Basic wound management or help with medicines
Uniting War Memorial Hospital Outpatient Services
The WMH Continence Advisory Service (CAS) provides comprehensive assessment and advice on the management of urinary or faecal incontinence for both client and carers. The service has a multi-disciplinary team approach with access to a specialist Continence Nurse and Physiotherapist and other allied health and medical services, if required.
The Continence Nurse and Physiotherapist will develop a management plan that may include education on bladder and bowel health, pelvic floor muscle training program, bladder training, toileting, diet and fluid intake, constipation management, and continence aids/equipment information. Assessment is also provided for government subsidised continence aids through CAPS or ENABLE (must be a pensioner to be eligible).
IPC Diabetes Wellbeing Coordination
Eligibility criteria:
- People living with diabetes and complex clinical, social and/or behavioural needs at risk of potentially preventable hospitalisations
Services provided:
- Comprehensive holistic assessment to identify client health and wellbeing needs
- Remote monitoring of medical conditions
- Health education and interventions to improve client’s ability to self-manage
- Goal setting
- Linkages to required support services to achieve health and wellbeing goals
- Social Prescribing
- Service navigation and advocacy for aged care services to support client to remain living at home