1.11 MB - Manly Council

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TO:
HSPP Committee
MEETING DATE: 23 August 2011
AUTHORS:
SUBJECT:
Kathryn Parker
Health Services – updated report on services
1. INTRODUCTION
This report considers health and related services needs and issues arising for the Manly
area as a background report arising from recommendations of its April 2011 committee
meeting.
The report updates the list of local and regional health services that the committee
developed in November 2009, and current information on available services. This will
provide background information for the August HSPP Committee meeting, and planning of
future health related services.
2. BACKGROUND
Providers
There is a wide variety of health services that are available for Manly residents. Some of
these are located in the Manly area; others are located throughout the Northern Beaches
and Northern suburbs region generally.
The existing health services provided publically and privately for Manly residents can be
grouped as follows (and further described in Attachment One):
• Hospital services – private & public; in Manly LGA and region (Northern Beaches and
Northern Sydney); services range from Manly Hospital & private providers; to full
care at Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards;
• Medical services – private in Manly and region; services range from dentists,
physiotherapists, chiropractors, therapists (speech, occupational, etc), optometrists,
chiropodist and others;
• Mental health services – private and non-government organization (NGO) providers;
• Aged Care services – private and NGO providers in LGA and region;
• Maternity and children – private and public providers in LGA and region;
• Community health services – private and public; in LGA and region;
• Drug and Alcohol services and counseling; public, private and NGO providers, and
• Other – complementary and alternative therapies; variety of diagnostic and auxiliary
services to facilitate medical practices listed above in LGA and regionally.
Report – Human Services Planning & Policy Committee 23 August 2011