We provide speech pathology services to infants and children from birth to school age who reside in the Tweed and Byron shires.
Speech Pathology staff work together with the infant/child, their parents or carers and other service providers eg Nursing, Allied health, Psychology, Medical Specialists, Audiometry, and Preschools.
Our Social Workers provide counselling to people aged over 18 on a range of issues including depression, grief, family conflict, relationship break-up, relationship problems, anxiety and stress, work issues and domestic violence.
Our trained counsellors can also provide support to help with raising children and learning parenting strategies.
Palliative Care and Bereavement counselling is also available.
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The Paediatric Community Health Nurse provides support and education to children and their families following hospital admission, or who have chronic complex conditions.
The Paediatric Nurse also provides education for children and their families on conditions such as continence issues, asthma, anaphylaxis, and eczema.
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Occupational therapists provide assessment and intervention to help clients of all ages maintain or regain function in their occupational role, perform tasks and improve or maintain independence, safety and quality of life.
Occupational therapy services are provided in hospital, community health centres and the home environment.
If you need mental health care, please phone the Mental Health Line on 180 011 511 or go to your nearest hospital Emergency Department.
If it’s an emergency, please phone triple zero (000) immediately.
The Mental Health Line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will connect you with the right care for your individual situation, no matter where you live in NSW. It is not a telephone counselling service.
Hospital in the Home allows eligible patients to access hospital services, such as nursing and medical care, in the comfort of their own home.
Our Hospital in the Home team works with patients, families and carers to providing ongoing medical treatment including intravenous antibiotics, pre-surgery treatments, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), blood disorders, wound dressings, sub-acute surgical care for wounds, stomas and drains, physiotherapy services including respiratory and much more.
Our Exercise Physiologist works as part of the Cardiac, Heart Failure and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services in a multidisciplinary team.
The Exercise Physiologist develops exercise programs which supports patients to manage their chronic conditions and improve their overall quality of life.
Clients are referred by the Cardiac, Heart Failure or Pulmonary Rehabilitation services.
Dietitians help people understand the relationship between food and health. Dietitians can help you make dietary choices to support your health, and to prevent and treat illness and disease.
Dietitians can assist with a range of conditions including bowel disorders, metabolic syndrome, malnutrition, eating disorders, kidney and liver disorders, childhood feeding issues and tube feeding.
Dietitians can also advise clients on pre- and post- operative nutrition, on nutrition during oncology treatment, and provide healthy eating advice for a range of conditions.
Our Diabetes Educator provides diabetes education and support for people with diabetes and their families, either in one to one or group settings. They also work closely with the Diabetes Dietitian.
We also provide education to health care professionals and support promotional activities that encourage people with diabetes to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
We accept referrals from individuals, allied health professionals, GPs, and hospitals.
Location: Murwillumbah Community Health – 8-10 Nullum Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
Generalist Community Nursing is a free, confidential service providing a range of services including wound care, continence advice and management, management of venous access devices, palliative care nursing, nursing assessments, and referral to other care providers including allied health and the Aged Care Assessment Team.
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