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Tupu Ora Regional Eating Disorders Service
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Description
Tupu Ora is a regional specialist service provided by an integrated multidisciplinary team (MDT) including psychiatrists, dietitians, nurses, GPs, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers and occupational therapists. It is made up of two services; community service and residential service.
'Tupu’ means to grow, flourish, nourish and ‘Ora’ means to be well, recover, maintain wellbeing. This name was gifted through a collaborative process where whai I te ora (service users/health consumers/patients) were involved.
Tupu Ora Community provides:
- Direct outpatient treatment and consultation service for individuals in the Northern Region presenting with moderate to severe anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
- Separate age specific clinical pathways are in place for individuals with moderate to severe eating disorders. This includes a child and adolescent team utilising the manualised Family Based Therapy approach, an adult team managing youth (18 - 24) and adult clients with severe and enduring eating disorders and a consultation and liaison team who act as the interface with primary, secondary and inpatient services across the Northern, Metro Auckland and Midlands regions.
- The service utilises an evidence based MDT approach, with defined clinical pathways.
- Tupu Ora provides a consultation and liaison team which supports the primary and secondary sector through providing consultation and advice, 2nd opinion assessments, training and supervision for the Midlands, Metro Auckland and Northland DHBs.
- Tupu Ora utilises the National Eating Disorders Service Framework “Hub and Spoke” model to support the 5 Midlands Te Whatu Ora services.
- For information about support for family, carers and friends please click here
Tupu Ora Residential provides:
- Regular meals with meal support for clients admitted into the unit.
- Therapy groups facilitated by an occupational therapist and psychologist.
- Weekly reviews of progress with members of the MDT.
- Voluntary service for people wanting recovery.
Ages
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
How do I access this service?
Referral
Referral Expectations
You may be referred to Tupu Ora by your Community Mental Health Centre (CMHC) or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) or by a hospital.
Tupu Ora does not accept referrals direct from GPs or self-referrals.
GPs are asked to refer all clients with suspected eating disorders to the Community Mental Health Centres (SMHC) or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the person's local area. Each service area has local Eating Disorder Liaison (EDL) clinicians who facilitate liaison between the CMHC's and Tupu Ora. Clinical pathways are in place and where necessary referrals may be fast tracked toTupu Ora or to inpatient services by secondary service clinicians.
You must live in the Auckland region to qualify for treatment.
Fees and Charges Description
The service is free to NZ citizens and residents.
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
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Procedures / Treatments
Mental illness is a clinically significant behaviour or psychological (to do with the mind) disorder that is associated with distress or disability. It is not just the way someone responds to a particular event nor is it limited to the way a person interacts with society. A mental illness can continuously or intermittently (occasionally) affect our capacity for speech, language, mood, affect, thoughts, perceptions, insight, judgement, cognition (understanding) and volition (ability to make choices). It can limit our ability to function as society would normally expect of us and can put us and others at risk. Mental illness is therefore, a broad term that covers problems ranging from minor to severe disorders.
Mental illness is a clinically significant behaviour or psychological (to do with the mind) disorder that is associated with distress or disability. It is not just the way someone responds to a particular event nor is it limited to the way a person interacts with society. A mental illness can continuously or intermittently (occasionally) affect our capacity for speech, language, mood, affect, thoughts, perceptions, insight, judgement, cognition (understanding) and volition (ability to make choices). It can limit our ability to function as society would normally expect of us and can put us and others at risk. Mental illness is therefore, a broad term that covers problems ranging from minor to severe disorders.
Mental illness is a clinically significant behaviour or psychological (to do with the mind) disorder that is associated with distress or disability. It is not just the way someone responds to a particular event nor is it limited to the way a person interacts with society.
A mental illness can continuously or intermittently (occasionally) affect our capacity for speech, language, mood, affect, thoughts, perceptions, insight, judgement, cognition (understanding) and volition (ability to make choices). It can limit our ability to function as society would normally expect of us and can put us and others at risk.
Mental illness is therefore, a broad term that covers problems ranging from minor to severe disorders.
Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder where the person affected restricts their oral intake and are overly concerned with being thin and are very fearful of gaining weight. They may have significantly low weight but lack recognition of the seriousness of their low body weight. People with Anorexia may engage in compensatory behaviours to maintain the illness. For more information about anorexia nervosa including signs, physical consequences, treatment and recovery, please click here.
Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder where the person affected restricts their oral intake and are overly concerned with being thin and are very fearful of gaining weight. They may have significantly low weight but lack recognition of the seriousness of their low body weight. People with Anorexia may engage in compensatory behaviours to maintain the illness. For more information about anorexia nervosa including signs, physical consequences, treatment and recovery, please click here.
Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder where the person affected restricts their oral intake and are overly concerned with being thin and are very fearful of gaining weight. They may have significantly low weight but lack recognition of the seriousness of their low body weight. People with Anorexia may engage in compensatory behaviours to maintain the illness.
For more information about anorexia nervosa including signs, physical consequences, treatment and recovery, please click here.
Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder characterised by eating large amounts of food in a short period of time (bingeing) followed by some sort of purging behaviour to prevent weight gain. Purging methods include self-induced vomiting, taking of laxatives, excessive exercising, fasting. For more information about bulimia nervosa including signs, physical consequences, treatment and recovery, please click here.
Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder characterised by eating large amounts of food in a short period of time (bingeing) followed by some sort of purging behaviour to prevent weight gain. Purging methods include self-induced vomiting, taking of laxatives, excessive exercising, fasting. For more information about bulimia nervosa including signs, physical consequences, treatment and recovery, please click here.
Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder characterised by eating large amounts of food in a short period of time (bingeing) followed by some sort of purging behaviour to prevent weight gain. Purging methods include self-induced vomiting, taking of laxatives, excessive exercising, fasting.
For more information about bulimia nervosa including signs, physical consequences, treatment and recovery, please click here.
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone, Online / virtual / app, LGBTQIA+ friendly, Speak with women / wahine, Speak with men / tane, Child / Tamariki friendly
Document Downloads
- Eating Disorders: An Introduction (PDF, 180 KB)
Refreshments
There is a Muffin Break on site at Greenlane Clinical Centre.
Parking
Paid parking is available onsite.
Website
Contact Details
Greenlane Clinical Centre
Central Auckland
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Phone
(09) 6234650
Email
Website
214 Green Lane West
Epsom
Auckland
Auckland 1040
Street Address
214 Green Lane West
Epsom
Auckland
Auckland 1040
Postal Address
Private Bag 92 189
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
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This page was last updated at 4:30PM on July 10, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Tupu Ora Regional Eating Disorders Service.