Information Resources

Bay of Plenty

• Child Eating Disorder Assessment WBOP
• Child Eating Disorder Assessment EBOP
• Respiratory Services – clinical nurse specialist service
• Weight Management in Children
• Childhood Immunisation Coverage and Timeliness – Handbook for General Practices

A team of dedicated doctors, nurses and counsellors who are specifically trained in working with survivors of sexual assault who offer free 24/7 service to the Bay of Plenty area for children, adolescents and adults recently affected by sexual assault or abuse. They have facilities and staff based in Tauranga and Whakatāne.

• Bay of Plenty Sexual Assault Support Service (BOPSASS) - or phone 0800 227 233

New Zealand

• Paracetamol dosing guide
• Fever in Children (kidshealth)
• Fever in children (MOH website)
• Normal vital signs in children
• Starship guidelines
• 'Kidshealth' General Child Health information
• Paediatric Society of NZ
• Youth Depression Help at 'the lowdown'
• Youth Empowerment
• Autism New Zealand
• Diabetes Youth
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

International

• Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital Guidelines

Referrals and Advice

Referral Options and Resources to assist patients with any of the following conditions:

• Disruptive Behaviour including Oppositional Defiant Disorder

  Identified Need	Agencies	Contact Information
  Disruptive Behaviour including Oppositional Defiant Disorder	Incredible Years	Incredible Years Coordinator, iCAMHS 07 579 8380 Family Works Northern Website: https://northern.familyworks.org.nz/services/service-centres/tauranga 07 575 9709
  	Triple P via Kaitiaki Services	Kaitiaki Nursing Services Triple P-Positive Parenting Programme Clinical leader, Ardell Unsworth 07 571 0144 or 027 311 2140 Email: ardell.triplep@kaitiakiservices.co.nz
  	Tough Love	Tough Love Website: http://www.toughlove.org.nz/# 0800 868 445
  	Parents as First Teachers via Plunket	Plunket – BOP Click here to visit their website
  	BOP Therapy Foundation	BOP Therapy Foundation  Website:  http://www.boptherapyfoundation.co.nz/
  	Families Achieving Balance (FAB)	FAB Website: http://www.fabct.co.nz/
  	Maori NGO and Iwi Providers	Te Manu Toroa Website: http://www.temanutoroa.org.nz/ 07 571 2026 Te Puna Hauora Website: http://www.tepunahauorabop.co.nz/ 07 571 8024 Nga Kakano Website: http://www.ngakakano.org.nz/ 07 573 0660 Ngai Te Rangi Iwi email Email reception@ngaiterangi.org.nz Runanga Ngai Tamawhariua Inc email Social worker: clinical@tamawhariua.org 07 549 5385 Ngati Ranginui Iwi email Social worker: admin@ranginui.co.nz 07 571 0936 Te Kupenga Hauora 07 571 0650 Te Tuinga Whanau Email Tetuinga@enternet.co.nz 07 571 0875
  	Pacific Island Trust	Pacific Island Trust Offer support for Pacific or Maori youth aged 12-19 with stress, anxiety, depression, drug or alcohol problems 07 577 1270
  	Public Health Nurses	BOPDHB - Community Health 4 Kids (CH4K) 07 577 3383 Email phn.referral@bopdhb.govt.nz
  	Early Intervention Service for children under 5 years via Special Education	Ministry of Education Click here to visit their website 0800 622 222
  	CYF where behaviours are unable to be controlled and child/young person is at risk of harm or there are serious relationship difficulties	0508 FAMILY 0508 326 459

• Family dynamics and relationship issues

  Identified Need	Agencies	Contact Information
  Family dynamics and relationship issues	Family Works Northern	Family Works Northern Website: https://northern.familyworks.org.nz/services/service-centres/tauranga 07 575 9709
  	Merivale Community Centre	Merivale Community Centre Website: https://www.acornfoundation.org.nz/funding/resources-community-groups/merivale-community-centrewww.merivale.org.nz/welcome-to-the-merivale-community-and-the-merivale-community-centre 07 578 6450
  	Salvation Army Family Support	Salvation Army Family Support 07 578 5505
  	Families Achieving Balance (FAB)	FAB Website: www.fabct.co.nz
  	Support Zone	WBOP through Mental Health Trust 07 577 1457 Email mental-health-trust@xtra.co.nz EBOP through Supporting Families Website: http://www.supportingfamiliesnz.org.nz 0800 326 773 or 07 308 9430
  	Pacific Island Trust	Pacific Island Trust Offer support for Pacific or Maori youth aged 12-19 with stress, anxiety, depression, drug or alcohol problems 07 577 1270
  	Grief Support Services	Grief Support Services website http://www.griefsupport.org.nz/ 07 578 4480
  	Growing Through Grief	Growing Through Grief Website: http://www.waiapuanglicansocialservices.org.nz/services/grief/tauranga.html

