Multicultural Health Service
Address
Level 2 Harker Building, Longworth Avenue Wallsend NSW 2287
Phone
4924 6285
HNELHD-MulticulturalHealth@health.nsw.gov.au
Best way to contact:
Phone or email
Can I bring a support person?
You can bring a support worker to our service.
What services we provide:
The Multicultural Health Service supports clinicians to provide equitable and accessible public health care to culturally and linguistically diverse patients and Deaf People.
Who we support:
CALD people, Deaf people and those who are from Non-English backgrounds and need interpreters
The Service has three distinct programs
Health Care Interpreter Service provides interpreters by telephone, video and on site for health professional within Hunter New England Local Health Districts, and other districts and providers by agreement.
Multicultural Health Liaison Programs which works across clinical units to provide support for CALD clients, service planning, education and advice for staff
The Refugee Health Service provides on arrival health screening and health care for refugees on arrival in the local health district
We provide
Services/ support for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse, Multicultural clients and communities, Services/support for people with Disability, Services/support for Refugee and/or Migrant clients and communities
We provide interpreters for some Indigenous languages.
Referral pathways
Referral from medical services (ie, your GP or other health service.)
Cost
Free
Areas
Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Maitland, Cessnock, Upper Hunter
interpreter access, providing cultural competency trainings for health staff, advisory groups, accessible resources.
Our service has
Mobility access, accessible bathroom, all gender bathroom