Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
About the strike
Addiction services — Canterbury
The community alcohol and drug service at Hillmorton Hospital includes the Christchurch opioid recovery service.
Contact us
To contact the community alcohol and drug service, phone: 03 335 4350
Where to find us
These addiction support services are at:
Building 15
Hillmorton Hospital
Annex Road South
Middleton
Christchurch
Services we provide
Community alcohol and drug service
The community alcohol and drug service is for people who need assistance with moderate to severe alcohol dependence, other drug dependence or both. It provides:
- assessments
- individual outpatient treatment
- group outpatient treatment.
Christchurch opioid recovery service
The Christchurch opioid recovery service provides case management and opiate maintenance treatment in the community.
Referral information
To access alcohol and other drug treatment services in Waitaha Canterbury, you can:
- make an appointment with your healthcare provider
- self-refer by contacting the Christchurch Central Service on 03 338 4437 or 0800 384 437