Health Care
Your Health Care Team
Our team works with patients and their families/whanau. The first visit to a new patient is for an initial assessment and is usually made by a nurse and a social worker. They will assess your needs and discuss a care plan with you, which may include attending to pain and other symptom management, organising for home nursing equipment to be delivered and offering practical and supportive advice to carers and family.
Our Health Care team consists of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Specialist Palliative Care Nurses, Palliative Medicine Specialists and Medical Officers who will work with your GP to ensure the best possible care.
Your assigned nurse will work with other professionals to facilitate access to the practical, physical, emotional and spiritual services you and your family may require.
Continuous care
At Hospice West Auckland, we have a 24-hour service. Scheduled nursing visits are made during normal business hours and after hours assistance is available for urgent matters and support.
We welcome you to call us at any time, day or night for advice. It is important to us that we can put your mind at ease and attend to any concerns. Our aims are to ensure that you maintain maximum comfort and to support you and your family in caring for you.