Residential Aged care facility Support

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN provides funding and support to various Geriatric Flying Squads and Outreach Services operated by partner Local Health Districts and Hospital Networks. These services are intended to reduce the need for transfer to hospital by managing residents at their facility.

RACF Outreach services

Geriatric Flying Squads (GFS) and RACF Outreach service contact details are below:

• Sutherland Shire Catchment area – Southcare GFS – Phone 9540 7956, Fax 9540 7869, Email SESLHD-SouthCareIntake@health.nsw.gov.au
• St George Catchment area – St George GFS – Phone 0477 320 211
• Eastern Suburbs North Catchment area – War Memorial Hospital GFS – Phone 0408 855 156
• SLHD RACF Outreach Program – Access Care Team – Phone 1300 722 276, Fax 9767 7026, Email SLHD-ACTCallCentre@health.nsw.gov.au

RACF Clinical handover tool – Yellow envelope

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN has developed a Clinical handover tool (Yellow envelope) in collaboration with Local Health Districts partners and in consultation with RACF managers, for utilisation in transfer of residents from RACFs and hospitals. The purpose of the envelope is to improve the quality of clinical handover by ensuring critical resident information is communicated in writing during resident transfers.

CESPHN provides these envelopes to RACFs at no cost. If you require more envelopes, please contact the Aged Care Team at info@cesphn.com.au