Radiation Oncology
How we can help you
Radiation therapy involves the use of high-energy radiation therapy to control or kill tumour cells. It may be used to cure disease, reduce symptoms such as pain, and/or to prevent disease recurrence. Radiation therapy is an effective and important part of the management of a range of cancers, it can also be used for non-cancerous diseases. It may be given on its own or with other forms of treatment such as chemotherapy or surgery.
Most modern radiation therapy techniques focus on accurately targeting cancer cells. Which means they only affect the part of your body that requires treatment while sparing the normal cells. Like having a routine X-ray, radiation therapy is painless.
Types of radiation therapy treatments include;
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for malignant and non-malignant diseases
- Total Body Irradiation (TBI) for bone marrow transplants
- Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET) for the treatment of cutaneous lymphomas
- Volumetric Modulated Radiation Therapy (VMAT)
- Brachytherapy service includes treatment of gynaecological disease
- Interstitial sites and choroidal melanoma using eye plaques
Your assessment, treatment planning and care are delivered at our clinics and specialist radiation therapy facilities in our NCCC Radiation Oncology Department.
Head of Department
Associate Professor Michael Jackson
Nurse Unit Manager
Sara Shaw
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5.00pm
How to find us
We are located in the Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre within the Bright Building (Building 3 on our campus map)
We are on the corner of High Street and Avoca Street in Randwick. The main public entrance is on Avoca Street. You may also enter the Cancer Centre from level 2 of the High St entrance to Prince of Wales Hospital.
If you have a suspected or confirmed cancer you may be referred by your medical specialist or your local family doctor to use our services. Please request your doctor to send us your referral letter and all relevant test results. Once we have received a completed referral, we will send you a confirmation appointment letter, which will tell you where your appointment is located and what information you should bring with you.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment, please call us on 9382 5111.
- Medical referral if you have it, relevant pathology results
- Current Medicare card or Veteran Affairs card
- Any Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card.
- Insurer details (for example: workers compensation, public liability or third party).
- Your Private Health Fund Membership card if you are currently insured with a private health fund.
- Recent x-rays or medical images and their reports, if applicable.
- Activities to keep you entertained while waiting (for example: a book, music player with headphones, crosswords). A television and magazines are available in the waiting area.
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450.
Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the Interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an Interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
Radiation Oncology
How we can help you
Radiation therapy involves the use of high-energy radiation therapy to control or kill tumour cells. It may be used to cure disease, reduce symptoms such as pain, and/or to prevent disease recurrence. Radiation therapy is an effective and important part of the management of a range of cancers, it can also be used for non-cancerous diseases. It may be given on its own or with other forms of treatment such as chemotherapy or surgery.
Most modern radiation therapy techniques focus on accurately targeting cancer cells. Which means they only affect the part of your body that requires treatment while sparing the normal cells. Like having a routine X-ray, radiation therapy is painless.
Types of radiation therapy treatments include;
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for malignant and non-malignant diseases
- Total Body Irradiation (TBI) for bone marrow transplants
- Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET) for the treatment of cutaneous lymphomas
- Volumetric Modulated Radiation Therapy (VMAT)
- Brachytherapy service includes treatment of gynaecological disease
- Interstitial sites and choroidal melanoma using eye plaques
Your assessment, treatment planning and care are delivered at our clinics and specialist radiation therapy facilities in our NCCC Radiation Oncology Department.
Head of Department
Associate Professor Michael Jackson
Nurse Unit Manager
Sara Shaw
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5.00pm
How to find us
We are located in the Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre within the Bright Building (Building 3 on our campus map)
We are on the corner of High Street and Avoca Street in Randwick. The main public entrance is on Avoca Street. You may also enter the Cancer Centre from level 2 of the High St entrance to Prince of Wales Hospital.
If you have a suspected or confirmed cancer you may be referred by your medical specialist or your local family doctor to use our services. Please request your doctor to send us your referral letter and all relevant test results. Once we have received a completed referral, we will send you a confirmation appointment letter, which will tell you where your appointment is located and what information you should bring with you.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment, please call us on 9382 5111.
- Medical referral if you have it, relevant pathology results
- Current Medicare card or Veteran Affairs card
- Any Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card.
- Insurer details (for example: workers compensation, public liability or third party).
- Your Private Health Fund Membership card if you are currently insured with a private health fund.
- Recent x-rays or medical images and their reports, if applicable.
- Activities to keep you entertained while waiting (for example: a book, music player with headphones, crosswords). A television and magazines are available in the waiting area.
