Nurse Practitioner Services
North East Nurse Practitioner Services (NENPS) core business is to offer a medical service to the residents of Beechworth, and the wider community, that is innovative and evidence informed, person centered and caring, and flexible to meet the changing needs of the community.
We believe in the primary care model and therefore support a collaborative approach as part of our business model. This ensures optimal outcomes for our patients'.
NENPS offers the following services related to patient care which can be categorized into acute, chronic, aged related, and general services. For detailed descriptions of these services please see below.
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Services
Acute Illness
This service covers/manages a range of conditions that patients may have developed that are NOT life threatening but require medical management within a brief time frame.
Such conditions may include but are not limited to:
- Sore throat
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Chest Infection
- Sinus Infection
- Viral Illness – Covid/Influenza/RSV etc.
- Sore Ears/infection
- Infected Wounds
- Dental Infection
- Conjunctivitis
- Asthma/COPD flares
- Constipation/Diarrhoea
- Indigestion
- Dizziness
- Gout
- Pain – Back/Shoulder/Hip/Knee etc.
Please remember that this service is not for urgent/emergency care. If you, or someone you are with, are suffering a time critical emergency or is unconscious, has chest pain, difficulty breathing/choking, uncontrolled bleeding or has been in a major accident, please dial 000 immediately.
Services
General Services
This service may include but not limited to:
- Clinical examinations
- Health Checks
- Scripts
- Medication Review and Management
- Diagnostic and Pathology Requests
- Specialist Referral
- Sick/Carer certificates
- Ear Cleaning
- Injection Administration – e.g., B12/Prolia
- Travel Health Advice
- Osteoporosis Management
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Assistance with Flare/Exacerbation of Chronic Conditions
This may include but not limited to:
- Blood Pressure
- Heart Failure
- Lung Disease
- Diabetes
- Parkinsons Disease
- Arthritis
- Pain Management
Services
Older People/Age Related Problems
This may include:
- Memory Problems/Cognitive Decline
- Falls and Balance
- Osteoporosis
- Chronic Pain
- Depression/Anxiety
- Sleep Disturbance
- Nutrition/Weight loss
- Medication Management
- Frailty
- Continence Issues
Consultation via telehealth with a geriatrician is available depending on complexity. The Geriatrician fee is bulk billed.