Pain management — Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti
Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than 3 months. It is also called persistent pain or long-term pain. We provide a pain management service for people in Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti.
Contact us
To contact the pain management service:
- phone 04 385 5344
- email painmanagement@ccdhb.org.nz
Where to find us
The pain management service is based at Wellington Regional Hospital.
Street address:
Wellington Regional Hospital
49 Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021
Wellington Regional Hospital — Google Maps
We also run clinics at:
Services we provide
We provide medical assessments with doctors, who specialise in the management of chronic pain.
We also do comprehensive pain assessments, which involve being assessed by a:
- pain specialist
- clinical psychologist
- physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
These sessions are run over a 2 hour period and you will be given a pain management plan.
If needed, you may be referred to another service to help treat your condition. Any management plan made will include your healthcare provider.
If you cancel an appointment at short notice or do not attend, we may not be able to reschedule your appointment.
Medication management
Our team will work with you to manage your medication.
We will review what medication you are currently taking and give you advice on:
- over-the-counter medication
- prescription medication, including opiates.
Any management plan made will include your healthcare provider.
Further information
Referral information
A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider.
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