Dial 111 in a medical emergency

If you need health advice, contact your GP anytime day or night. After hours, a registered nurse will take your call and tell what to do and where to go if you need to see a doctor.

They:

• own and fund public hospitals
• provide and fund health services in the community
• help people with disabilities to live and participate in their communities
• promote and protect the health of the community.

Their main facilities are:

• Ashburton Hospital
• Burwood Hospital
• Christchurch Hospital
• Christchurch Women's Hospital
• Hillmorton Hospital
• Kaikoura Health
• The Princess Margaret Hospital.

Canterbury District Health Board has a full list of their hospitals and health facilities.

There are other dental and community-based health services in Canterbury.