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EMERGENCY

In an emergency, always call triple zero (000). It’s a free call from any phone, mobile or phone box.

For other urgent medical issues, go to an Emergency Department.

Our Emergency Departments are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week:

The Knee and Hip Arthritis Service helps people live better with knee or hip osteoarthritis. The program aims to reduce pain and improve quality of life using strategies that have been proven to be effective for managing osteoarthritis. These include:

  • Osteoarthritis education
  • Personalised exercise programs and management plans
  • Strategies for living well with osteoarthritis such as pacing and flare-up management
  • Access to other services in the community

Assessments are conducted by a Physiotherapist who specialises in Osteoarthritis management. The service runs over a 5-6 month period with reviews scheduled during this time.

Access criteria: 

  • Referral from GP or Specialist
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee or hip diagnosed by GP or Specialist
  • Osteoarthritis related knee or hip pain
  • Patients awaiting knee or hip replacement at The Tweed Hospital or Murwillumbah Hospital

Location: Tweed Community Health, Florence Street (on The Tweed Hospital site), Tweed Heads NSW 2485

Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday – Friday

Contact: Phone: (07) 5506 7545; fax: (07) 5506 7578