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District Nursing

District Nurses will work with you and your loved ones to live or die well. We respect your health choices and preferences. Your voice is very important to us. We will support you to live at home with as much or as little help that you want.

Our role is to help you:

  • Stay well
  • Make less trips to the doctor or hospital
  • Manage your symptoms
  • Stop further injury
Anyone can use the District Nursing Service when they need medical and nursing care. This can include:
  • Medication, including needles
  • Chemotherapy. This is also called Chemo
  • Checking your temperature or blood pressure
  • Help you avoid infections from your catheter
  • Help your wounds heal
  • Feeding through a tube
  • Care for your baby or child
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Help you to die peacefully at home
  • Help you get the equipment you need
  • Assess whether compression stockings would help you
  • Education
  • Preventing injuries
  • Stoma care
  • Managing your pain
  • Tracheostomy care and oxygen
  • Listen to you concerns
  • Answer your questions
  • Help you find other health professionals and support

What to expect

We can see you at home or at the Hub in Broadford. You will see one nurse in your first appointment.

Sometimes, we may bring a student nurse with us. We will ask your permission before we do.

Your next appointment may be longer. We will give you the care you need and we will ask you more questions. We will ask you questions to help understand what is important to you and  your:

  • Health history
  • Goals
  • Preferences
  • Values

Team

We have a very experienced nursing team. The District Nursing team has:
  • Clinical Nurse Consultants
  • Registered Nurses
  • Enrolled Nurses
Our Nurses have training and qualifications in:
  • Palliative Care
  • Paediatrics
  • Wound Management
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Lymphoedema Management
  • Cardiac Health

Referral process

You can call us on 1300 77 33 51 to make a self referral. You will need to provide an income declaration if you are under 65 years old.

You will need to call My Aged Care if you are over 65 years old and would like to use this service. You can call them on 1800 200 422 You will need to ask for Nexus to be your preferred provider.

You will need to call Lower Hume Palliative care if you have a life limiting illness and would like us to assist. You can call them on 5735 8070.

Professionals can refer through:

  • Family Care Services
  • Aged Psychiatry Assessment and Treatment Team (APAT)
  • My Aged Care
  • Veterans Affairs
  • Transport Accident Commission
  • WorkSafe
  • Post Acute Care
  • Hospital in the Home
  • Lower Hume Palliative Care
  • Home and Community Program for Younger People
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme
  • Home Care Packages.



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