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WEST NEWCASTLE - WALLSEND
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE | |
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 | The West Newcastle Community Health Centre was officially opened in 1989 providing services for the needs of the community. The catchment area serviced by this centre incorporates those suburbs of West Newcastle to Hexham.
Whilst access to all services is offered by the Community Health Service (Greater Newcastle Sector) the following services are housed at the West Newcastle Community Health Centre.
- Aged Care Assessment Team
- Continence Clinic
- Continence Clinical Nurse Consultant
- Dementia Clinical Nurse Consultant
- Drug and Alcohol Counselling
- Footcare clinic with footcare nurses and podiatrist
- Home Nursing Service
- Nutrition with dietitian
- Physiotherapy for house bound clients
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Speech Pathology
- Nurse Practitioner – Wound Care
Hours of Operations
The centre is open 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays
Address
15 Nash Street, Wallsend NSW 2287
Main contact numbers
Referrals are to be made to the Referral and Information Centre (RIC)
Phone number: (02) 4925 7990
Fax number: (02) 4925 7950
Community Health Centre
Phone number: (02) 49246100
Fax number: (02) 49246101
For after business hours to contact the community nurse please ring the centre's phone, listen to the message, ring the answering service as instructed and this service will convey message to the nurse.
Parking
Disabled parking available opposite building – in front of dental unit. All other parking is in the large grassed area to the side of the main building.
Disabled Access
Wheelchair access via ramp at front of building. | 
