District nursing — Nelson Marlborough

The Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough district nursing service delivers specialist nursing care in the community. We provide care both in the home and in a clinic setting, depending on your needs.


District nursing services

Nursing and patient education is provided for:

  • specialist wound care
  • stoma management
  • continence management
  • intravenous medications administration
  • catheter management
  • palliative care
  • respiratory and oxygen maintenance
  • ACC nursing services
  • complex condition management
  • cancer care (oncology).

District nursing clinics are held at:


Referral information

You will be referred to the district nursing service before you are discharged from hospital or by your healthcare provider.