Canterbury Health Centre
Canterbury Health Centre offers preventative medicine, early interventions and community-based healthcare.
Services offered include child and family nursing, medical and allied health, community nursing, psychiatry, mental health and harm reduction.
Location
Canterbury Health Centre is based on the grounds of Canterbury Hospital in Sydney's inner west, on the corner of Canterbury Road and Thorncraft Parade, Campsie. We are open 8.30am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone: 02 9153 3500
Fax: 02 9153 3510 (Community Team) or 02 9153 3660 (Mental Health Team)
Onsite paid parking is available as well as nearby timed street parking.
Transport Guide
Our services
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Walk-in services |
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| Service | How to access |
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Drug Health Harm Reduction
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If you use substances and don’t normally go to a GP or have trouble accessing primary healthcare support, we offer anonymous access to a primary healthcare clinic every Tuesday. Services are free and we assist with: basic health and medical care; wound and injury management; screening, diagnosis and treatment for hepatitis B and C; sexual health screening; referrals to other health and social services; and provision of needles, syringes and Naloxone. Walk in via Tudor Street (no appointment needed) 8.30am-5pm, Tuesday. or Call the Drug Health Services Intake Line on 1800 793 466 8.30am-5pm, Monday to Friday. |
| Drug Health Harm Reduction Needle and Syringe Program |
To reduce and minimise the spread of blood-borne viruses in the community, we provide free needles and syringes to injecting drug users. You can also get tested for bloodborne viruses and get Naloxone. Walk in via Tudor Street (no appointment needed) 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday. |
| Mental Health |
Intake and assessment. Walk in via Thorncraft Parade (no appointment needed) 8.30am-4.30pm, Monday to Friday or Call the NSW Mental Health Line (24 hours) on 1800 011 511. |
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By appointment only |
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| Service | How to access |
| Child and Family Health |
We offer a range of child and family health services for children, such as allied health, nursing and medical services. 8.30am-4pm, Monday to Friday. |
| Drug Health |
We offer a range of drug and alcohol related services including counselling and tobacco cessation support clinics. Call the Drug Health Services Intake Line on 1800 793 466 8.30am-5pm, Monday to Friday. |
| Mental Health |
Our Community Mental Health team provides a range of services to support your recovery and help you stay well in the community. We can provide specialist services for young people, children and families, adults and older people. Our services include acute care support, care coordination or assertive outreach support. Our community mental health services include a specialist Aboriginal mental health team, bilingual mental health workers and peer support workers. Call the NSW Mental Health Line (24 hours) on 1800 011 511 |
| Sydney District Nursing (rpavirtual) |
Hospital level nursing care provided to people in their homes or the community-based clinics. Care includes acute and chronic wound care, Hospital in the Home (including drips and medications), palliative care, care for chronic medical conditions and continence assessment and management.
Call the Access Care Team on 1300 722 276 8am-8pm, Monday to Sunday. |