Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service

General Health Services
Supports health and well-being in the local community.

24-Hour Emergency Department
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Emergency departments are there to deal with serious or life-threatening illnesses and injuries. For minor conditions, there are a range of other options to consider. If you’re not sure if your ...

Acute Inpatient Services
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Acute inpatient services support people who cannot be assessed and treated safely and effectively in the community. General hospitals commonly provide acute inpatient services.

Outpatient Services
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When you come to hospital for a clinic appointment, you’re known as an “outpatient”. You’ll usually see a specialist doctor and/or a range of other health professionals. You may also have an x-ray or ...

Medical Imaging
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Medical imaging, also known as radiology, is the field of medicine in which medical professionals recreate various images of parts of the body for diagnostic or treatment purposes.

Pathology
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Pathology tests can help your doctor understand many health issues you face. This page will allow you to have a good discussion with your doctor about the results.

Antenatal Services
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Antenatal care is the care you receive during pregnancy.

Dressing Services
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Wound Care services are offered to clients with chronic and complex wounds to provide comprehensive and cohesive care to optimise wound healing. Wound Care services are provided in collaboration with ...

Palliative Care
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Palliative care aims to give the best possible quality of life to someone living with a life-limiting or terminal illness. It helps people live their life as fully and as comfortably as possible. It ...

Rehabilitation
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Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or ...

Respite Care
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Respite care provides an organised, temporary break both for carers and the person they care for. Letting someone else do the caring for a few hours or days has benefits for both of you.

Telehealth
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Telehealth is a health appointment by videoconference, connecting you with your medical specialist, allied health professional or nurse. People can use videoconferencing to attend appointments with ...

Vaccinations
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Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting you against harmful diseases, before you come into contact with them. It uses your body’s natural defences to build resistance to ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
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Improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a national priority. We work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop and implement ...

Community Nursing
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Community health nursing is care delivered outside of the hospital, for example in the home, within a General Practice facility, in community hospitals, in police custody, at a school or in a care ...

Diabetes Educator
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A Diabetes Educator services provide clients, diagnosed with diabetes, with effective self-managing strategies to improve the quality of life and prevent complications. Diabetes Educator services can ...

Dietetics
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Dietitians provide expert nutrition and diet advice for clients, their families, and carers across all age groups. Dietetic supports the management of diets and nutrition for clients who may be ...

Exercise Physiology
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Exercise Physiologist service provides education, assessment, support, and monitoring for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation clients to increase functional capacities and quality of life. Exercise ...

Occupational Therapy
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Occupational Therapy (or OT) service assist clients across all age groups to develop, improve or regain the skills needed for day-to-day life and/or work following injury, illness, or disability.

Mental Health Nursing
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A mental health nurse is a registered nurse who specialises in working with people who have a mental illness like depression, postnatal depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or psychosis.

Physiotherapy
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A physiotherapist can treat you if you have a problem with pain or movement. Physiotherapy could help you Physiotherapy service aims to restore and maintain mobility, function, and well-being for ...

Podiatry
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Podiatrists are experts in foot, ankle, and lower limb health. They assist with foot problems, education, and management of foot complications, fall prevention and self-management of foot conditions, ...

Social Work
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Social Work services provide clients and their families with individual and group consultation advice and support for emotional, social, environmental, and holistic wellbeing.

Speech Pathology
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Speech pathology aims to help people who can’t communicate effectively. Speech pathologists can help you if you have problems with speech, language, communication, fluency, or your voice.

Women’s Health Clinic
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The Women's Health Clinic is made up of specially trained registered nurses who provide a free and confidential service for women. The service aims to improve the health and wellbeing of women in ...