The St John redirect service provides the opportunity, where clinically appropriate, for St John to seek general practice intervention and avoid unnecessary emergency department utilisation.

This service is designed to support a co-response team where mental health clinicians, kaimahi Māori, Police and St John will work together when responding to mental health emergency calls.

This service is designed to ensure low acuity presentations to Taranaki Base Hospital are actively redirected back to primary care.

This service aims to improve access to after hours care for children under 14.

This service is delivered by Occupational Therapy Community Solutions (OTCS) and provides a driving assessment to determine fitness to drive.

The Primary Mental Health Brief Intervention Service provides support for individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues. This is not an acute or crisis service and is therefore not the best option for individuals requiring urgent assistance. If you are worried about the safety of your patient, please contact the crisis team on 0508 292 467

The Primary Mental Health Brief Intervention Service funds one GP counselling sessions/consultations for individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues. The service provides funding to GPs for acute mental health support to those presenting with an acute mental health need or to be able to fund safe follow up for someone with a mental health need.

The Tui Ora stop smoking service is available to anyone who resides in Taranaki who smokes and wants help to quit. They can access free face to face behavioural support to stop smoking, and access free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) from the service.

Funding to support the utilisation of a GP/SMO management plan to avoid admission.

This new programme is a collaboration between Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa (Facilitation Service) and general practices.

This service aims to improve access to after hours care for children under 14.

The service focuses on collaboration between the patient, their GP and mental health providers to remove barriers for these patients to access primary care, and to assist the patient to reach a stage where they are able to self-fund their primary care.