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Patients and whānau

Ngā tūroro me ngā whānau

Waiting is hard enough without silence. These guides explain, in plain language, what happens after a referral, what the priority categories mean, and what you can ask for while you wait. They're free, they're sourced, and they're for everyone.

Four members of one family on the front steps of a weatherboard house — a grandmother, a young man, a mother and a young girl

Gentle actions

Share these pages with anyone waiting. They're free, they're plain language, and nothing here is trying to sell anyone anything.

The evidence brief tracks the bigger referral picture these guides sit inside. Subscribing lives on the evidence page, and it sends you the brief — nothing else. Evidence

If you work in a service: point people here after a referral. These pages answer the questions that otherwise become phone calls.

Three generations of one family sit together on a park bench under trees, the youngest leaning into her grandmother