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Find a medical centre to enrol with.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/gps-and-prescriptions/paying-for-doctors-visits/">Paying for visits to doctors</a> </h3> <p>Ask your doctors’ practice or medical centre how much they charge for doctor visits. Children, and some people who need to visit their doctor often, can get free or cheaper visits.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/gps-and-prescriptions/seeing-a-specialist/">Seeing a specialist</a> </h3> <p>A specialist is a medical practitioner who is trained in a specific field of medicine. You usually need to visit your general practitioner (doctor) first for a referral to a specialist.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/gps-and-prescriptions/prescription-charges/">Prescription charges</a> </h3> <p>You pay a contribution to the cost of the medicines prescribed by your doctor — currently this is $5 for most items. If your medicine is not fully subsidised, you might have to pay more.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/gps-and-prescriptions/prescription-subsidy-scheme/">Prescription subsidy scheme</a> </h3> <p>If you’ve paid for 20 prescriptions in a year (from 1 February), you do not have to pay any more prescription charges for the rest of that year (to 31 January).</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/gps-and-prescriptions/government-help-with-dental-costs/">Government help with dental costs</a> </h3> <p>Basic dental services are free until you’re 18. If you need dental care after 18, and you’re on a low income or have a disability, illness or injury, you can apply for government help. </p> </li> </ul> </div> </details> </li> <li> <details class="accordion-item"> <summary class="accordion-item-button accordion-trigger"> <span class="accordion-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h2> <span class="accordion-title">Free health services for children</span> </h2> </summary> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/free-health-services-for-children/plunketline/">PlunketLine</a> </h3> <p>Phone 0800 933 922 to get advice about child health and parenting.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/free-health-services-for-children/immunise-your-child-for-free/">Immunise your child for free</a> </h3> <p>Immunisation protects people from many serious diseases. It can also stop some diseases from spreading within your family and the community.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/free-health-services-for-children/free-health-checks-for-children-under-14/">Free health checks for children under 14</a> </h3> <p>Your child’s health will be checked regularly while they grow.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </details> </li> <li> <details class="accordion-item"> <summary class="accordion-item-button accordion-trigger"> <span class="accordion-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h2> <span class="accordion-title">Help in your home</span> </h2> </summary> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/needs-assessment/">Get a needs assessment</a> </h3> <p>You must have a needs assessment if you want to get government-funded home help. Find out if you qualify and the support services you might get.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/where-to-start-when-you-need-home-help/">Where to start — when you need home help</a> </h3> <p>You may qualify for home help if day-to-day tasks are hard due to an ongoing illness, injury, age-related health problems or you’re a disabled person.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/support-at-home-after-a-needs-assessment/">Your care plan after a needs assessment</a> </h3> <p>You’ll get a care plan after your needs assessment. This plan describes the home support services and equipment you’ve been assessed as needing, who’ll provide these and when they’ll start.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/maintaining-your-house-garden/">Maintaining your house and garden</a> </h3> <p>You may qualify for help with cleaning your home, doing the laundry, buying essential appliances, mowing the lawn, weeding the garden and getting essential home maintenance tasks done. Find out how to get these home support services and if you qualify.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/cooking-and-meals/">Cooking and meals</a> </h3> <p>Get help with cooking, preparing meals, meal delivery options, food shopping and diet advice — if you need help with day-to-day tasks due to ongoing illness, injury, age-related health problems or you’re a disabled person.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/modifying-your-house/">Home modifications</a> </h3> <p>Improving safety in your home by widening doorways and installing handrails, shower rails, or a ramp, can help you manage more easily if you have an ongoing illness, injury, age-related health problems or you’re a disabled person.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/day-to-day-personal-care/">Help with day-to-day personal care</a> </h3> <p>Help from a carer and assistive equipment could make tasks such as showering, dressing and using a toilet much safer for you. Find out what government help you may qualify for.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/nursing-medical-help-home/">Nursing and medical help at home</a> </h3> <p>A nurse or other health professional may visit you at home to help with your medications and medical needs. Learn more about these services and if you qualify.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/paying-for-heating/">Paying for heating</a> </h3> <p>Apply for help with the costs of heating your home, or check advice for keeping those expenses down.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/personal-medical-alarms/">Personal medical alarms</a> </h3> <p>Apply for government help to pay for a monitored medical alarm service if you have an ongoing illness, an injury, age-related health problems or if you’re a disabled person.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/help-in-your-home/home-support-services-reporting-problem/">Complain about home help and support services</a> </h3> <p>Find out what to do and who to contact if you have a concern or complaint about your home support services.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </details> </li> <li> <details class="accordion-item"> <summary class="accordion-item-button accordion-trigger"> <span class="accordion-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h2> <span class="accordion-title">Financial help and services</span> </h2> </summary> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/financial-help/community-services-card/">Community Services Card</a> </h3> <p>Work and Income supply the Community Services Card (CSC) on behalf of the Ministry of Health to help lower healthcare costs.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/financial-help/financial-help-for-people-with-disabilities/">Financial help for people with a disability or illness</a> </h3> <p>If you have a disability or illness you might be able to get an allowance, subsidy or loan to help with your expenses. Financial assistance is available for all citizens.