Child Health
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.
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
Referrals and Advice
Referral Options and Resources to assist patients with any of the following conditions:
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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- 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
BOP Therapy Foundation
BOP Therapy Foundation
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
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
- 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
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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
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
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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
Licensed facilitator Angi Edwards- 07 308 6882
Private Tutor : Enhanced LearningChristine 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 assessmentP J McGovern 07 578 2572
Helene Paterson 07 578 6631
Referrals
Note: fillable forms with email buttons need to be opened in Microsoft Edge or adobe acrobat for the email button to work.
- 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
- 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
Paediatric Advice (Virtual Clinic Letters)
Written by BOPDHB Paediatric Department.