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450.
Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the Interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an Interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
Medical Oncology
How we can help you
- Chemotherapy - medicines that destroy cancer cells.
- Immunotherapy - a treatment that helps your bodies immune system fight cancer.
- Hormonal therapy for cancers that grow in response to your bodies hormones. This treatment uses synthetic hormones to block your bodies natural hormones. This helps to reduce the size and slow down the spread of the cancer.
- Targeted therapy - medicines that work on specific features of cancer cells to stop it growing and spreading.
Head of Department
Professor Morteza Aghmesheh
Nurse Unit Manager
Jed Young
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm.
How to find us
The Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre is located in the Bright Alliance Building, corner of High and Avoca Street Randwick.
Our main public entrance is on Avoca Street. You may also enter the Cancer Centre from the Prince of Wales Hospital main entrance, level 2 High Street Randwick.
If you have an appointment booked with one of our doctors, please come to our Medical Oncology Clinics for outpatients, Level 2, Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Building 3 on our campus map)
If you have a treatment booked in our Haematology Oncology Day Centre (HODC), Please come to Level 4, of the Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Building 3 on our campus map)
Our Haematology Oncology Ward is on Level 4 North, Acute Services Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, (Building 30 on our campus map)
Our Doctors:
| Doctor's name | Position | Sub-Specialty | Clinic Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Morteza Aghmesheh | Head of Department. Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Breast, Gastrointestinal cancer | Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday |
| Prof David Goldstein | Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Gastrointestinal Cancer | Monday & Wednesday |
| Prof Michael Friedlander | Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Gynaecological Cancer | Monday |
| A/Prof Elizabeth Hovey | Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Genitourinary, Central Nervous System Cancer | Monday (fortnightly), Tuesday & Friday |
| Dr Melvin Chin | Clinical Academic - Medical Oncology | Lung, Skin Cancer | Friday |
| A/Prof Yeh Chen Lee | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Gynaecological, Sarcoma, Skin Cancer | Monday, Tuesday & Thursday |
| Dr Ben Kong | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Lung, Head and Neck Cancer | Tuesday & Friday |
| Dr Monica Tang | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Breast Cancer | Monday & Tuesday |
| Dr Amanda Goldrick | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Breast, Central Nervous System Cancer | Monday |
If you live in the South East Sydney region and have a suspected or confirmed cancer you may be referred by your local family doctor or a medical specialist to use our services. Please request your doctor to send us your referral letter together with all relevant test results.
Once we have received a completed referral, we will call you to make a time for your appointment and let you know any information you should bring with you.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment, please call us on 9382 5111.
- Current Medicare card or Veteran Affairs card
- Any Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card
- Insurer details (eg workers compensation, public liability or third party)
- Your private health fund membership card if you are currently insured with a private health fund
- Recent X-rays or medical images and their reports, if applicable
- Activities to keep you entertained while waiting (for example, a book, music player with headphones, crosswords).
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
We are a teaching hospital and student doctors or nurses may be involved and supervised by senior staff during your visit. You have the right to say no. If you do so, this will no impact in any way on the services we will provide. We will discuss with you any research projects that are relevant to your condition and whether you would like to participate.
Medical Oncology
How we can help you
- Chemotherapy - medicines that destroy cancer cells.
- Immunotherapy - a treatment that helps your bodies immune system fight cancer.
- Hormonal therapy for cancers that grow in response to your bodies hormones. This treatment uses synthetic hormones to block your bodies natural hormones. This helps to reduce the size and slow down the spread of the cancer.
- Targeted therapy - medicines that work on specific features of cancer cells to stop it growing and spreading.
Head of Department
Professor Morteza Aghmesheh
Nurse Unit Manager
Jed Young
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm.
How to find us
The Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre is located in the Bright Alliance Building, corner of High and Avoca Street Randwick.
Our main public entrance is on Avoca Street. You may also enter the Cancer Centre from the Prince of Wales Hospital main entrance, level 2 High Street Randwick.
