Cleft New Zealand | Te Manatōpū Ngutu Riwha o Aotearoa
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Please see below for information on cleft co-ordinators.
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Looking for medical help? Call your cleft co-ordinator now:
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Auckland Cleft Unit – Megan Sanders, Middlemore Hospital – 09 276 0044 xtn 8922
Waikato Cleft Unit – Lynne Walker, Waikato Hospital – 07 839 8899 xtn 95833
Wellington Cleft Unit – Susan Reay, Hutt Hospital – 04 570 9544 xtn 9544
Christchurch Cleft Unit – Carolyn Harris, Acting Administrative Cleft Co-ordinator, Christchurch Hospital – 03 364 1974 xtn 81974
Dunedin Cleft Unit – Contact ENT Department, Dunedin Hospital – 03 470 9871
Healthline – 0800 611 116
Not sure who your co-ordinator is? Call Cleft NZ on 0800 425 338
Cleft New Zealand | Te Manatōpū Ngutu Riwha o Aotearoa
A community for all groups interested in the outcomes for people born with a cleft. We have the passion, information and contacts to offer you
- Emotional support
- Accurate, up-to-date information
- Links to like minded people
- Community opportunities to share experience
- Access to the information and advice you require
If you are a young person born with cleft, an adult, a parent or family member or a professional working in the field – Cleft NZ is for you.
You’ll find all the practical information you need as new parents, children, teens, adults or professionals on this website, but most importantly you’ll feel that sense of belonging, of being part of a larger community who cares about you and your family.
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