Ngati Whatua o Orakei Health Clinic - Aukati Kaipaipa
Area covered: East, Central, West Auckland
Contact: Graham Tipene
Email: grahamt@orakeihealth.org.nz
Tel: 09 528-1700
Website: www.orakeihealth.org.nz or http://www.orakeihealth.org.nz/akp.html
Process for referral: Self-referrals or referrals from anywhere. (Self referral form)
Description: 8 week intensive programme involving free patches and gum, quit coaches provide advice, intervention and support, then followup at 3, 6, and 9 months, if started smoking again, client goes back onto 8 week programme
Raukura Hauora o Tainui - Aukati Kaipaipa
Area covered: South Auckland
Contact: Sonia Moa
Email: sonia.moa@raukura.com
Tel: 09 263-8040
Mobile: 021 894736
Criteria for eligibility: Predominantly Maori and their families but do have clients of other ethnicity too. Must be over 18.
Process for referral: Self-referrals or referrals from anywhere, referral form to complete.
Description: Free 12 week intensive programme starting with reduction process, then 8 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy, involving free patches and gum, quit coaches rpovide advice, intervention and support, then followup at 3, 6, and 9 months.
Smokechange
Area covered: Auckland and Waitamata DHB's
Contact: Referral hotline (09) 357 0781
Description: Home visits and phonecalls
Process for referral: The organisation (e.g. Budgeting Services) that refers the client must ring the referral hotline, not the client themselves. The referrer will be asked to leave name and contact details on answerphone and Smokechange will contact the person being referred directly.
Bader Drive Healthcare - Ta Pasifica PHO
Contact: Kura Matenga and Susana Levi
Address: Bader Drive, Mangere, Auckland
Tel: 09 275 8598 ext 2
Area covered: Mangare
Eligibility: Have to be a patient attending this GP clinic
Process for referral: Call contact person.
Harbour PHO - Asian Smokefree Communities (ASC)
Area covered: North Shore at the moment, if out of the district, the client has to come to their office first, then they will do home visits.
Contact: Zhoumo Smith (Cantonese, Mandarin, English speakers)
Tel: 09 448 0475
Mobile: 027 357 1800
Contact: Christina Lee (Korean, English speakers)
Tel: 09 448 0474
Mobile: 027 359 6880
Description: Specially trained ASC co-ordinators who can speak English and Mandarin/Cantonese/Korean provide home visits to help develop smokefree environments and support smoking cessation. Services include:
Eligibility: Asian (and their families regardless of ethnicity)
Process for referral: Self-referrals or referrals from NGO's, hospitals, fill in referral form or phonecall
Website: http://www.asianhealthservices.co.nz/asc.htm
Counties Manukau Smoking Cessation Programme
Area covered: Counties Manukau
Description: Support and counselling, mainly home-based or at a clinic depending on what suits the client best
Criteria for eligibility: Pregnant women and their families, as well as other clients if no service is available (so pretty much a universal service). Predominantly Maori and their families but do have clients of other ethnicity too.
Contact: Pam Williams
Tel: 09 255 0618
Mobile: 027 622 4307
Fax: 09 255 0614
Email: pam.williams@xtra.co.nz
Process for referral: Self-referrals or referrals from anywhere
Waiheke Health Trust
Area covered: Waiheke Island
Contact: Zack McCracken
Tel: 09 372 8893 or 09 372 1067
Process for referral: Self referrals or referrals from anywhere
Description: Smoking Cessation practitioners. Follow Heart Foundation guidelines, initial consult 30-45 minutes, contact made within 3 days and then after one week. NRT offered if appropriate, and a plan to cope is developed.
Piritahi Hauora
Criteria for eligibility: Mainly Maori but not exclusively
Area covered: Waiheke Island
Contact: Karyn Henke or Judy Davis
Tel: 09 372 8824
Process for referral: Self referrals or referrals from anywhere
Description: Smoking Cessation practitioners. Follow Heart Foundation guidelines, initial consult 30-45 minutes, contact made within 3 days and then after one week. NRT offered if appropriate, and a plan to cope is developed.