If you have an appointment booked with one of our doctors, please come to our Medical Oncology Clinics for outpatients, Level 2, Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Building 3 on our campus map)
If you have a treatment booked in our Haematology Oncology Day Centre (HODC), Please come to Level 4, of the Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Building 3 on our campus map)
Our Haematology Oncology Ward is on Level 4 North, Acute Services Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, (Building 30 on our campus map)
Our Doctors:
| Doctor's name | Position | Sub-Specialty | Clinic Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Morteza Aghmesheh | Head of Department. Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Breast, Gastrointestinal cancer | Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday |
| Prof David Goldstein | Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Gastrointestinal Cancer | Monday & Wednesday |
| Prof Michael Friedlander | Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Gynaecological Cancer | Monday |
| A/Prof Elizabeth Hovey | Senior Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Genitourinary, Central Nervous System Cancer | Monday (fortnightly), Tuesday & Friday |
| Dr Melvin Chin | Clinical Academic - Medical Oncology | Lung, Skin Cancer | Friday |
| A/Prof Yeh Chen Lee | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Gynaecological, Sarcoma, Skin Cancer | Monday, Tuesday & Thursday |
| Dr Ben Kong | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Lung, Head and Neck Cancer | Tuesday & Friday |
| Dr Monica Tang | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Breast Cancer | Monday & Tuesday |
| Dr Amanda Goldrick | Staff Specialist - Medical Oncology | Breast, Central Nervous System Cancer | Monday |
If you live in the South East Sydney region and have a suspected or confirmed cancer you may be referred by your local family doctor or a medical specialist to use our services. Please request your doctor to send us your referral letter together with all relevant test results.
Once we have received a completed referral, we will call you to make a time for your appointment and let you know any information you should bring with you.
If you need to change or cancel your appointment, please call us on 9382 5111.
- Current Medicare card or Veteran Affairs card
- Any Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card
- Insurer details (eg workers compensation, public liability or third party)
- Your private health fund membership card if you are currently insured with a private health fund
- Recent X-rays or medical images and their reports, if applicable
- Activities to keep you entertained while waiting (for example, a book, music player with headphones, crosswords).
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
We are a teaching hospital and student doctors or nurses may be involved and supervised by senior staff during your visit. You have the right to say no. If you do so, this will no impact in any way on the services we will provide. We will discuss with you any research projects that are relevant to your condition and whether you would like to participate.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Services
How we can help you
We have a range of services that help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families to stay healthy. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person or family member you can access all of our general services plus the services below
Aboriginal Health Workers
Our Aboriginal Health Workers can help you understand ways to manage your health care. They can organise and take you to your appointments. They can also speak with your doctors and go to appointments with you to offer support.
Our Aboriginal Health Workers can talk with you about other services that may assist you. They can help you make contact with these services.
Our Aboriginal Health Workers also provide healthy lifestyle and social support programs including land and water based exercise classes, Yarn Up
You can see an Aboriginal Health Worker at the Aboriginal Community Health Centre at La Perouse or they can visit you in your own home.
You can contact our Aboriginal Health Workers on: 0414 193 113. 0429 886 849 and 0421 058 457.
La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre
Our La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre provides services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families. Prince of Wales Hospital and other health services provide clinics at the Centre where you can see specialist Doctors and allied health staff. The services provided include:
- Endocrinology - For if you have problems with your hormones e.g. Diabetes.
- Cardiology - For problems with your heart or blood vessels.
- Geriatrics - If you are an older Aboriginal person, this clinic helps with preventing and treating disease and disability.
- Neurology - For problems with your brain, spinal cord and nerves.
- Podiatry - For problems with your feet, ankles or lower limbs.
- Eye clinic - If you have problems with your eyes.
- Oral Health Services - For problems with your teeth, gums and your mouth and face that allows you to smile, speak or chew.
- Midwife Service - Supports pregnant women in their health care
- Early Childhood Services - Carries out health checks for young children and provide information on parenting.
- Children’s Services - For children under the age of 16 years.
- Mental Health Services - Helps if you are experiencing problems with how you are feeling, thinking, behaving or interacting with others. Mental illnesses are of different types and severity. E.g. depression and anxiety.
- Drug and Alcohol Services - Supports you if you have addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
The Centre at La Perouse is open from Monday to Friday. To make an appointment or you can contact the Centre directly on 02 8347 4800.
Please contact Northern Network Access and Referral Centre on 9369 0400 for referrals to the Aboriginal Health Workers
Location of La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre
1 Elaroo Ave, Phillip Bay
-33.9819808, 151.2310545
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Services
How we can help you
We have a range of services that help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families to stay healthy. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person or family member you can access all of our general services plus the services below
Aboriginal Health Workers
Our Aboriginal Health Workers can help you understand ways to manage your health care. They can organise and take you to your appointments. They can also speak with your doctors and go to appointments with you to offer support.
Our Aboriginal Health Workers can talk with you about other services that may assist you. They can help you make contact with these services.
