Orange Hospital Chronic Pain Management Service
Western NSW LHD Adult Tier 2
Contact details
About this service
- Nurse consultant
- Occupational therapist
- Pain specialist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychology
- Education and advice
- Medical reviews
- Multidisciplinary assessment
- Multidisciplinary case conferencing
- Pain program
- Treatment planning and appointments with health professionals e.g. psychology and physiotherapy
- Botox injections
- Nerve blocks
- Pump refills
Procedural service
Limited - available through link to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Brain Injury
- Elderly
- Post amputation
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
- Pre-consultation telephone advice for GPs
- Post consultation telephone advice for GPs
- Supported management advice for GPs
- Telehealth consultations with GPs
- Twice yearly GP talks
Pain services
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| Type | Medium intensity |
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| Fee | Nil fee for public patients and upon application for recipients of third party or worker’s compensation payments |
| Hours | 24 hours |
| Frequency | 3 hours per week for 8 weeks |
| Group size | 6-10 people |
| Availability | 4 groups per year |
| Eligibility | Persisting pain |
| Follow up | 1, 3, 6 and 12 months |