Providing clinical care for remote communities with little to no medical support in town.
Remote Area Nursing Post (RANP)
Remote area nurses plan and co-ordinate a range of services including:
- Emergency services in collaboration with RFDS, WACHS and other emergency services
- Non-emergency appointments for clinical services
- Communicable disease prevention and management
- Chronic disease management
- Primary health care
- Pathology
Referral criteria | Eligible: - All persons living or travelling in a remote community.
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Geographical availability | Remote WA locations: - Mid-West: Enneaba, Shark Bay, Mingenew, Leeman.
- Wheatbelt: Beacon, Bencubbin, Brookton, Hyden, Lancelin
- Goldfields: Eucla
- South West: Walpole
Region | Address | Opening hours | Beacon | 48 Lindsay St, Beacon WA 6472 | Monday to Friday 09.00am to 12.00pm, 1.00pm to 4.00pm | Bencubbin | 73 Monger St Bencubbin WA 6477 | Monday to Friday 09.00am to 12.00pm, 1.00pm to 4.00pm | Brookton | 27 Whittington St, Lot 511 Brookton WA 6306 | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 09.00am to 12.00pm, 1.00pm to 4.00pm | Eucla | 11 Yurkla Way, Lot 500 Eucla WA 6443 | Monday to Friday 09.00am to 12.00pm, 1.00pm to 4.00pm | Enneaba | 1 Grover St, Lot 119 Enneaba WA 6518 | Monday to Wednesday 08.00am to 4.00pm | Hyden | 1-3 Naughton St, Hyden WA 6359 | Monday to Friday 09.00am to 12.30pm, 12.30pm to 4.30pm | Lancelin | 64 Gingin Rd Lancelin WA 6044 | Monday to Friday 08.00am to 4.00pm | Leeman | 21 Morcombe Rd Leeman WA 6514 | Monday to Friday 09.00am to 12.00pm, 1.00pm to 4.30pm | Mingenew | Mingenew WA 6522 | Monday to Friday 08.00am to 4.00pm | Shark Bay | 53 Hughes St Shark Bay WA 6537 | Monday to Friday 09.00am to 12.30pm, 12.30pm to 4.00pm | Walpole | 2 Pier Street, Walpole WA 6398 | Monday to Friday 09.00am to 12.30pm, 12.30pm to 4.30pm |
After hours: - Call 000 if it is an emergency; or
- Contact Healthdirect on 1800 022 222 for health information and advice.
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Cost | No cost to client. Rural and remote health services are funded by the WA Country Health Services (WACHS). |
How to access remote area nursing services
- Call the Contact Centre on 1300 300 122 and ask to be directed to the Remote Area Nurse at the remote site location.
- The Contact Centre will check if the Remote Area Nurse is available and will transfer the call through.
- The Remote Area Nurse will determine what service is required and will also facilitate referrals from other medical services if required.
