Rural Support Service
The Rural Support Service is a business unit in SA Health that is responsible for providing flexible, responsive and innovative services to support the six regional LHNs.
To find out more about specific health services provided in your regional local health network visit their services pages below:
For a full list of our regional health hospitals and health services, visit the A to Z list of regional hospitals and health services page.
Residents living in regional South Australia have access to a range of services designed to maintain and improvements of health care in their local communities.
These services include:
Country Health Connect is the brand name for a wide range of in-home and community-based services provided by the regional LHNs to older people, people living with disability, children and carers across regional South Australia.
Our services will help you or your loved one stay well, active and independent.
Anyone of any age or ability may be eligible to access our services.
To find out more, go to the Country Health Connect website.
In 2018, Standards Wise was engaged by the State Government to undertake clinical audits of all residential aged care services operated by the then Country Health SA Local Health Network. The purpose of the audits was to provide a strong basis for regional LHNs to make improvements in our governance and operational strategies, as well as to improve our systems and processes for aged care.
For more information, and to access the final audits report, visit the response to external clinical audits of residential aged care services page.
The Rural Support Service (RSS) is a collaboration of the six regional LHNs, responsible for providing flexible, responsive and innovative services to support the regional LHNs to grow and thrive by:
For more information about the RSS, visit the Rural Support Service page.
Other services available throughout regional South Australia include:
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