Services
All services listed below except the Geriatrician Outreach to Primary Care Service are listed in HealthPathways. On HealthPathways you will see eligibility and referral information for all services. Please use your HealthPathways log in to access the details. If you require a login or information on HealthPathways please see this page on HealthPathways access.
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Preventative Not suitable for urgent acute issues |
Geriatrician outreach to GP Service The Geriatrician Outreach to GP Service provides timely Geriatrician input to GP-led management of complex older patients that are at risk of hospitalisation within the next three months. Provider: Northern Sydney Local Health District Description: Able to provide GPs with online or in-person advice on medication management, frailty, cognition impairment, falls, depression, and other age-related issues and more. Available: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Referral pathway: The Geriatrician Outreach to GP service has no formal referral form. Only referrals directly from GPs are accepted. The service does not accept referrals from patients, family/carers, or any other non-GP health care provider/professional. More Information |
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Urgent Service Suitable for acute issues |
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Preventative and Post Discharge Service |
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Preventative and semi-acute Suitable for patients post discharge however not urgent or acute cases |
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Preventative Suitable for access to social support services and allied health |
Healthy Ageing Services Community Transport Provider: Provides free transport services for older patients to access community and primary care services across the entire Northern Sydney region. Early Intervention PACE Program: The PACE program is available to provide individual support and critical information to clients about their diagnosis, symptoms and to connect them to the right services and community groups that enable healthy ageing and management of chronic conditions. |
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Preventative Suitable for patients with Dementia |
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Preventative Suitable for patients with chronic and complex social and health care needs |
Chronic and Complex Care Nurses
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Preventative and semi-acute Suitable for patients post discharge however not urgent or acute cases |
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Preventative Non-acute Geriatrician Support Services (Different to the Geriatrician Outreach to Primary Care Service) |
Geriatrician Outpatient Clinics Other Geriatrician Support (Different to the Geriatrician Outreach to Primary Care Service) |
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Preventative Navigation and information support |
The Northern Sydney care finder service is delivered by Your Side and makes up part of a national network of care finders. Their role is to perform assertive outreach and support vulnerable older people to register for My Aged Care and to connect with aged care and other types of health and community care services. The program is designed for people who require intensive one to one support in order to access services. Your Side care finder intake: |
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Preventative |
Health Lifestyle (Northern Sydney Local Health District) Healthy Lifestyle provides low cost and accessible physical activity classes for older adults across Northern Sydney. Courses run during school terms and are held in community venues in the Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Ryde, Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore areas. Healthy Lifestyle - Northern Sydney Local Health District (nsw.gov.au) |
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Carer Support |
Carer Support (Northern Sydney Local Health District) Information, guidance and support service for carers. Carer Support - Northern Sydney Local Health District (nsw.gov.au) |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Service (Northern Sydney Local Health District) |
