What you need to know ...

Capital & Coast

❚ Wellington Regional Hospital’s delivery suite and maternity ward will remain open, as will its emergency department.

❚ If you are booked for birth at Kenepuru Community Hospital or Ka¯piti Health Centre, or are in labour on a strike day, contact your midwife early as you will need to travel to Wellington.

❚ Patients will be notified if their surgery, procedure or appointment is affected.

Hutt Valley

❚ Outpatient appointments have been minimised, and clinics and non-acute surgeries have been postponed where appropriate.

❚ Care for patients who absolutely need to be in hospital will be carried out by volunteers overseen by a few nurses.

Wairarapa

❚ A very minimum of services will be operating.