Healthy Habits
Create long-term, healthy lifestyle habits with our exercise and nutrition program.
Looking for help to manage your chronic medical condition?
Allied Health Solutions supports people who are living with (or at risk of developing) a chronic medical condition to access allied health services that enable them to better manage their health.
Our Care Coordinator will work in consultation with your GP to advocate for your health needs and arrange a team-based approach to your care.
We will support you to access our network of allied health providers including physiotherapists, dietitians, diabetic educators, exercise physiologists and podiatrists at no cost.
Together with your GP, we will find ways to help you manage your chronic medical conditions.
What do we offer?
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Coordinated care and support
We will advocate for your health needs and facilitate a team-based approach to your care.
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Access to allied health services
Via Sonder’s network of allied health providers.
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Team approach
Your Care Coordinator will work in consultation with your GP and allied health providers to understand your health needs.
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Learn about your health
We will support you in finding strategies to help manage your chronic medical condition.
Accessing this service
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for this program, you must:
- Live in the Yorke Peninsula, Mid North or Lower North regions and;
- Be living with, or at risk of developing an ongoing chronic medical conditions that requires additional services to prevent further complications or illness.
Who are the Allied Health Solutions staff?
This service is provided by Sonder’s network of allied health providers, including:
Yorke Peninsula
- Diabetes educator (may be offered via Telehealth or in-person)
- Dietitian
- Exercise physiologist
- Occupational therapy
- Physiotherapist
- Podiatrist
Mid and Lower North
- Diabetes educator
- Dietitian (may be offered via Telehealth or in-person)
- Physiotherapist
- Exercise physiologist
- Podiatrist
Our Care Coordinator will work in consultation with your GP to support you in accessing services to treat your chronic medical condition.
How do I access this service?
To access this service, simply contact our friendly team at Sonder via phone on (08) 8209 700 or email info@sonder.net.au
We’ll put you in touch with a local GP to access a referral into the program. If the GP finds the program to be suitable for you, the GP will then complete the Referral Form and send it back to us.
Once we receive your referral, our Care Coordinator will then work with your GP to coordinate initial appointments with the specialist nurse, or allied health providers identified on the referral.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where you can access this service
You can access services from our Allied Health Professionals at different sites across the Yorke Peninsula, Mid North and Lower North regions. Sonder's Allied Health Solutions team is based in Maitland.
Health professionals
Information for GPs
To refer a patient to this service, complete the Allied Health Solutions Referral Form and send it back to Sonder.
Make a referralRelated pages
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Read more about Healthy Habits
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Read more about PACE
PACE
Exercise and nutrition group program for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