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/financial-help/disability-allowance/">Disability Allowance</a> </h3> <p>The Disability Allowance is a weekly payment from Work and Income for people who have regular, ongoing costs because of a disability.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/financial-help/government-help-with-healthcare-over-65/">Government help with healthcare if you’re over 65</a> </h3> <p>If you get NZ Super or a Veteran’s Pension, and you have a disability or health concern, you can apply for financial help or use services provided by the government to meet your health needs.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/financial-help/lottery-grants-for-disabled-people/">Lottery grants for disabled people</a> </h3> <p>Grants funded by Lotto help to pay for equipment for disabled people who want to be more closely involved in their communities.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/financial-help/high-use-health-card/">High Use Health Card</a> </h3> <p>If you visit your doctor more than 12 times in a year, talk to your doctor about the High Use Health Card to lower the cost of the visits. </p> </li> </ul> </div> </details> </li> <li> <details class="accordion-item"> <summary class="accordion-item-button accordion-trigger"> <span class="accordion-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h2> <span class="accordion-title">Rest homes and residential care</span> </h2> </summary> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/where-to-start-residential-care/">Where to start when thinking about residential care</a> </h3> <p>If you’re looking to move into a rest home or hospital you have some big decisions to make. Find out what you first need to think about and do.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/types-of-residential-care/">Types of residential care</a> </h3> <p>There are 4 types of full-time residential care. Providers sometimes offer more than one type of care within the same property.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/who-can-move-into-residential-care/">Who can move into residential care</a> </h3> <p>When you can no longer manage in your own home, you can move into a rest home or hospital. Talk to your doctor or other health professionals about the level of care you need.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/choose-your-residential-care/">Choose your residential care</a> </h3> <p>You choose the rest home or hospital that you want to move to and can afford.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/pay-for-residential-care/">Paying for residential care</a> </h3> <p>You’re responsible for paying for your own residential care but you may qualify for government help. Read about the financial support that’s available and how to find out about the costs.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/services-offered-in-residential-care/">Services offered in residential care</a> </h3> <p>The services offered by residential care providers can vary. They must tell you about the services they offer and be clear about which ones you must pay extra for.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/moving-into-residential-care/">Moving into residential care</a> </h3> <p>Learn about moving into a rest home or hospital. Find out what to do when you need to move in urgently or need to transfer to another care facility.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/make-a-complaint-about-residential-care/">Make a complaint about residential care</a> </h3> <p>There are different steps to take depending on your complaint, but tell the manager of the rest home or hospital first — they may be able to fix the problem.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/rest-homes-and-residential-care/partners-at-home/">Help for partners staying at home</a> </h3> <p>If your partner moves into a rest home or hospital, you can get financial help to stay in your home, look after your own health and visit your partner.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </details> </li> <li class="link"> <div class="accordion-item"> <a href="/browse/health/caring-for-someone-with-a-health-condition/"> <span class="accordion-item__wrap-title"> <span>Caring for someone with a health condition, injury or illness</span> </span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="link"> <div class="accordion-item"> <a href="/browse/health/help-with-mental-health-and-addiction/"> <span class="accordion-item__wrap-title"> <span>Help with mental health and addiction</span> </span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="link"> <div class="accordion-item"> <a href="/browse/family-and-whanau/power-of-attorney-enduring-and-ordinary/personal-care-and-welfare-enduring-power-of-attorney/"> <span class="accordion-item__wrap-title"> <span>Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) for personal care and welfare</span> </span> </a> </div> </li> <li> <details class="accordion-item"> <summary class="accordion-item-button accordion-trigger"> <span class="accordion-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h2> <span class="accordion-title">Public health services</span> </h2> </summary> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/public-health-services/getting-publicly-funded-health-services/">Get publicly funded health services</a> </h3> <p>In New Zealand public funding pays for most of our health and disability services. Find out if you’re eligible to get publicly-funded healthcare in NZ.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/public-health-services/free-health-advice/">Free health advice</a> </h3> <p>Find out who to contact to get free health advice for you and your family.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/public-health-services/healthcare-on-a-work-visa/">Healthcare if you’re in NZ on a work visa</a> </h3> <p>If you’re coming to NZ to work you'll need to make sure you’re covered if you have a health problem.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </details> </li> <li> <details class="accordion-item"> <summary class="accordion-item-button accordion-trigger"> <span class="accordion-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h2> <span class="accordion-title">Food safety</span> </h2> </summary> <div class="accordion-content"> <ul> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/food-safety/food-health-and-safety/">Food health and safety</a> </h3> <p>How to select, prepare and cook food safely.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/food-safety/producing-food-for-sale/">Producing food for sale</a> </h3> <p>If you’re selling or giving away food, you need to make sure you follow food hygiene regulations.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/food-safety/food-labelling/">Food labelling</a> </h3> <p>Food labels help you make informed choices about the products you buy.</p> </li> <li class="subhub-child"> <h3 class="imitate-h4"> <a href="/browse/health/food-safety/make-a-complaint-about-food-poisoning/">Make a complaint about food poisoning</a> </h3> <p>500 New Zealanders a day get food poisoning. 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