Telehealth services use information and communications technologies (ICTs) to deliver health services and transmit health information over both long and short distances. It is about transmitting voice, data, images and information rather than moving care recipients, health professionals or educators. It encompasses diagnosis, treatment, preventive (educational) and curative aspects of healthcare services and typically involves care recipient(s), care providers or educators in the provision of these services directed to the care recipient.
Video is one of the main ways in which telehealth is improving access to healthcare services for patients who live in regional, rural and remote areas.
Instead of having to travel to the nearest major city to see a specialist, an increasing number of patients are using video. This facility may be offered directly to their home or work, by their local GP or at another healthcare venue.
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 08.30am – 5:00pm
Office location
Consulting Suite PDH
Contact Details
Phone: (03) 5521 1410
Fax: (03) 5521 0372
Referrals
All referrals for the Telehealth are received via the intake team
Phone: (03) 5521 0354
Fax: (03) 5521 0372
Email: intake.pdh@swarh.vic.gov.au
Receipt of all referrals will be acknowledged.
Links to each Telehealth area
| Aged Care | · Geriatric Medicine |
| Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) | · Counselling |
| Allied Health Services | · Dietetics |
| Cancer Services | · Cancer Support Nurse
· Oncology |
| Chronic Condition Services | · Cardiac Rehab
· HARP |
| Community Nursing Specialists | · Continence Advisor |
| Nursing Services | · Discharge Planners |
| Specialist Consulting Suite | · Cardiology
· Urology |
| Women’s and Children’s Services | · Maternal and Child Health |
