Whyalla Country Health Connect
Contact details
Country Health Connect offers a wide range of in-home and community-based services to older people, people living with disability, children and carers. Our services will help you or your loved one stay well, active and independent.
Services
Allied health professionals assess people’s needs and provide treatment and therapy services to support individuals and groups to rehabilitate, maintain or gain independence and to assist in the management of pain, illness and disability. Services include:
- orthotics and prosthetics
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
- podiatry
- social work
- speech pathology
- dietetics
- autism
- therapeutic services
- children’s centre support
The Child and Development Team aims to support children and families by providing a range of services that promote child development. Services include:
- Allied Health Services – Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Dietetics, Orthotics and Prosthetics
- early intervention services
- therapeutic programs
- developmental assessments
- Allied Health Assistants to support therapy programs
- Child Development Unit (CDU)
- home, community and clinic based services.
- stomal care
- lymphoedema care
- palliative care
- wound management
- breast care
- continence
- diabetes
- respiratory support
- cardiac rehabilitation
- in-home support
- community nursing
- continence
- palliative care
- aides for everyday living
- aged care assesment
- continence/urology services
- rehabilitation services
- Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM)
- Parkinson’s Disease Nurse-Led Clinic (PDNLC)
- Stroke Clinic
- chronic condition self-management programs
- diabetes management
- respiratory services
- cardiovascular support
- breast care
- quit smoking
- healthy eating
- community education
- registered nurses and nurse pracitioners
- Aboriginal health workers
- administrative officers
- allied health assistants
- enrolled nurses
- equipment officer
- home helpers
- lifestyle advisors
For further information regarding services available in the Whyalla area call 1800 944 912.
Health professionals - How to refer
Refer patients by completing the Flinders and Far North Country Health Connect Referral Form (PDF 1250KB).