The St John Medical Alarm consists of a base unit that either connects to your home phone line or to the cellular (mobile) network, and a small pendant that you wear.

If you need medical assistance at any time of the day or night, simply press the button on your pendant.  It means you don’t have to get to the phone to dial 111 for assistance which is helpful if you have an emergency while in the shower or garden for instance.

The request for assistance comes directly through to your medical alarm supplier (in the case of a St John Medical Alarm this will be St John). You will be called back to check if you are ok.  If you confirm that you need assistance, St John will organise the most appropriate help for your situation.  If there is no reply, an ambulance will be despatched immediately.

Our St John reps can help you choose the medical alarm that’s best for you or your loved ones needs. All St John Medical Alarms are monitored by St John 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In an emergency push the button on your pendant

We will call you back and talk through the speaker on the alarm to check if anything is wrong.  St John will then organise the most appropriate help for your situation.  If there is no reply when we call back, an ambulance will be dispatched immediately.

The trained response personnel arriving at your home will already be aware of your name and other important information.

Yes it is.  St John has rebranded its medical alarm service from St John Lifelink™ medical alarms to St John Medical Alarms.  This was undertaken to more clearly and simply communicate that the medical alarm is supplied by St John. There are no changes to the service offered as a result of the rebrand exercise.

Unfortunately no.  We rent out the alarm to you, so you avoid a large upfront cost.  All maintenance and service costs are also covered by us.

Some people qualify for medical alarm funding from Work and Income under the Disability Allowance. This could cover up to the full cost of the medical alarm.

For more up to date information on the Disability Allowance and possible medical alarm funding, go to www.workandincome.govt.nz or call the Work and Income contact centre on 0800 559 009.

We offer a FREE trial period to our clients, so you can experience the benefits of a St John Medical Alarm before outlaying any money.

For clients who fund their alarm, the first payment date is up to but no more than one month from the installation date of the medical alarm. For Government funded clients, the first fortnightly payment is due on the funding date that falls closest to the one month period but will be no more than one month.

E.g. St John installs a medical alarm at Mrs Jones home on July 7, the Government funding payments fall fortnightly on the 12th of July, 26th of July, 9th of August and so on. The first payment date for Mrs Jones will be the 26th of July as the 9th of August is greater than 1 month from the install date.

During the FREE trial period the client receives the full entitlement of a paying client including free emergency ambulance services if needed.

If the client cancels this agreement during the up to one month FREE trial period, St John will remove the alarm unit, transmitter and all peripherals at no cost to the Client, and no amount will be payable to St John as a result of the cancellation.

The one month free trial offer applies only once per customer. Other conditions apply.

What the person may have meant is that you may qualify for assistance from Work and Income (a service of the Ministry of Social Development - MSD). Please see Work and Income for more information on funding assistance through Work and Income.

Don’t worry, all of our alarms are designed to provide the best possible service. While some pendants may look different this does not affect their operation.

All St John Medical Alarms are monitored by St John 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you have any further concerns with the operation of your alarm you can give us a call on 0800 50 23 23.

Call 0800 50 23 23 and we will talk you through the process.

Yes, in fact we encourage family members or friends to be present during the alarm install process. This allows us to answer all the questions that may arise from both clients and their supporters and also to show how the system can provide reassurance for everyone.

There should be no impact apart from the added reassurance that should you need  help in an emergency you can access it easily.

The alarm will have a St John logo on it. If it doesn’t it won’t be a St John alarm. To switch to a St John Medical Alarm call 0800 50 23 23 or complete our contact form and we will help you to get a St John Medical Alarm. 

Medical alarm systems consist of a base unit connected to a telephone line in your home, as well as a push button pendant worn by you that activates the base unit in an emergency.

For the full process click here.

The St John Medical Alarm is the only medical alarm that is monitored directly by St John. St John is the leading medical alarm supplier and ours is the medical alarm that doctors prefer to recommendto their patients.  You will also not have to deal with ambulance bills if your medical alarm has St John on it.  By choosing a St John Medical Alarm you are supporting St John Ambulance and their other essential St John community services. 

All our standard pendants will provide coverage of 200-300 metres therefore covering you around the home and garden, including smaller lifestyle blocks.  For larger lifestyle blocks please give us a call to discuss your options. 

Holding down the button on the pendant for three seconds will activate the alarm and initiate a call for help to St John. 

St John Medical Alarms are designed to self check for correct operation. If there is a problem the alarm will alert you to this and will also notify St John.

See our services page for more information. If your alarm is alerting you to a problem, please call St John on 0800 50 23 23.

Yes all emergency ambulance service charges in New Zealand are covered by the medical alarm if you are away from home.

Getting an alarm is easy - Speak to your doctor about a St John Medical Alarm, call us direct on 0800 50 23 23 or complete our form by clicking here.  A St John representative can visit you at home and explain everything you need to know. They'll be easily identifiable by their St John uniform and name badge.

In most cases an alarm is $39.87 per fortnight. Some people qualify for medical alarm funding from Work and Income under the Disability Allowance. This could cover up to the full cost of the medical alarm.

For more up to date information on the Disability Allowance and possible medical alarm funding, go to www.workandincome.govt.nz or call the Work and Income contact centre on 0800 559 009. 

Call 0800 50 23 23 and we can assist you with this. 

Our guide will run you through the process, and provide you all the documents you need.  You can find all the information on GP referals here.

If you or your practice use either the Medtech 32 or My Practice PMS systems, our representative can visit and install our e-referral for you free of charge.

We can also provide our GP Toolkit that guides you through the referral process, see full details here