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Chapter Four
Personal Health – If you have a medical condition issue and are under 65
If the health need is the result of an accident/injury see chapter on ACC
If you have a health issue either short or long-term, you will be funded under the District Health Board. A client with a personal health need is defined as someone who has difficulty caring for themselves as a result of an illness or hospitalisation (eg. cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, epilepsy, eye conditions) and who has not been assessed as having a disability.
All the services you might need to help you with your personal health problem are received through the inpatient or out-patient hospital services.
You may initially visit your GP, Urgent Doctors, the Emergency Department, Emergency Psychiatric Services, or a community organisation who then, if required, organises an in-patient stay in hospital, or an out-patient appointment with a specialist.
During your in-patient stay in hospital your immediate needs will be tended to, and before discharge you will be assessed to determine what you will need when you go home. However, you may need to see another service after your hospital stay, and the hospital will organise this. See the chart below which helps explains the process.
| Service | Provider | Please Note |
|---|---|---|
| District nursing | ||
| Physiotherapy | ||
| Occupational Therapy | ||
| Speech Language Therapy | ||
| Stomal Therapy | ||
| Meals on Wheels | ||
| Home Help – domestic assistance and personal care Continence | ||
| Dietitian | ||
| Carer Support | ||
| Equipment/Transport | ||
| Budgeting Assistance and Income Support | ||
| Advocacy | ||
| Support groups | ||
| Respite Care | ||
| Employment, training, and education options | ||
| Recreational, social, personal development, day activities | ||
| Rehabilitation |