Neurosurgery — Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti

Neurosurgery treats diseases of the nervous system, including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. We provide neurosurgery services at Wellington Regional Hospital.


Where to find us

The neurosurgery department is based at Wellington Regional Hospital.

  • Inpatients are treated in Ward 7 South on level 7.
  • Outpatients are treated in the outpatients department on level 2.

Street address:

Wellington Regional Hospital
49 Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021

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Services we provide

We perform surgery in hospital. People with urgent neurosurgical problems are referred directly from the emergency department at Wellington Regional Hospital for urgent assessment and surgery.

If your condition is not as urgent, you will be asked to come to an outpatient clinic appointment.

At your first appointment, we will assess your symptoms. This usually takes 60 to 90 minutes.

We will also:

  • do a general assessment so we can determine how your condition has affected you
  • talk to you about surgery options — some neurological conditions can be managed without surgery.

You may then be booked in for surgery or more appointments if further assessment is required.


Referral information

A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider.