The stomal therapy service provides pre and post-operative education, counselling, and support to patients, their family members or carers, who are to undergo surgery that will include the formation of a stoma.
A stoma is a surgically created opening on the abdomen that enables the elimination of waste products.
The service also provides education and support to clients, family or carers who have a PEG (percutaneous gastrostomy) tube, that allows a prescribed fluid to be delivered directly into the stomach.
Patient information
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What to bring
- Ostomy or Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube supplies used for daily management
- Support person if required
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After your appointment
If you need to cancel an appointment please advise at least the day prior where possible. This will allow the service to reschedule your visit.
Health Professionals
Services
The stomal therapy nursing service provides specialised inpatient and non-admitted care for patients including the following services:
- Pre-operative education, counselling and siting of all patients undergoing surgery that may potentially involve the formation of a stoma.
- Post-operative education to promote independence in stoma care.
- Ongoing support for people living with a stoma,
- Consultation for management of fistulae
- Colostomy irrigation education
- PEG service (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tubes), tube changes and/or removals.
Availability
- This service is available up to 3 days per week.
- If stomal therapist not available
- If non-urgent please leave a message on the answering service and your call will be returned as soon as possible
- If urgent consider the following options:
- The stomal therapy nurse can be paged on internal pager “283” (if available)
- Contact on call surgical registar
- Recommend patient attend Emergency Department
Refer a patient
Referrals will be accepted from clinicians, self-referral, family and carers and specialists.
You can find the Community Health Referral form here.
Page last updated: 28 March 2023
