Public Health Nursing service works within a multidisciplinary team to deliver domiciliary care to clients across all care groups.
The service provides a range of community services which can include participation in:-
- Developmental screening.
- Support & advice to parents.
- Child maternal & family health monitoring.
- Immunisation programme.
- School Health programmes.
- Home nursing based on health needs assessment.
- Nursing services and support to the elderly, persons with a disability and to their carers.
- Discharge planning with hospitals.
- Programmes for Cultural diversity groups.
- Health promotion programmes.
Public Health Nursing Service is delivered by a skill mix of Public Health Nurse's, Community Registered General Nurse's and Health Care Assistants who are based in health Centres within a community health service area. They usually work in assigned geographical areas.
