Local contacts
Your local district representative can help upload your advance care plan
If you would like support with advance care planning or uploading your plan locally, see below to find out who to contact in your Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand district.
Te Ika-a-Māui – North Island
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The area from Topuni in the south to North Cape.
Contact: Maree Sharp
Email: acp@northlanddhb.org.nz
Phone: 021 832 614
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North Shore, Waitakere, and Rodney, Wellsford to Auckland Harbour Bridge, Whangaparāoa, Muriwai, Piha and Karekare.
Email: TBC
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Central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland.
Contact: Sheri-Lyn Purdy
Email: SheriLyn2@adhb.govt.nz
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Email your plan to the above address
GPs please also note that a PDF copy of an advance care plan can be attached to a GP e-referral.
Counties Manukau
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The Counties Manukau region.
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Northern Coromandel to Mt Ruapehu in the south, and from Raglan on the west coast to Waihi on the east.
Contact: Hospice Waikato
Email: acp@hospicewaikato.org.nz
Phone: 07 859 1260 extn 823
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Please email a copy of your signed and dated advance care plan to acp@hospicewaikator.org.nz . We will upload your plan to your hospital file. We can also forward a copy to your GP if requested.
You keep your completed advance care plan and let your whānau, family and friends know where it is.
We also offer advance care planning workshops, community presentations and education to all clinical staff.
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Western Bay of Plenty and Eastern Bay of Plenty - Tauranga and Whakatāne.
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1. Email us your plan to and it can be uploaded to your health records.
2. Leave a copy of your plan with your GP it can be uploaded to your health records.
3. Follow the steps of Manage My Health to upload a copy of your plan and it can be added to your health records
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Mourea to Mangakino, Tūrangi across to Kaingaroa village. Major centres - Rotorua and Taupō.
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Visit your GP to finalise and sign your advance care plan. The general practice team will scan your plan to the hospital system.
Contact: Your GP
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Tairāwhiti Gisborne.
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Give a copy of your advance care plan to your family and friends. Also be sure to send/give a copy to your GP.
To have a copy of your plan on your hospital notes please email a copy to acp.admin@tdh.org.nz
Email: acp.admin@tdh.org.nz
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New Plymouth, Taranaki and Hāwera
Contact: Kate Knuckley
Email: acp.admin@tdhb.org.nz
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Please contact Kate (acp.admin@tdhb.org.nz) to help guide you through the process of thinking about, talking about, documenting and sharing your advance care plan.
We are also offering support to deliver advance care planning workshops, community presentations and education to all clinical staff.
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Whanganui city, Marton, Waiouru, Taihape, Bulls, Ohakune and Raetihi.
Email: ACPCentralRegion@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Advance care plans and advance directives can be sent to advancecareplans@wdhb.org.nz to be added to Whanganui hospital files.
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Write your advance care plan. We recommend you make an appointment with your GP or practice nurse to help you with the medical aspects.
Your medical centre can put your signed and dated plan onto your medical centre file. Either you or your medical centre can email a scanned copy of your plan to advancecareplans@wdhb.org.nz to have it added to your hospital file.
If you change your plan in the future, share the new version with your medical centre and advancecareplans@wdhb.org.nz
Hospital reception staff can also scan and send your advance care plan to be checked and added to your file.
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The Hawke’s Bay region.
Email: ACPCentralRegion@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Advance care plans and advance directives can be sent to healthinforequests@hbdhb.govt.nz to be added to Hawke’s Bay hospital files.
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Write your advance care plan. We recommend you make an appointment with your GP or practice nurse to help you with the medical aspects.
Your medical centre can put your signed and dated plan onto your medical centre file. Either you or your medical centre can email a scanned copy of your plan to healthinforequests@hbdhb.govt.nz to have it added to your hospital file.
If you change your plan in the future, share the new version with your medical centre and healthinforequests@hbdhb.govt.nz
You can also go to Hawke’s Bay Hospital health records reception – the staff will check and scan your advance care plan booklet for you.
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Horowhenua, Manawatū, Palmerston North, Tararua district and the Ōtaki ward of the Kāpiti coast district.
Email: ACPCentralRegion@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Advance care plans and advance directives can be sent to acp@midcentraldhb.govt.nz to be added to Mid Central hospital files.
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Write your advance care plan. We recommend you make an appointment with your GP or practice nurse to help you with the medical aspects.
Your medical centre can put your signed and dated plan onto your medical centre file. Either you or your medical centre can email a scanned copy of your plan to acp@midcentraldhb.govt.nz to have it added to your hospital file.
If you change your plan in the future, share the new version with your medical centre and acp@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Hospital reception staff can also scan and send your advance care plan to be checked and added to your file.
Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa
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Wellington City, Hutt Valley, Porirua City and the Kapiti Coast at Paraparaumu.
Email: ACPCentralRegion@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Advance care plans and advance directives can be sent to ACPCentralRegion@tewhatuora.govt.nz to be added to Capital & Coast/Hutt Valley/Wairarapa hospital files.
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Write your advance care plan. We recommend you make an appointment with your GP or practice nurse to help you with the medical aspects.
Your medical centre can put your signed and dated plan onto your medical centre file. Either you or your medical centre can email a scanned copy of your plan to ACPCentralRegion@tewhatuora.govt.nz to have it added to your hospital file.
If you change your plan in the future, share the new version with your medical centre and ACPMidCentral@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Hospital reception staff can also scan and send your advance care plan to be checked and added to your file.
Te Waipounamu – South Island
Nelson Marlborough
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Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regions.
Email Nelson/Tasman: acp@nbph.org.nz
Marlborough: acp@marlboroughpho.org.nz
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Visit your general practice team to finalise and sign your advance care plan. Ask to have your plan loaded to your electronic medical record.
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The West Coast of the South Island, covering an area from Karamea in the north to Haast in the south.
TBC
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The East Coast of the South Island from Kaikōura in the north, to Ashburton in the south, as well as the Rēkohu/Chatham Islands.
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Visit your GP practice team to complete section 6 of your advance care plan. Ask to have your plan loaded to the electronic medical record.
Email: ACP@cdhb.health.nz
South Canterbury
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The area between the Rangitata and Waitaki rivers. It includes Timaru, Waimate and the Mackenzie districts.
Email: Phogg@scdhb.health.nz
Email:Sparker@scdhb.health.nz
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Talk to your GP or health professional.
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Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown, and Wanaka
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Talk to your GP or health care professional
Visit your general practice team to finalise and sign your advance care plan. Ask to have your plan loaded to your electronic medical record
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Keri Kaa