Who can I contact in my area?
This map shows the contacts for advance care planning in each region, as well as the process for storing your plan when it is complete.
District Health Boards
North Island
- Auckland DHB
- Bay of Plenty DHB
- Capital & Coast DHB
- Counties Manukau Health
- Hauora Tairāwhiti
- Hawke’s Bay DHB
- Hutt Valley DHB
- Lakes DHB
- MidCentral DHB
- Northland DHB
- Taranaki DHB
- Waikato
- Wairarapa DHB
- Waitematā DHB
- Whanganui DHB
South Island
Auckland DHB
Contact:
Sheri-Lyn Purdy
Position description:
To have your advance care plan uploaded to the ADHB electronic system via our medical records department, please email a copy of your plan to SheriLyn2@adhb.govt.nz
Attn : Sheri-Lyn Purdy
GPs please also note that a PDF copy of an ACPlan can be attached to a GP e-referral.
Last update: acp@hqsc.govt.nz
Bay of Plenty DHB
Contact:
Advancedcare.planning@bopdhb.govt.nz
Process description:
- Email your ACP to & it can be uploaded to your DHB health records. Advancecare.planning@bopdhb.govt.nz
- Leave a copy of your plan with your GP it can be uploaded to your DHB health record.
- Follow the steps of Manage My Health to upload a copy of your plan & it can added to your DHB records.
Canterbury DHB
Contact:
ACP@cdhb.health.nz
Process description:
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.
Last update: 2/7/2020
Capital & Coast DHB
Contact:
acp@ccdhb.org.nz
Process description:
Visit your general practice team to discuss, finalise and sign your advance care plan. Ask to have your plan saved to your shared care record with your general practice.
You can also email a copy of your ACP to acp@ccdhb.org.nz to go on to your hospital electronic medical record.
Counties Manukau Health
Contact:
AdvanceCarePlanningFacilitator@middlemore.co.nz
Process description:
Once your plan is complete please email to:
AdvanceCarePlanningFacilitator@middlemore.co.nz
With your consent we can load the plan into Whanau Tahi Shared Care (WTSC).
A copy of your loaded plan will be provided and your GP will be notified.
If the GP does not have access to WTSC we will send an electronic copy to your GP by secure email.
- Ideally ACPlan’s should be loaded into Whanau Tahi Shared Care (WTSC), which will enable your GP and hospital staff to access your ACPlan.
- Hard copy ACPlan’s can be mailed to ACP team, Ko Awatea Innovation Hub, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640
- eACPlan’s or scanned ACPlan’s can be emailed to AdvanceCarePlanningFacilitator@middlemore.co.nz
Completed ACPlan’s can be taken to your GP, to be loaded into WTSC (a GP fee may apply).
Hauora Tairāwhiti
Contact:
acp.admin@tdh.org.nz
Process description:
Give a copy of your advance care plan to your family & 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
Hawke’s Bay DHB
Contact:
TBC
Process description:
Talk to your GP or health professional.
Hutt Valley DHB
Contact:
acp@ccdhb.org.nz
Process description:
Visit your general practice team to discuss, finalise and sign your advance care plan. Ask to have your plan saved to your shared care record with your general practice.
You can also email a copy of your ACP to acp@huttvalleydhb.org.nz to go on to your hospital electronic medical record.
Lakes DHB
Contact:
TBC
Process description:
Visit your GP to finalise and sign your advance care plan. The general practice team will scan your plan to the hospital system.
MidCentral DHB
Contact:
acp@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Process description:
Talk to your GP Team about reviewing your Advanced Directives and getting your ACP loaded onto their system.
Please keep the original of your ACP and take it with you to health appointments or ED. Remember to keep you ACP up-to-date and share any changes with your GP Team.
Nelson Marlborough DHB
Contact:
Nelson/Tasman: acp@nbph.org.nz
Marlborough: acp@marlboroughpho.org.nz
Process description:
Visit your general practice team to finalise and sign your advance care plan. Ask to have your plan loaded to your electronic medical record.
Northland DHB
Contact:
acp@northlanddhb.org.nz
Process description:
Maree Sharp
Nurse Coordinator for Advance Care Planning ( ACP )
Phone: 021832614
South Canterbury DHB
Contact:
Phogg@scdhb.health.nz
Sparker@scdhb.health.nz
Process description:
Talk to your GP or health professional.
Southern DHB
Contact:
AdvanceCarePlanning@southerndhb.govt.nz
Process description:
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
Taranaki DHB
Contact:
Acp.admin@tdhb.org.nz
Process description:
Email your completed advance care plan to acp.admin@tdhb.org.nz or post to
ACP facilitator
Taranaki Base Hospital
Private Bag 2016
New Plymouth 4342
Waikato
Contact:
Mary Robertson
acp@hospicewaikato.org.nz | 027 286 4867
Process description:
Hospice Waikato is leading the promotion of advance care planning (ACP) throughout the Waikato region. This includes working collaboratively across all areas of our community to embed advance care planning conversations into everyday practice.
Please contact Mary for anything related to ACP. We are here 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 ACP workshops, community presentations and education to all clinical staff.
Wairarapa DHB
Contact:
acp@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz
Process description:
Visit your general practice team to discuss, finalise and sign your advance care plan. Ask to have your plan saved to your shared care record with your general practice. You can also email a copy of your ACP to acp@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz
Waitematā DHB
Contact:
TBC
Process description:
TBC
West Coast DHB
Contacts:
TBC
Process description:
TBC
Whanganui DHB
Contact:
rcasey@wrhn.org.nz
Process description:
Take a copy to the GP who can then fax/email/or post into the hospital. This will then be uploaded to clinical portal where an alert will be generated.
Those who do not have a GP are able to submit straight to the hospital and can be sent to cleo.berryman@wdhb.org.nz at the DHB.