Social work — Tairawhiti
Social workers at Gisborne Hospital in Tairāwhiti respond to emotional, psychological, social and practical needs.
Contact us
To contact social work services:
- phone: 06 869 0500
Where to find us
Our social workers are based throughout the community as well as at:
Gisborne Hospital
421 Ormond Road
Services we provide
Our social workers:
- advocate for people to make sure their rights, responsibilities and entitlements are respected
- help patients and their whānau, family or carers to adjust to changes resulting from a health condition or disability
- connect people with community services and assistance.
They can help you and your whānau with:
- grief and loss
- the effects of hospitalisation
- adjusting to a newly-diagnosed condition or disability
- traumatic births
- pregnancy options
- trauma (accidents, amputations, acute illness)
- stress and mild anxiety
- family and carer issues, including vulnerable children and adults
- frequent admissions due to lack of social support
- isolation as a result of health issues.
Referral information
You can access a health social worker through your healthcare provider, such as a:
- GP or family doctor
- district nurse
- public health nurse.
If you are in hospital, you can access a health social worker through:
- nursing or medical staff members
- other hospital staff, such as a kaitiaki or physiotherapist.