• Specific Learning Difficulties

  Identified Need	Agencies	Contact Information
  Specific Learning Difficulties	School SENCo	School SENCo -Contact child, young person’s school.
  	Private options	SPELD Website: http://www.speld.org.nz/ 0800 773 536 ITECNZ Literacy and Maths Online 03 528 0094 Toe by Toe, Stride Ahead and Stairway to Spelling – books to assist literacy problems Website: https://toe-by-toe.co.uk/stride-ahead-videos/ Licensed facilitator Angi Edwards 07 308 6882 Private Tutor : Enhanced Learning Christine Anderson Website: http://www.enhancedlearning.co.nz/ 07 543 2066 Kip McGrath Website: http://kipmcgrath.com/ Tauranga 07 578 1518 Katikati 07 549 5984 Numberworks Website: http://www.numberworksnwords.co.nz/ 07 578 5575 Educational Psychologists – private assessment P J McGovern 07 578 2572 Helene Paterson 07 578 6631

Referrals

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• Wellchild Tamariki Ora Enrolment Request
• Child Development Service Overview and Inclusion Criteria
• Report of Concern - Oranga Tamariki (formerly Child, Youth and Family) 
• Vulnerable Unborn Referral (fillable form) 
• Vulnerable Unborn Multi Agency Safety Plan for Pre-Birth, Birth and Postnatal Care
• Request for support - Child Development Service Referral, Western BOP
• Request for support - Child Development Service Referral, Eastern BOP
• GP Referral Form - 3D Service Referral Form for GPs only, Western BOP
• Public Health Nurse Access Criteria
• Paediatric Chronic Disorders Group Referral
• Public Health Nurse Referral Form
• Family Works Referral Tauranga 
• Family Works Referral Whakatane 
• Parent to Parent - support for parents of children with disabilities and health impairments
• Tautoko Mai Sexual Harm Support
• Child Eating Disorder Assessment WBOP
• Child Eating Disorder Assessment EBOP
• MICAMHS/ Voyagers Access Guidelines May 2019
• Respiratory Services – clinical nurse specialist service
• Autism NZ - 0800 571 000
• Healthy Housing Initiative
  
  • Referral Form
• BCG Vaccination Referral Form
• Genetic Health Service New Zealand
  • Information about the scope of practice including preconception, prenatal, paediatric and adult onset disorders including cancer and referral criteria and contact details.
• Sorted - Youth Alcohol and Drugs service of BOPDHB -
  Phone: 07 557 5052    
  Email: sorted@bopdhb.govt.nz 
• Vision and Hearing Technician (VHT) Referral from B4SC Nurses
  • The BOPDHB is committed to ensuring all 4 year old children receive a Vision and Hearing Examination as soon as is practical on the completion of the B4SC nursing evaluation. This form is only to be used by B4SC nurses in the BOPDHB region to aid the prompt scheduling of VHT appointments with the family and child.
• Plunket line: 0800 933 922
• Parents help: 0800 568 856
• Cot death support: 0800 164 455
• What is up (5-18 years of age): 0800 942 878
• Youthline counselling: 0800 376 633
• Tough love, solutions to family problems
  Phone: 07 543 3794
• Dr Askar Kukkady, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Paediatric Urologist -
  Specialises in treating infants and children with various surgical problems in Tauranga and Hamilton.
  View Dr Kukkady's CV and contact details

eReferrals available

DHB

• Paediatrics (general)

WBOPPHO Allied Health services

• Outreach Immunizations

Charts & Checklists

• Paracetamol dosing guide
• Normal vital signs in children

Paediatric Advice (Virtual Clinic Letters)

Written by BOPDHB Paediatric Department.