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:
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Education on how to manage your heart failure
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Assessment and care in your home and/or at our heart failure clinic
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Medicines to treat heart failure and prevent the need for hospital
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Other relevant services based on your needs.
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.