Chronic Wound Service

The Chronic Wound Service provides an assessment and treatment to patients in the community with chronic or complex wounds. Services are offered centre based and home based including Residential Aged Care Facilities.

The Chronic Wound Service provides multidisciplinary service to people who have wounds that are not healing as expected. The team provides:

A comprehensive general and wound assessment including diagnosis
Provide a plan for wound care
Interventions to assist with wound healing that might include compression therapy, debridement and offloading
Referral for additional investigations or input from other Northern Health specialist teams
Providing education about wound healing, skin care and other factors impacting on wound healing

What to expect from the service?

Clients undergo a comprehensive assessment including diagnosis, treatment, advice and education. A plan will be provided for patients to seek ongoing wound care via community nursing, GP or self. The wound progress will be monitored at subsquent reviews.

This service is staffed by a Geriatrician, Wound Nurse Consultant, Podiatry and Dietetics.

Information

Cost:
There is no cost to attend the Chronic Wound Service.

For referrals or enquiries regarding this service please contact the Community Access Service team
Free Call: 1300 128 539
Fax: 8405 8616

Northern Health also offers the Chronic Wound Service through virtual consults to anyone residing in Victoria with a hard to heal wound. Doctors, community nurses, residential aged care facilities or patients themselves are welcome to book in for the service via the Victorian Virtual Specialist Consults service. The service provides expert assessment including diagnosis, management, recommendation and education to anyone living with a hard to heal wound.
There is no cost to the patient with this service.
To book: VVSC.org.au. For further information: VVSC@nh.org.au