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There are around 80 Pika Wiya staff across four locations. The four clinics are located at: - a clinic in Dartmouth Street, Port Augusta, another at Davenport Community via Port Augusta with the other two clinics and staff located at both Copley and Nepabunna Communities. Funding to provide many programs - both clinical and in health education, continue to be sourced.
Our Health Workers are the first point of contact when you visit the clinics. The Health Workers can screen you and check:
The staff have been actively involved in medication management training, which will enable them to be conversant with the distribution and handling of medications. It is intended that Aboriginal Health Workers will acquire the skills necessary to effectively monitor a client's medication regime and talk to clients about their medication and how it helps prevent illness. As well as attending training in medication management, all clinical staff participate in up-skilling via the Aboriginal Health Workers skill booklet that is aligned to national competencies. Health Workers are one of the most important resources the Service has because they:
Transport Service Pika Wiya provides transport to and from the clinic to those clients in most need including the aged, frail, mothers with babies and small children who have no other means of transport available to them. Transport is also provided to patients who have to undertake regular renal dialysis at the Port Augusta Hospital Dialysis unit. Pika Wiya has a (Patient Assistance
Transport Service) PATS officer who supports patients travel to
specialist appointments, surgery and hospital admissions in
Adelaide. This officer is available from 9 am till 3 pm daily
(Monday to Friday)
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