Māwhera Youth Health & Well-being Service

23/01/2026

The Māwhera Youth Health & Well-being Service in a free service for youth aged 12 to 24 years old.

A Nurse Practitioner is available to answer questions about your health, prescribe or give you medications, and refer you to other places if needed.

This service runs fortnightly on a Thursday from 2pm to 6pm at West Coast Health - 163 Mackay Street, Greymouth (above Speight Alehouse).

Book online (Māwhera Youth Health & Well-being Service Referral Form): https://westcoasthealth.nz/your-health/seeing-a-doctor/self-referral-forms
Call: 0800 004 696 or 022 642 1768

Walk-ins welcome

The West Coast Health office is closed from 12 noon on Wednesday 24th December and will re-open at 8.30 am on Monday 5th January 2026.

15/01/2025

Here are some things that we could see you for at the youth clinic!

Follow the link below to fill out a referral form, or you can call 0800 004 696 for more information.

https://connect.kotahi.nz/Referral/ReferralForm/87A0F758-6E46-4E9A-9D4B-08DCEF1D5784?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabOvLmth-EpOBLKQuZcYSMmA8Vb6-m95gDo3TCIttyGslSsqUI-GX6Vm3I_aem_SLeQBZFyrhj8R6J270bN3w

05/01/2025

Come along and see Jennie this Thursday afternoon!

Meet the Māwhera Youth Health and Wellbeing Service Team!

Jennie Bell – Nurse Practitioner

What is a Nurse Practitioner?: Nurse practitioners are highly skilled health practitioners who have completed a Master’s Degree in Nursing and have a wide range of specialist nursing skills.

Practitioners can assess, treat, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medicines and have an excellent knowledge of our community.

Jennie is a Nurse Practitioner who does community clinics around the motu.

A little bit about Jennie -

My name is Jennie Bell (Tūhoe), I am originally from the lower North Island and I have lived on the West Coast since 2009. I am a Mātanga Tapuhi – Nurse Practitioner. I started as a Registered Nurse and completed a Masters of Nursing with a focus on rural nursing before completing another year of study to become a Nurse Practitioner.

As a Nurse Practitioner I can provide health care which includes an assessment, prescribing medicines and making referrals or writing letters and certificates as needed. Within West Coast Health, I work with Poutini Waiora and the primary care practices on the West Coast to provide outreach clinics to rural areas.

In my spare time I do strongman training, mountain biking and enjoy all the outdoors the West Coast has to offer.

03/12/2024

Meet the Māwhera Youth Health and Wellbeing Service Team!

Jennie Bell – Nurse Practitioner

What is a Nurse Practitioner?: Nurse practitioners are highly skilled health practitioners who have completed a Master’s Degree in Nursing and have a wide range of specialist nursing skills.

Practitioners can assess, treat, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medicines and have an excellent knowledge of our community.

Jennie is a Nurse Practitioner who does community clinics around the motu.

A little bit about Jennie -

My name is Jennie Bell (Tūhoe), I am originally from the lower North Island and I have lived on the West Coast since 2009. I am a Mātanga Tapuhi – Nurse Practitioner. I started as a Registered Nurse and completed a Masters of Nursing with a focus on rural nursing before completing another year of study to become a Nurse Practitioner.

As a Nurse Practitioner I can provide health care which includes an assessment, prescribing medicines and making referrals or writing letters and certificates as needed. Within West Coast Health, I work with Poutini Waiora and the primary care practices on the West Coast to provide outreach clinics to rural areas.

In my spare time I do strongman training, mountain biking and enjoy all the outdoors the West Coast has to offer.