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
Laboratory services
The Laboratory collects and/or receives specimens such as blood, urine and swabs for analysis, from hospitals, rest homes and healthcare providers. Only a health professional can request laboratory tests.
Contact details, hours and location
| Location | Hours | Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Bay of Islands | Mon - Fri, 8am-3.30pm | Turn right inside the main entrance, Bay of Islands Hospital (Kawakawa) Laboratory Department Ph: 09 4040280 ext 64278 BOILAB2@northlanddhb.org.nz |
| Dargaville | Mon - Fri, 8am-3.30pm | Turn right inside the main entrance, Dargaville Hospital Laboratory Department Ph: 09 439 3330 ext 65285 dlab02@northlanddhb.org.nz |
| Kaitaia | Mon - Fri, 8am-3pm | Level 2, Kaitaia Hospital, Redan Road Kaitaia Laboratory Department Ph: 09 408 0010 ext 4844 or 4843 ktalab@northlanddhb.org.nz |
| Whangārei | Mon - Fri, 8am-5pm | First-floor Central block of Whangārei Hospital, above the Emergency Department Laboratory Department Ph: 09 4304100 ext 7212 SRA.WHGLab@northlanddhb.org.nz |