What is it?
If you are a RDNS client in hospital or needing RDNS services when you go home, one of our District Nurse - Liaisons can work with hospital staff to make sure your transition from hospital to home goes smoothly. They are based in the many public Melbourne hospitals and act as a link between the hospital and your home.
Our District Nurse - Liaison can help you by:
- Identifying that you might benefit from RDNS services when you leave hospital
- Making sure that the RDNS nurses looking after you have the information and equipment they need to help you meet your healthcare goals
- Assessing your needs while you are in hospital so that suitable plans can be made for your discharge
- Helping to plan your ongoing healthcare requirements with the hospital, you and your carers and other community service providers and
- Facilitating information sharing between your home and the hospital
How can I access this service?
If you are an RDNS client going into hospital, ask your primary nurse to talk with the District Nurse - Liaison. When in hospital, ask the hospital staff to arrange for the District Nurse - Liaison to visit you and the ward staff.
For general information or to have one of our qualified staff assess you or a loved one's nursing and healthcare needs call us on 1300 33 44 55. This line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Hospitals we service:
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Health Service |
Liaison service |
Consultancy service |
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Alfred Health |
The Alfred Hospital |
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Caulfield Hospital |
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Southern Health |
Dandenong Hospital |
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Kingston Centre |
Monash Medical Centre-Moorabbin |
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Monash Medical Centre-Clayton |
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Casey Hospital |
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Eastern Health |
Box Hill Hospital |
Peter James Centre |
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Maroondah Hospital |
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Peninsula Health |
Frankston Hospital |
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Mornington Centre & Golf Links Rd, Mt Eliza |
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Rosebud Hospital |
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Rosebud Rehabilitation Centre |
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Melbourne Health |
Royal Melbourne Hospital-City |
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Royal Melbourne Hospital-Royal Park |
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Austin Health |
The Austin Hospital |
The Repat Hospital |
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St Vincent’s Health |
St Vincent’s Hospital |
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St George’s Hospital |
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Northern Health |
Bundoora Extended Care Centre |
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The Northern Hospital |
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Western Health |
Western Hospital |
Williamstown Hospital |
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Sunshine Hospital |
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RDNS Hospital Liaison Service Fact Sheet