About Us
Tū Ora Compass Health is contracted by Te Whatu Ora to provide and deliver a regional community-based hepatitis C service throughout the Central Region. The Central Region covers the area of six previous district health boards (DHB); Capital & Coast DHB, Hutt Valley DHB, Wairarapa DHB, Midcentral DHB, Whanganui DHB & Hawke’s Bay DHB. Service delivery throughout the region is managed by both contracting a range of local community providers and offering a mobile service based out of Wellington/Porirua. The mobile service operates from Tū Ora offices, a clinic van and regional host sites.
Who are we?
We are a small team of registered nurses with certification to undertake fibroscans and supply Maviret, supported by a programme facilitator. Clinical oversight is provided by a specialist gastroenterologist and nurse practitioner, and we are supported in the community by a range of contracted providers.
Bridget Leppien
Hepatitis C Programme manager
bridget.leppien@tuora.org.nz
021 857 988
Bronwyn Boele Van Hensbroek-Miller
Nurse Practitioner Lead
bronwyn.boele@tuora.org.nz
027 246 3953
Christine Jasinki
Registered Nurse
Christine.Jasinski@tuora.org.nz
027 270 5385
Franklin Walker
Hepatitis C Programme Facilitator
franklin.walker@tuora.org.nz
021 458 923
Melissa Feint
Registered Nurse
melissa.feint@tuora.org.nz
021 283 5834
What we do
Funding
Fund regional General Practice teams to provide a free treatment consultation for patients with hepatitis C. embed link to online portal
Fibroscan
Provide a mobile fibroscan service, accepting referrals from GP’s and community providers. Embed link to referral document
Screening
Support free hepatitis C Point of Care testing in needle exchanges, pharmacies, kaupapa Māori and community providers (see stickittohepc.co.nz to locate a provider in your region).
Treatment
Supply and support patients with direct acting antiviral treatment (Maviret)
Training
Service Updates
Check out our service updates