Contacts
Call 03 546 8155.
Hours
8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Address
18 Nile Street West, Nelson.
About
Our service offers forensic and non-forensic examinations, and follow-up examinations. Our Lead Clinicians are Dr Debbie Harrison and Dr Claire Thurlow, and our SAATS Coordinator is Lucy Halsey. We have a team of doctors and nurses based in Nelson and Blenheim.
For Non-fatal Strangulation or Suffocation Assessment Service (NFSSAS) enquiries: We accept referrals for NFSS assessments from agencies including the Police Family Harm Team, Women's Refuge, ED, and GPs. The referral is emailed to our service and triaged to the next available NFSS clinician. Self-referrals are accepted by this service so long as any acute medical care has already been received. This is not an acute service and does not provide urgent medical care. To self-refer for an NFSS assessment, please contact the service using the contact details on this page.
Phone Nelson Police on 03 546 3840 (7:00am to 7:00pm), and Blenheim Police on 03 578 5279 (7:00am to 10:00pm).
Local support services
Sexual Abuse Support and Healing (SASH) Nelson
Phone: 03 548 2407 24-hour crisis support
Women’s Refuge and Sexual Assault Resource Centre Blenheim
Phone: 03 577 9939 24-hour crisis line
National support services
- In an emergency, call 111. If it's not safe for you to talk, stay silent — the operator will let you know what to do. You can call 111 on your mobile phone even if it's out of credit.
- If it's not an emergency, call the Police on 105. They'll take the details of your complaint and ask someone in your local Police district to get in touch with you directly.
- If you need advice or support, call Safe to talk free on 0800 044 334. Their helpline is available 24/7.