Our Diabetes Team of credentialled Diabetes Educators and Diabetes Dieticians provides education and support for people with diabetes and their families.
We support the following:
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 client referral to other care providers including allied health and the Aged Care Assessment Team.
We accept self-referral, as well as referrals from allied health professionals, GPs, and hospitals.
Location: Tweed Community Health, Florence Street (on the site of The Tweed Hospital), Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Specialist staff in the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) service work with adults who have one or more diagnosed chronic conditions and need help to manage their condition and stay well at home. Clients may be in hospital, have recently been in hospital, or be at risk of going to hospital.
CDM services can help with locating the right type of care for you, as well as coordinating 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.
The Child and Family Therapy Team (CFTT) provides therapy services to children from birth to 18 years of age who reside in the Tweed and Byron Shires. Children under five year are given priority.
The Child and Family Health clinic is a free service to support families caring for children from birth to five years of age.
Child and Family Health Nurses provide regular developmental screening as well as information and support on breastfeeding, maternal and infant nutrition, introducing solids, growth and development, sleep and settling, parenting, immunisation, dental care, child safety and community services.
Our Child and Family counsellors provide assessment and counselling for children aged 0-12 years and their families/carers.
We offer help with a wide range of issues that children may experience, including behavioural difficulties, stress, anxiety and mood related problems. Where possible the Child and Family counselling service works collaboratively with schools and pre-schools.
Referrals can be received from GPs, pre-schools, or family and carers.
Location: The Tweed Hospital, Powell Street and Florence Street, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
The Cardiac Rehabilitation program involves 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.
Our program is managed by the Cardiac Liaison Nurse in conjunction with our Physiotherapy Department and Exercise Physiologist.
The program is suitable for most people living with or at risk of heart disease and those recovering from medical or surgical intervention.
We provide a service to patients with a progressive illness, not exclusively cancer patients, to help maintain the best possible quality of life.
Registered Nurses and our multi-disciplinary team including social workers and cancer liaison staff, help patients monitor pain symptoms and offer support in collaboration with the patient’s General Practitioner and treating specialists.
Our Breast Care Nursing Service provides support, information and education to clients and their families where there has been a diagnosis of early breast cancer, with ongoing contact during treatment.
The Breast Care Nurse can help you navigate the breast cancer journey, linking you with relevant services in your local community.
We accept referrals from individuals, GPs, Specialists, BreastScreen NSW, BreastScreen Qld and other health professionals.
Assessment of hearing problems for children aged between 9 months to 18 years of age.
Location: Tweed Community Health Centre (on The Tweed Hospital site), Florence Street Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm
Contact: Phone: (07) 5506 7540; fax: (07) 5506 7510