Specialised care for Hobart’s northern suburbs An innovative new approach to affordable specialised health care has arrived in the northern suburbs in the form of the Hobart District Nurses’ new Tasmanian Community Clinic.
The clinic will provide medical and nursing specialists from a number of disciplines to a broader section of the community who may not have otherwise had the opportunity to see them. It is the first nurse practitioner led clinic in the state featuring clinic sessions with collaboration from allied health professionals and specialists that will visit the clinic on a rotational basis.
The nurse practitioner model is designed to break down barriers for those seeking help by providing better access to affordable healthcare. Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner, AM,
Governor of Tasmania and husband Mr Warner joined representatives from the Hobart District Nurses to officially open the new clinic in Moonah today. Hobart District Nurses Chief Executive, Kim Macgowan, said the clinic will be a valuable asset to the local community. “We are delighted to be able to bring vital new healthcare services to the community in which we operate,” Mrs Macgowan said.
“Too often we see people get left behind, be it because of location, income or transportation, so we did something about it. “We are linking the arms of health care in an effort to support and empower clients.”
The clinic currently hosts specialists working in fields such as foot care, immunisation, wound care, emergency care and exercise physiology with the breadth of the service expected to expand in the near future. Highly qualified nurse practitioner Tammy Harvey and registered nurse Paula Lagerewskij intergraded to skilled team of specialists, sharing years of experience working in emergency, oncology and palliative care, with a common goal to promote active, healthy, independent lifestyles in the area.
Kate Pendlebury
