Nurses at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike from 7am to 11pm on both Tuesday 2 September and Thursday 4 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 strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
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The Canterbury and West Coast musculoskeletal service is a publicly funded service. It is for patients with non-urgent musculoskeletal conditions that do not require surgery.
To contact the Canterbury and West Coast musculoskeletal service:
The Canterbury and West Coast Musculoskeletal Service is at:
32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch
We run clinics at the 24 hour surgery and the Riccarton Clinic.
Musculoskeletal services focus on problems, including pain, in:
The exception to this is inflammatory joint disease which is usually dealt with by rheumatologists.
As part of our service, you get:
Referrals are accepted for patients who are registered with a medical practice in Canterbury or the West Coast districts.
You must be referred by a healthcare provider, either:
The service does not cover injury related problems that are funded by ACC.
