Where to find health care
Where to find health care
Printer-friendly versionWhat to do when you need health care
You may find the following article at the everybody website, New Zealand health system - where to find health care, helpful in providing an overview of the New Zealand health system. It includes information under the following headings:
- when you need health care, here's what you do
- where to find a GP (general practitioner) or accident and medical centre
- where to find a pharmacist
- where to find a midwife
- where to find sexual health and contraception services
- where to find a physiotherapist, dentist, chiropractor, osteopath or optometrist
- where to find a complementary or natural therapist
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the 'big picture'
Where to go for more information
Ministry of Health www.health.govt.nz
The Ministry of Health website has a section on Eligibility for publicly funded health and disability services in NZ. This discusses what publicly funded healthcare is and how the New Zealand health system works.
Content endorsed by the Paediatric Society of New Zealand
22 May 2012
© Paediatric Society of New Zealand and Starship Foundation 2005 – 2013
Printed on 19 May 2013. Content is regularly updated so please refer to www.kidshealth.org.nz for the most up-to-date version
© Paediatric Society of New Zealand and Starship Foundation 2005 – 2013
Printed on 19 May 2013. Content is regularly updated so please refer to www.kidshealth.org.nz for the most up-to-date version
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Please consult your doctor or other health professional to make sure this information is right for your child.
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