Health Zone Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic in London

A new Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is bringing family health care services closer to home for residents in London.

All three sites, Southdale Road, Barberry Court (Allan Rush) and Colborne Street (Merrymount), of the Health Zone clinic are now open. Health Zone nurses also provide weekly clinics at Women’s Community House, My Sister’s Place and Rotholme Women’s and Family Shelter.

Today Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, toured the Merrymount site to see the services offered by the clinic, which include chronic disease prevention and management, women’s health and wellness, counselling, education and health promotion.

Health Zone also partners with the Middlesex-London Health Unit to offer a Well Baby/Child and Breastfeeding Clinic. This clinic gives young families an opportunity to talk to a public health nurse about breastfeeding, growth and development, nutrition, safety and community support for babies and children up to four years old.

Supporting nurse practitioners in Ontario is part of the government’s Action Plan for Health Care and its commitment to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

For Complete Story: http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2013/09/nurse-practitioners-improving-access-to-care-in-london.html