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Palliative Care

Contact Details

Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Location: 1st Floor Lumeah Building, Leichardt St
Phone: 03 5485 5230 - Palliative Care Nurse 03 5485 5231 - Unit Manger
Fax: 03 5485 5238

Services

For clients at home inclusive of Residential aged care in Campaspe shire including Moama and Cohuna.

– For comprehensive symptom assessment and management

– Referral and coordination to other allied health such as physio/ Occupational therapy/ dietician/ social work

– Complex psychosocial and spiritual needs of patient and or family/carer

– End of Life Care for patients wishing to die at home

– Coordination of care between services

– Coordination with General Practitioners and Medical Specialists

– Supply of equipment

– Bereavement support.

– after hours advice through ERH after Hours Bed coordinator

-for patients not known to ERH Palliative Care Services, contact the Victorian Palliative Care Advice Service 1800 360 000

Referrals

Referrals can be made by use of ERH Community Palliative Care referral form

Please include all relevant letter, tests, investigations and medication list. For urgent referrals especially for EoLC at home and/or for assessment of severe unstable symptoms please follow up with phone call to:

NUM: 5485 5230,

Clinical Nurse Consultant: 5485 5230

FAX: 5485 5238,

Email: palliativecare@erh.org.au

Click here for the ERH Community Palliative Care referral form

External Links


Departments and Services Outpatient Services and ERH at Home Palliative Care