Our Aboriginal Health Workers also provide healthy lifestyle and social support programs including land and water based exercise classes, Yarn Up
You can see an Aboriginal Health Worker at the Aboriginal Community Health Centre at La Perouse or they can visit you in your own home.
You can contact our Aboriginal Health Workers on: 0414 193 113. 0429 886 849 and 0421 058 457.
La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre
Our La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre provides services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families. Prince of Wales Hospital and other health services provide clinics at the Centre where you can see specialist Doctors and allied health staff. The services provided include:
- Endocrinology - For if you have problems with your hormones e.g. Diabetes.
- Cardiology - For problems with your heart or blood vessels.
- Geriatrics - If you are an older Aboriginal person, this clinic helps with preventing and treating disease and disability.
- Neurology - For problems with your brain, spinal cord and nerves.
- Podiatry - For problems with your feet, ankles or lower limbs.
- Eye clinic - If you have problems with your eyes.
- Oral Health Services - For problems with your teeth, gums and your mouth and face that allows you to smile, speak or chew.
- Midwife Service - Supports pregnant women in their health care
- Early Childhood Services - Carries out health checks for young children and provide information on parenting.
- Children’s Services - For children under the age of 16 years.
- Mental Health Services - Helps if you are experiencing problems with how you are feeling, thinking, behaving or interacting with others. Mental illnesses are of different types and severity. E.g. depression and anxiety.
- Drug and Alcohol Services - Supports you if you have addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
The Centre at La Perouse is open from Monday to Friday. To make an appointment or you can contact the Centre directly on 02 8347 4800.
Please contact Northern Network Access and Referral Centre on 9369 0400 for referrals to the Aboriginal Health Workers
Location of La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre
1 Elaroo Ave, Phillip Bay
-33.9819808, 151.2310545
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Services
How we can help you
We have a range of services that help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families to stay healthy. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person or family member you can access all of our general services plus the services below
Aboriginal Health Workers
Our Aboriginal Health Workers can help you understand ways to manage your health care. They can organise and take you to your appointments. They can also speak with your doctors and go to appointments with you to offer support.
Our Aboriginal Health Workers can talk with you about other services that may assist you. They can help you make contact with these services.
Our Aboriginal Health Workers also provide healthy lifestyle and social support programs including land and water based exercise classes, Yarn Up
You can see an Aboriginal Health Worker at the Aboriginal Community Health Centre at La Perouse or they can visit you in your own home.
You can contact our Aboriginal Health Workers on: 0414 193 113. 0429 886 849 and 0421 058 457.
La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre
Our La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre provides services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families. Prince of Wales Hospital and other health services provide clinics at the Centre where you can see specialist Doctors and allied health staff. The services provided include:
- Endocrinology - For if you have problems with your hormones e.g. Diabetes.
- Cardiology - For problems with your heart or blood vessels.
- Geriatrics - If you are an older Aboriginal person, this clinic helps with preventing and treating disease and disability.
- Neurology - For problems with your brain, spinal cord and nerves.
- Podiatry - For problems with your feet, ankles or lower limbs.
- Eye clinic - If you have problems with your eyes.
- Oral Health Services - For problems with your teeth, gums and your mouth and face that allows you to smile, speak or chew.
- Midwife Service - Supports pregnant women in their health care
- Early Childhood Services - Carries out health checks for young children and provide information on parenting.
- Children’s Services - For children under the age of 16 years.
- Mental Health Services - Helps if you are experiencing problems with how you are feeling, thinking, behaving or interacting with others. Mental illnesses are of different types and severity. E.g. depression and anxiety.
- Drug and Alcohol Services - Supports you if you have addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
The Centre at La Perouse is open from Monday to Friday. To make an appointment or you can contact the Centre directly on 02 8347 4800.
Please contact Northern Network Access and Referral Centre on 9369 0400 for referrals to the Aboriginal Health Workers
Location of La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre
1 Elaroo Ave, Phillip Bay
-33.9819808, 151.2310545
Heartlink: managing your heart problems at home
How we can help you
Our service cares for people in the community living with a diagnosis of heart failure.
Our specialised nurse (Cardiac Nurse Practitioner) supports patients, their carers and families with the following services:
-
Education on how to manage your heart failure
-
Assessment and care in your home and/or at our heart failure clinic
-
Medicines to treat heart failure and prevent the need for hospital
-
Other relevant services based on your needs.
