgan - Health Psychologist
  • Catherine Hiko - Health Psychologist
  • Jessee Fia'Ali'i - Health Psychologist
  • Sonali Dutt - Health Psychologist 
  • Jane Cha - Intern

Contact Details

Middlemore Hospital

South Auckland

Patient Enquiries (09) 276 5004 or 0800 266 513
Information or Visiting Hours (09) 270 4799
 
Outpatient appointments & surgical booking enquiries:
Ph (09) 277 1660  or O800 266 513
Email: customerservice@cmdhb.org.nz

Emergency Department: Open 24 hours / 7 days, Phone (09) 276 0000 or
FREEPHONE 0800 266 513

Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Otahuhu
Auckland

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Ōtāhuhu
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This page was last updated at 10:32AM on June 18, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Psychological Medicine | Counties Manukau.