HealthOne Gulgong
HealthOne Gulgong, in the Greater Western Area Health Service (GWAHS), is currently under development, with the extension and refurbishment of the existing Gulgong Community Health Service. The new service will integrate community and allied health services with general practice services that are currently located in the town centre.
Location and demographics
The township of Gulgong is located in the Central West region of New South Wales, within the Mid-Western Regional Local Government Area (LGA), approximately 300 kms north-west of Sydney, 28 kms north of Mudgee and 103 kms south-east of Dubbo. A former nineteenth century gold-rush town, much of the nineteenth century town character remains, contributing to its appeal as a tourist destination. Local industries include wine production, wool, wheat farming, and coal mining.
The Mid-Western Regional LGA has a population of 22,021 people. The Gulgong catchment area has been determined by historic and existing health service utilisation patterns and is estimated as comprising 4,743 people, representing 22.5% of the Mid-Western Regional LGA population. The 2006 Census data indicates that the Aboriginal population of the Gulgong catchment area represents 3.2 % of the total population. People aged 65 and older comprise 15.9% of the local population, higher than the NSW average of 13.8%.
HealthOne Gulgong will provide primary health care services to Gulgong and its surrounding villages, including Ulan, Goolma and Birrawa.
The service and target population groups
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primary care nursing services, including community nursing, ambulatory care, child and family health services and healthy life style programs;
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health promotion and early intervention within a ‘wellness’ model, and
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chronic and complex care nursing services
A multidisciplinary team approach is taken to improve the management of clients with conditions such as diabetes, chronic heart disease, as well as to smoking cessation through the expansion of recall systems. The appointment of the Integration Care Coordinator has enhanced co-operation between services and created a team-based environment between medical practitioner, community health and other community services staff.
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Palliative Care Services
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Allied health services, including:
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Dietetics
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Occupational Therapy
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Speech Pathology
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Counselling services
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Physiotherapy
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Older people
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People with chronic and complex care needs, particularly diabetes, vascular disorders and chronic airway limitations
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Children and adolescents
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People and families with low incomes
Project partners
The Gulgong HealthOne project partners include:
Key contacts
