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Health Care at Home

Continuous and convenient support for your health

Our goal is to be a partner in your journey towards better health while receiving care at home. By participating in a hospital substitution service, you'll be supported with continuation of care and treatment in a comfortable, familiar and private environment.

Each Hospital substitution service is subject to its own eligibility criteria. Contact us for more information and to confirm your eligibility for a program.

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Find at home services to reduce time spent in hospital

Health Care at Home services can help eligible members receive their hospital treatment from the comfort of their home.

Hospital Substitution
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Chemo at Home

Treatment at home

When you're undergoing regular treatments, frequent trips to and from the hospital can be tough. This service provides eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive chemotherapy treatments at home, giving you more control over your treatment, with less disruption to you and your family's daily lives.

Program duration: Varies

Hospital Substitution
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Haemodialysis at Home

Treatment at home

This service provides eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive Haemodialysis treatments at home in a comfortable, familiar and private environment.

Program duration: Varies

Hospital Substitution
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Orthopaedic Rehab at Home

Treatment at home

Orthopaedic Rehab at Home provides eligible members with the option to receive intensive physiotherapy in the comfort of their home where clinically appropriate* following a total hip or knee replacement to get them mobile as soon as possible.

Program duration: Varies

*The member's treating team will determine whether Orthopaedic Rehab at Home is suitable to facilitate an early discharge from hospital. This will occur where the same level of rehabilitation can be adequately provided in the comfort of the home.

Hospital Substitution
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IV Antibiotics at Home

Treatment at home

This service provides eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive IV antibiotic treatment at home.

Program duration: Varies

Hospital Substitution
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Wound Care at Home

Treatment at home

This service provides eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive negative pressure Wound Care at home.

Program duration: Varies

Hospital Substitution
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IV Autoimmune at Home*

Treatment at home

This service provides eligible members, where clinically appropriate, the option to receive IV autoimmune treatment at home.

Program duration: Varies

Hospital Substitution
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Palliative Care at Home

Treatment at home

This service offers holistic support to eligible members with life-limiting conditions, allowing them to receive care at home if they prefer. Members can also access palliative care in hospital if needed or transition to in-hospital care if their preference changes.

Program duration: Varies

Hospital Substitution
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Alcohol Detoxification at Home

Treatment at home

This service allows members who would typically be admitted as hospital inpatients for alcohol withdrawal, detoxification, and support to safely withdraw and detox from alcohol in a home-based setting instead.

Eligibility into the program doesn't guarantee placement in the program. Spaces in this pilot program are limited for now, but we aim to expand availability in the future.

Program duration: Varies

Are you a service provider?

If you are a service provider offering chemotherapy, haemodialysis, orthopaedic rehabilitation, IV treatments or wound care from home and are interested in partnering with nib, contact us to find out how you could become a part of our Health Management Programs.

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Are you a doctor or specialist?

If you're a GP or specialist, contact us to find out how you can refer your patients to one of our contracted hospital substitution providers.

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