Resources
Practical tools for patients, families, and health professionals.
Printable GP factsheets, an emergency wallet card, and links to the best cluster headache resources in NZ and abroad.
For clinicians
A printable factsheet designed for GPs who may have limited experience with cluster headache: diagnostic criteria, first-line acute treatments, preventive dosing, and when to refer to neurology.
View clinician resources →Could this be cluster headache?
A short ICHD-3 based screening tool to help you compare your symptoms with cluster headache criteria and create a GP discussion summary.
Use the tool →Oxygen timer
A low-glare timer for oxygen use during an attack, including a pain-stopped marker and simple local tally.
Open timer →Emergency wallet card
A printable card to carry with you or show to emergency department staff explaining your condition, what you need (O2, sumatriptan), and what not to give you. Available in credit card size.
Download card →Useful links
The best cluster headache resources from New Zealand and around the world - including PHARMAC information, international CH organisations, and peer-reviewed research.
Browse links →The clinician resources page includes a downloadable GP fact sheet PDF covering diagnostic criteria, acute treatments, preventive options and when to refer. If you have questions or feedback, please get in touch. Clinical review of our content is currently underway.
We plan to build a map or directory of neurologists and headache clinicians in New Zealand who work with cluster headache patients. This will need careful verification before it goes live. If you are a clinician or patient with a recommendation, please contact us.