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Conditions, tests & treatments A-Z

Adenoids and tonsils

Adenotonsillectomy

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Anaesthesia and pain management (for kids)

Anaphylactoid purpura

ASD (autism spectrum disorder)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Biliary atresia

Breath-holding spells

Bx (bronchiectasis)

About Bx (bronchiectasis)

Bx (bronchiectasis) action plan

Bx (bronchiectasis): information for schools

Cast care (arm cast)

Cast care (leg cast)

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Coughs: Does your child cough?

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)

Daytime wetting

About diabetes (brief)

About diabetes (detailed)

Emotional and mental wellbeing concerns

Growing up and diabetes management

Healthy eating & physical activity

School information

DMSA renal scan

Epidural analgesia

Febrile convulsions

Flat heads in babies

Foreskin problems

Fracture (broken bone)

Gastroenteritis

Genetic conditions

HSP (Henoch-Schonlein purpura)

Infectious diseases

Intravenous drip

Jaundice in babies

Kawasaki disease

Kidney ultrasound

Lumbar puncture

Meningococcal disease

Metabolic disorders

Micturating cysto-urethrogram

Nightmares and night terrors

Nocturnal enuresis

Obstructive sleep apnoea

Opioid infusion

Pain management

Patient controlled analgesia (PCA)

PCA (patient controlled analgesia)

Perthes disease (Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease or coxa plana)

Plaster care (arm plaster)

Plaster care (leg plaster)

Polysomnography

Positional head-flattening in babies

Positional plagiocephaly

Pyloric stenosis

Rare and genetic conditions

Renal ultrasound

Rheumatic fever

Shaken baby syndrome

Skin conditions

Eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Impetigo (school sores)

Serious skin infections

Soiling (encopresis)

DMSA renal scan

Lumbar puncture

MCU (micturating cysto-urethrogram)

Polysomnography

Renal (kidney) ultrasound (ultrasonography)

Toileting issues

Daytime wetting

Soiling (encopresis)

Tonsils and adenoids

Anaesthesia and pain management (information for kids)

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)

Drips (cannula or IV)

Epidural analgesia (pain management)

Helping your child manage their treatment

Nitrous oxide (pain management)

Opioid infusion (pain management)

PCA (patient controlled analgesia) (pain management)

Plaster care (your child's arm plaster)

Plaster care (your child's leg plaster)

Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy

Urinary reflux / VUR (vesico-ureteric reflux)

Urinary tract infection

Urine infection

UTI (urinary tract infection)

Vascular purpura

Vesico-ureteric reflux

Viral gastroenteritis (gastro)

Keeping your child well

Eyes: Your baby's eyes

Financial assistance

Is my baby sick?

Preventing SBS (shaken baby syndrome)

Well Child services for babies

Babysitters and informal child care arrangements

Burns and electrocution

Car safety for school-aged children

Child protection

Child restraints (car seats)

Computers and the internet

Crying - what to do

Driveway injuries

Early childhood education

Language development - the early years

Learning, play and development in under fives

Media and technology

Computers and the internet

Mobile phones and text bullying

Television and media

Mobile phones and text bullying

Nutrition and physical activity

A parent's guide to children's weight

Children's drinks - tips

How to get children under five more active - links to SPARC (Sport and Recreation NZ) resources

Parenting under fives

Poisons, bites and stings

Road safety - on foot, car, bikes, skates and scooters

Safety and accident prevention

Burns and electrocution prevention

Car safety for school-aged children

Child restraints (car seats)

Driveway injury prevention

Poisons, bites and stings

Preventing errors with medicines - how can you help?

SBS (shaken baby syndrome) - prevention

Teeth - first year

Teeth - preschool years

Teeth - primary school

Television and media

Well Child / Tamariki Ora services for under fives

Disabilities or chronic conditions - support

Early intervention

Financial assistance when your child has a disability or chronic condition

Needs assessment

Receiving a diagnosis: parenting a child with special needs

Special education

Early intervention

Emergencies - dialling 111

Financial assistance when you're raising a family

Financial assistance when your child has a disability or chronic condition

Grief, loss, change

Bereavement reactions by age group: how can we help them?

Coping with the death of a parent – information for adults

Experiencing grief after your child has died: information for parents and carers

Helping your child after their sister, brother or cousin has died: information for parents or carers

What to do after a child has died – information for parents and carers

Health system - finding your way through it

DHBs (District Health Boards)

Finding a hospital

PHOs (Primary Health Organisations)

Where to find health care

Helping your child manage their health care treatment / procedure or preparing them for hospital

Helping to prevent errors with your child's medication

Helping your child manage their health care treatment / procedure

Helping your child manage their pain

Preparing for hospital (information for children)

Preparing for hospital (information for parents / caregivers)

How can I tell if my child is sick?

Fever (in Conditions section)

Healthline for advice

How to take a temperature

Is my child sick?

Needs assessment

Children's pain - the facts

Children's painful procedures and operations - how can parents help?

Treatments for pain

Receiving a diagnosis

Children & young people's rights (information for children & young people)

Special education

What health and disability services should provide for your child or young person

Principle 10: Accommodation, facilities and equipment

Principle 11: Knowledge and skills

Principle 12: Play, recreation, creative activities and education

Principle 13: Continuity and co-ordination between and within services

Principle 14: Create long-term support systems centred on the individual

Principle 1: Children's & young people's needs come first

Principle 2: Holistic approach

Principle 3: Family-centred care

Principle 4: Māori health

Principle 5: Culturally safe practice

Principle 6: Admission to hospital only when necessary

Principle 7: Information, participation & involvement in care & consent (children & young people)

Principle 8: Information, participation & involvement in care & consent (family / whānau)

Principle 9: Protection from distressing sights, sounds, activities & experiences

Principles: what health and disability services should provide for your child or young person

Support groups A-Z