WDHB's Community Health Services are provided from:
Whanganui Hospital | Ph 06 348 1282 | email: referral.centre@wdhb.org.nz or communityadmin@wdhb.org.nz
Monday to Friday, 8am-4.30pm | District Nursing service 8am - 4.30pm
Clinics
Nurse-led clinics for mobile patients are provided Monday-Friday in Lambie Building at Whanganui Hospital.
WDHB’s Community Health Service focuses on supporting patients to safely remain in their homes while experiencing health challenges.
Community Health staff include:
WDHB district nurses provide a comprehensive, primarily home-based range of quality, patient-focused, professional and holistic nursing services. Our nurses address healthcare needs which can’t be met by a general medical or nursing service alone. The District Nurse Service is for those patients who could be at risk of further health deterioration without advanced nursing care and for those in which providing care in their normal living environment would not further compromise their health status.
District nurses have specialised nursing knowledge, assessment skills, professional judgement and an excellent knowledge of community resources. They collaborate with other health professionals and work in partnership with people, throughout their care, in their own home, community or hospital setting. District nurses function independently and interdependently in assessing needs, planning, delivering and evaluating care.
Clinical nurse specialists
WDHB’s clinical nurse specialists are essential members of the health team. They carry a caseload of patients requiring complex care while providing advice and support to other WDHB staff on all aspects of care from assessment to treatment, and management of outcomes.
Specialities include:
Clinical nurse specialists are required to research, evaluate, develop and implement standards of nursing practice, as well as lead the development of pathways, protocols and guidelines in specific area of practice.
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