The Hearing Service promotes optimum hearing health for clients and their families who reside in the Tweed- Byron Network by delivering appropriate, effective and accessible care and facilitating a multi-disciplinary approach to care. Service provided by School Health, Audiometry and Immunisation Nurse.
Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling
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
Our community nurses provide a range of services including wound care, continence management, management of venous access devices, palliative care nursing, and referral to other care providers including allied health and the Aged Care Assessment Team.
Individuals can self-refer or be referred by a health professional or organisation including GPs, Hospitals, Specialists, Support Services and family/friends/carers.
If you are referring on behalf of someone else, please ensure they are aware of the referral. A Medicare Card is required.
Our Women’s Health service provides advice, counselling and treatment for menopause, sexual health, emotional wellbeing, urinary continence and osteoporosis to women aged 40 and over.
In some cases, we also provide care to women under the age of 40 who may have specific women’s health concerns.
Women who live anywhere in the footprint of Northern NSW Local Health District can access this service.
Women can self-refer, and we also accept referrals from other health practitioners.
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday, by appointment only
Our Speech Pathology service provides assessment, therapy, and management for a range of swallowing and communication disorders including language, speech, voice, and fluency, for children from birth to school entry age.
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday, by appointment only
Contact: Phone: (02) 6683 9000
Location: Surry Street, Coraki NSW 2471
Our Occupational Therapy Team asses people’s ability to carry out their usual daily activities with the aim of helping people stay as independent as possible, and safe within their own homes.
Our services include home modifications, equipment prescription, and education about falls prevention, energy conservation, and pressure injury prevention and management.
Services are provided in hospitals, community health centres and at home. We also have an Equipment Loan Pool to help people with the hire of equipment for short periods up to two months.
Our Podiatrist works with clients who have foot and leg disorders to improve their mobility and enhance independence. This is achieved through the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and management of pathological foot problems and associated restrictions in function.
The Podiatry service provides ulcer debridement and offloading, diabetes foot assessments, orthotic treatment, and help with applications for medical grade footwear.
We provide assessment and treatment for musculoskeletal and neurological conditions to people of any age who may benefit from physiotherapy intervention.
This usually involves a comprehensive assessment and development of an individual treatment plan in consultation with the patient.
Most treatment plans involve education, self-management strategies and specific exercise programmes, as well as other physiotherapy techniques.
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Contact: Phone: (02) 6683 9000
If you need mental health care, please phone the Mental Health Line on 1800 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.