A Healthy North Coast Pilot Program

Community Bowel Cancer Nurse Navigator

Providing continuous, community-based supportive care across the bowel cancer continuum

The Community Bowel Cancer Nurse Navigator provides personalised, nurse-led supportive care for people diagnosed with bowel cancer across the Healthy North Coast region.

Working alongside GPs, specialists and hospital teams, the program complements existing medical care by providing education, supportive care, care coordination and navigation throughout the cancer journey.

Unlike hospital-based services, which are often linked to specific episodes of care, this community-based program provides continuity before, between and after appointments—supporting patients where they spend most of their cancer journey: in the community.

Patient Journey

Providing community-based supportive care across all stages of the bowel cancer continuum, tailored to individual patient needs and complementing existing primary, specialist and hospital services.

How We Can Help

Supportive care includes:

  • Information and education in plain language

  • Care coordination and navigation

  • Preparing for appointments and treatment

  • Symptom monitoring and early intervention

  • Emotional and psychosocial support

  • Practical support and connection with local services

  • Family and carer support

  • Recovery and survivorship planning

Supporting patients across every stage

  • Diagnosis
  • Treament Planning
  • Surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Radiation & Immunotherapy
  • Recovery
  • Survivorship
  • Advanced Care

Supportive care is delivered across all stages of the bowel cancer continuum, tailored to individual patient needs.

Who can refer?

Referrals are welcome from:

  • General Practitioners

  • Surgeons

  • Oncologists

  • Practice Nurses

  • Allied Health Professionals

  • Hospital Teams

  • Patients and families

Patients can be referred at any stage of their bowel cancer journey; however, early referral provides the greatest opportunity to optimise supportive care and care coordination.

Referral Made Easy

Simply provide:

  • Patient contact details

  • Relevant clinical reports (pathology, endoscopy and imaging if available)

  • Current treating team (if known)

Secure Referral Via:

0497 106 426
Email
Contact Page

Funding

Healthy North Coast has funded this pilot to improve access to community-based bowel cancer supportive care and navigation across the region.

Patients are invited to make a modest contribution ($50–100) where possible. Please contact us to discuss your individual circumstances.