Service opening hours
Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Direct phone number
Heartlink service Nurse Practitioner
James McVeigh 0421 057 340
Margaret Ryan 0499 753 065
Our team includes two specialist cardiac nurses called Cardiac Nurse Practitioners.
We work with your local doctor (GP), heart doctor (Cardiologist) and other specialist medical physicians, community pharmacists, Prince of Wales hospital community nursing team, the Prince of Wales Community Management Centre to manage your heart failure in the community.
The service provides support to people living with the local catchment area service by the Prince of Wales Hospital within the following suburbs:
Banksmeadow, Beaconsfield, Botany, Chifley, Clovelly, Coogee, Daceyville, Eastlakes, Hillsdale, Kensington, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Matraville, Mascot, Pagewood, Randwick & Rosebery (South of Gardeners Road)
You will need to contact the Northern Network Access and Referral Centre and make a referral to access this service. Call them on phone: 02 9389 0400.
Once registered with the Heartlink service, you can make an appointment by contacting our nurses on 0421 057 340 or 0499 753 065. Our service operates Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm (excluding public holidays).
We are a teaching hospital, and you may be invited to participate in research or for a student to be present at your appointment. You have a right to say no. If you do so, this will not impact in any way on the services we will provide
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
Heartlink: managing your heart problems at home
How we can help you
Our service cares for people in the community living with a diagnosis of heart failure.
Our specialised nurse (Cardiac Nurse Practitioner) supports patients, their carers and families with the following services:
-
Education on how to manage your heart failure
-
Assessment and care in your home and/or at our heart failure clinic
-
Medicines to treat heart failure and prevent the need for hospital
-
Other relevant services based on your needs.
Service opening hours
Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Direct phone number
Heartlink service Nurse Practitioner
James McVeigh 0421 057 340
Margaret Ryan 0499 753 065
Our team includes two specialist cardiac nurses called Cardiac Nurse Practitioners.
We work with your local doctor (GP), heart doctor (Cardiologist) and other specialist medical physicians, community pharmacists, Prince of Wales hospital community nursing team, the Prince of Wales Community Management Centre to manage your heart failure in the community.
The service provides support to people living with the local catchment area service by the Prince of Wales Hospital within the following suburbs:
Banksmeadow, Beaconsfield, Botany, Chifley, Clovelly, Coogee, Daceyville, Eastlakes, Hillsdale, Kensington, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Matraville, Mascot, Pagewood, Randwick & Rosebery (South of Gardeners Road)
You will need to contact the Northern Network Access and Referral Centre and make a referral to access this service. Call them on phone: 02 9389 0400.
Once registered with the Heartlink service, you can make an appointment by contacting our nurses on 0421 057 340 or 0499 753 065. Our service operates Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm (excluding public holidays).
We are a teaching hospital, and you may be invited to participate in research or for a student to be present at your appointment. You have a right to say no. If you do so, this will not impact in any way on the services we will provide
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
Heartlink: managing your heart problems at home
How we can help you
Our service cares for people in the community living with a diagnosis of heart failure.
Our specialised nurse (Cardiac Nurse Practitioner) supports patients, their carers and families with the following services:
-
Education on how to manage your heart failure
-
Assessment and care in your home and/or at our heart failure clinic
-
Medicines to treat heart failure and prevent the need for hospital
-
Other relevant services based on your needs.
Service opening hours
Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Direct phone number
Heartlink service Nurse Practitioner
James McVeigh 0421 057 340
Margaret Ryan 0499 753 065
Our team includes two specialist cardiac nurses called Cardiac Nurse Practitioners.
We work with your local doctor (GP), heart doctor (Cardiologist) and other specialist medical physicians, community pharmacists, Prince of Wales hospital community nursing team, the Prince of Wales Community Management Centre to manage your heart failure in the community.
The service provides support to people living with the local catchment area service by the Prince of Wales Hospital within the following suburbs:
Banksmeadow, Beaconsfield, Botany, Chifley, Clovelly, Coogee, Daceyville, Eastlakes, Hillsdale, Kensington, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Matraville, Mascot, Pagewood, Randwick & Rosebery (South of Gardeners Road)
You will need to contact the Northern Network Access and Referral Centre and make a referral to access this service. Call them on phone: 02 9389 0400.
Once registered with the Heartlink service, you can make an appointment by contacting our nurses on 0421 057 340 or 0499 753 065. Our service operates Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm (excluding public holidays).
We are a teaching hospital, and you may be invited to participate in research or for a student to be present at your appointment. You have a right to say no. If you do so, this will not impact in any way on the services we will provide
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.