St Vincent’s Hospital Chronic Disease Care Coordinators Service is implementing the ‘Planned Care for Better Health’ strategy to target locally vulnerable groups of individuals with chronic conditions at high risk of unplanned hospital admission or ED presentations.
Who do they see?
Community based clients living with COPD/Diabetes/Chronic Heart Failure/Ischaemic Heart Disease who are at high risk of hospital presentation and are willing to participate in improving their own health management.
What do they DO?
What they DON’T do?
Wound dressings, catheter care, medication administration, daily monitoring of client’s health, infusions of any kind, personal or domestic care.
Who can they refer?
The client, a family member or carer and any healthcare professional involved in the client’s care.
For further info:
Tel: 8382 1450
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