Health & Wellbeing Consultations
Our Health and Wellbeing team is available for consultations, support and advice from the BrainTree Wellness Centre in Christchurch.
This is a cornerstone service of professional support, information and advocacy for people living with MS and Parkinson’s, where clients and their families receive regular and ongoing contact through phone calls, face to face consultations or emails. This support builds relationships and helps people live well in their communities.
New members are offered an appointment, where the team will talk with you about your history of diagnosis and medication, and will ask you how we can support you to live life well.
After your appointment, our team can liaise with health professionals, and also refer you to community based services.
Fitness Assessments
People with MS or Parkinson’s may be referred to our Exercise Advisor team for a fitness assessment for either a home exercise programme or entry into one of the exercise groups provided at our premises each week. They are also able to use our specialised gym. For many of our clients our regular exercise and support groups are an essential part of maintaining wellbeing.
We encourage clients, their carers, and family to contact us with any questions, concerns or feedback.
Confidentiality
Our staff operate under a rigorous confidentiality policy. This means our members can be assured of confidential treatment of their medical records and be confident that their medical information will not be not released without their written consent.
If you are unable to travel to see us, Telehealth is now an option.
What is Telehealth?
Telehealth is a virtual consultation and assessment with the physio or nurse using a video link. We use Cliniko, which is a secure, confidential and easy to use video link designed specifically for use in healthcare.
How does it work?
Our team will contact you to arrange an appointment time. Once the appointment is booked, you will receive an email from us confirming the appointment time and a link to click on at the time of the appointment. At the time of the appointment simply click the link to join the video call.
What do I need?
You will need a cellphone, tablet or computer with a camera, microphone and internet connection.
Is Telehealth as effective as a face-to-face appointment?
Yes. There is a lot of research from the last 15 years which has demonstrated that Telehealth is as effective as a face to face consultation.
Contact us at 03 366 2857 to set up your appointment.