Our community nurses provide a range of services including chronic and complex wound care, continence management, management of venous access devices, palliative care nursing, and referral to other care providers including allied health and the Aged Care Assessment Team.
Hours: 8.30am – 4.45pm (Mon-Fri)
Contact: Phone (02) 6620 6200 Fax (02) 6620 6444
Location: Ballina Community Health, 50 Fox Street, Ballina NSW, 2478
Specialist Nurses in the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) service work with clients who have one or more diagnosed chronic conditions, have recently been in hospital, or are at risk of going to hospital and need help to manage their condition and stay well at home.
CDM services can help with locating the right type of care, as well as coordinating this care for the individual client to ensure they are well supported in the community. A Shared Care Plan can be developed for clients in the program together with their doctor and other health care professionals.
This service offers rehabilitation for clients with chronic cardiac and respiratory conditions and diseases. We provide education and support, case management and assist clients in managing their heart and respiratory conditions to improve their health.
We accept referrals from GPs, specialists, allied health professionals or self-referral.
Hours: 8.30am – 4.45pm (Mon-Thurs)
Contact: Phone (02) 6620 6200 Fax (02) 6620 6444
Location: Ballina Community Health, 50 Fox Street, Ballina NSW, 2478
Our Child and Family Health Nurses provide a range of services including:
* Developmental screening for children from birth to five years of age
* Home visits for new babies and follow ups
* Breastfeeding, maternal and infant nutrition support
* Immunisations
* Family health and welfare
* Parenting support
* Child health and development, including sleep and settling
We accept referral from individuals, maternity and health services, non-government agencies and other health professionals.
Immunisation Clinic
The Child and Family Counselling Service (CFCS) works with children aged 0-12 years and their families and carers, providing interventions to improve your health, well-being and functioning.
The CFCS provides both primary and specialist secondary care for children with more severe and complex psychological presentations.
We provide assistance for dealing with a range of behavioural difficulties, stress, anxiety and mood related problems. Where possible, the Child and Family Counselling Service works together with schools and pre-schools.
Audiometry (hearing) service mainly focused on children with hearing concerns in the Ballina shire.
This service is available to children three years and older. Children do not need a referral for this service.
Adults will require a referral from their GP or ENT specialist.
Hours: Clinics are held on a Wednesday. Please contact the service for more information.
Contact: Phone (02) 6620 6200 Fax (02) 6620 6444
Location: Ballina Community Health, 50 Fox Street, Ballina NSW, 2478
The Northern NSW Local Health District has a range of services aimed at helping you make positive changes to your alcohol and drug use. These include:
* Individual counselling support to reduce or stop your drug/alcohol use
* Hospital consultation and liaison for those at risk of alcohol or drug withdrawal (available at Tweed, Ballina, Lismore, and Grafton hospitals)
* The Riverlands Inpatient Withdrawal Unit at Lismore Base Hospital - medicated withdrawal from drugs or alcohol
Our Women’s Health Clinic provides a wide range of services for women aged 14 and over.
These include: Cervical Screening Test (which replaces the pap smear test), breast checks, pregnancy testing and counselling, postnatal checks, post termination checks, continence assessment and sexual health screening. Clients can also access IUD (intrauterine device) insertion and contraceptive implants through the Women’s Health Clinic.
The Clarence Valley Transitional Aged Care Service (CVTACS) helps older people recover at home, rather than staying in hospital longer.
It offers goal orientated, time-limited and therapy-focused care to support older people to regain independence after a hospital stay.
People leaving hospital need different amounts of time to recover. Our service can help with a package of services for up to 12 weeks.
We can visit clients at home to help with daily or health care needs, so clients can lead a more independent life at home.
The Speech Pathology Department provides services to adults aged over 18 years and children aged 0-17 years who reside in the Clarence Valley.
We provide inpatient and outpatient services for swallowing and communication difficulties including language, speech, voice and fluency.
We accept referrals from individuals, families, carers, case workers, or health professionals, with the client’s consent.
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm Monday – Friday