GBCH District Nursing

The District Nursing team provide quality home based nursing care to the Golden Bay Community. The District Nursing service is a FREE SERVICE.

HOW TO CONTACT THE DISTRICT NURSE

If you need to contact the District Nurse on duty, phone the hospital  (03) 525 0100 - and staff will page the District Nurse.

For routine matters, phone (03) 525 0103 - and leave a message on the answer phone, and the nurse will contact you.

For further enquiries contact - (03) 525 0100.

District nurses provide:

  • Professional nursing care, support and education

  • specialist wound care

  • continence services

  • stomal services

  • home oxygen service

  • hospice/oncology care

  • contracted by ACC to provide home-based specialist nursing care services

Referrals - Patients can be referred to the District Nurse by

  • GPs/Practice Nurses

  • ACC

  • Hospitals

  • Specialists

  • Allied Health Professionals