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Primary Health Nurses

To provide an innovative effective primary health Nursing Service to the Fairfield LGA.

Services offered

Home Nursing Service includes:

  • Clients comprehensively assessed in their home to identify individual needs
  • Continuity of care from hospital to home
  • Early discharges
  • Monitoring & Management of post operative and medical clients
  • Wound Care
  • Education & support with medications
  • Injections
  • Central Line care
  • Support & Maintenance
  • Provide nursing care and support for the terminally ill Patient (Palliative care)

School Health includes:

  • Hearing and vision screening of Primary School children referred by Teachers and Parents.
  • Hearing and Vision screening of some pre school children
  • Resource nursing service to the school.

Health Promotion includes:

  • Active role in enhancing health lifestyles and disease prevention.
  • Health Promotional activities.

Client Group

Accessible to all ages

Hours of operation

  • Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5pm
  • Monday to Friday (evening service)5pm - 9pm
  • Saturday and Sunday 8.30am - 5pm
Contact Details

INTAKE: 9am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
Tel: 8717 4000

Address:   Prairiewood Community Health Centre
    Cnr Prairievale Road and Polding Street
    Prairiewood
     
Phone:   02 9616 8169
Fax:   02 9616 8171
     
Address:   Cabramatta Community Health Centre
    7 Levuka Street
    Cabramatta
     
Phone:   02 8717 4000
Fax:   02 8717 4030

Eligibility or entry criteria

Nil

Is there translated information for clients?

Yes: Any information that client requires the staff member will try & obtain translated version.

Language services provision

Bilingual Primary Health Nurses speaking Vietnamese, Spanish, Italian, Croatian. Polish Thai, German, Persian

 
 
 
     
 
 
   

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