Aged Care Schedule - North West Region
Geriatricians attend regular rural and regional outreach clinics and these referrals are triaged in Hobart and should be referred there.
All referrals to local clinics (not outreach) should be faxed to the local area.
| Clinics | Medical Practitioners | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aged Care Clinic: (Geriatric Clinics, Complex Geriatrics, Memory and Movement Disorders, Cognitive Assessment/Psychogeriatrics) | Dr Krishna Kalpurath (Wednesday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm) | Mersey Community Hospital, Torquay Road, Latrobe Ph: (03) 1800 636 455 or Fax: (03) 6478 5217 |
| General Geriatrics | Dr Eleanor Tan (Weekly Thursday PM clinic) | NWRH Outpatient Clinic, Burnie. Ph: (03) 6493 6300, Fax: (03) 6464 1928 |
| Outreach Movement Disorder Clinic | Monthly Monday and Tuesday | Mersey Community Hospital, Torquay Road, Latrobe |
| Tazreach | Dr Vishnu Sharma (for suspected dementia) | Referrals to 15 Hastings Road, Frankston in Victoria, 3199, Ph: (03) 9783 3030 Fax: (03) 9783 9467 |
| Parkinson's Clinic | Dr Frank Nicklason (Monthly Monday and Tuesday) with Local Specialist Parkinson Nurses | Mersey Community Hospital (Fax Referrals to Statton Clinics for co-ordination (03) 6173 0325 or Ph: (03) 6166 7763 |
| Neurological Nursing Support Service | Sr Ann Dodd and Sr Jayne Gow | Central Coast Community Health Centre, 48 Water Street, Ulverstone Ph: (03) 6464 3092 or Fax: (03) 6464 3294 |
| Dementia Assessment and Intervention | Sr Denise Chaston | Ph: (03) 6464 3064 or Fax: (03) 6464 3294 |
