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 for you, as well as coordinate this care with other services to ensure you are well supported in the community.
A Shared Care Plan can be developed for you, together with your doctor and other health care professionals.
Child and Family Health Nurses provide a range of services for families caring for children aged 0-5 years, 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
* Education sessions – Preparation for Parenthood
Child and Family Counselling is a free service for children aged 0-12 years and their families and carers.
We provide help with behavioural and emotional difficulties, anxiety management, relationship difficulties (not couple counselling), grief and loss issues and trauma. This is not a crisis response service and does not work directly with children while Family Court matters are in process.
Where possible the Child and Family Counselling service works collaboratively with schools, preschools and other relevant agencies.
No referral is required.
The Heart Failure Program and Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs involve 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.
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is managed by the Cardiac Liaison Nurse in conjunction with our Physiotherapy Department and Exercise Physiologist.
Audiometry provides assessment of problems in children and adults.
No referral is required for children. Adults require a referral from a General Practitioner or medical specialist.
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm Monday – Friday, by appointment only
Contact: Ph (02) 6640 0123. Fax (02) 6640 0251
Location: Maclean Community Health, 21 Union Street, Maclean NSW 2463
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)
* Rhe 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.
We also provide information on any women’s health issues, eg menstruation, menopause, osteoporosis, contraception, relationships and lifestyle issues.
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: By appointment only at Iluka Community Health. Contact Maclean Community Health, Monday to Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm to enquire.