The Cardiac Rehabilitation program involves a team of health professionals working to help you manage your heart condition. We provide individual cardiac assessment and education focused on reducing cardiac disease risk factors, monitoring and managing your condition and improving your health.
Our program is managed by the Cardiac Liaison Nurse in conjunction with our Physiotherapy Department and Exercise Physiologist.
The program is suitable for most people living with or at risk of heart disease and those recovering from medical or surgical intervention.
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
We provide antenatal and postnatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, partners of Aboriginal men, and their families who reside in the Casino, Tabulam and Bonalbo areas.
We accept referrals from families, General Practitioners, Obstetricians, Midwives and other health care workers. Individuals can also self-refer Find out more about Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Services.
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm (Mon-Thurs)
Contact: Phone (02) 6660 0610; Mob: 0472 841 141; Fax (02) 6660 0524
This clinic provides diabetes education and care co-ordination for Aboriginal clients aged 18 years and over.
Clients will need a written referral from their GP.
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm (Mon-Thurs)
Contact: Phone (02) 6660 0610; Fax (02) 6660 0524
Location: 70B Canterbury St, Casino NSW 2470
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The Women’s Health Clinic provides a wide range of services for women, including cervical screening testing, breast checks, pregnancy testing and advice, postnatal checks, post termination checks, continence assessment, and limited Sexual Transmitted Infection (STI) screening.
Our Women’s Health Nurses can provide information on sexual health, reproductive health, menstruation, menopause, osteoporosis, relationship and lifestyle issues and contraception, as well as group or individual education programs.
Our sexual assault service provides a 24-hour crisis response team for children, young people and adults who have experienced sexual assault, indecent assault, or attempted sexual assault.
We also provide counselling and forensic medical assessment and care immediately after sexual assault and in the following weeks and months.
We provide information and support for non-offending parents, carers, partners, siblings or family members of children or adults who have been affected by sexual assault.
The speech pathology service provides assessment, management and education for patients presenting with communication (speech, language, fluency, voice, multi-modal) and/ or swallowing difficulties.
Speech Pathology is included in the multidisciplinary care of inpatients as well as targeted outpatient services.
Paediatric speech pathology services are available to infants and children of all ages, prioritising early intervention.
This service provides specialist renal (kidney) services by a team of nurses, dietitians and social workers to support patients with End Stage Renal Disease who are experiencing symptoms, but have chosen a palliative treatment pathway.
We work to improve the individual’s quality of life, where dialysis or transplantation are not the preferred treatment options.
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