Nursing and Public Health

We all have a responsibility for our own health. The Community Health Partnership also have a pivotal role to play in raising health awareness, reducing health inequalities, promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering community based initiatives in consultation with you, the public.

The Community Health Partnership works with other organisations such as Perth & Kinross Council and local voluntary agencies to improve the health of the Perth & Kinross population and to address the key challenges to achieving better health such as reducing levels of smoking, increasing physical activity, improving diet and reducing levels of alcohol consumption.

To achieve this and to support you in helping you improve your health the Community Health Partnership have a local Health Improvement Team who can be contacted through:

Lee Millar
PA to the Acting Lead Nurse Perth & Kinross CHP
Contact Telephone: 01738 473960

Community Nursing Services (District Nursing)

The Community Nursing Service provides nursing care to patients in their own home or residential care setting. The Community Nursing Team will carry out an assessment of both health and social care needs, as well as an assessment and arrangement of any equipment that the patient may need.

The team will provide ongoing assessment, management and implementation of any nursing care required in the home.

They will also provide support and advice to patients and carers to maximise independence, as well as advice with regard to health promotion.
Community Nursing Teams have bases throughout Perth & Kinross. To contact a Community Nursing Team, phone your GP Practice and ask for a contact number. The team may be within your own practice.

Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitors)

Health Visitors and Community Public Health Nurses are health professionals who provide support and access to services in line with specific patient needs. They work in partnership with clients and have links to GPs, Social Work Services and Housing, Education, Community Hospitals and Voluntary Organisations. They deliver direct care, and provide confidential advice and support.

Some examples of the services offered are thing such as Health Advice drop in sessions, Post Natal Support Groups and Smoking Cessation Sessions.

Community Health Nursing Teams have bases throughout Perth & Kinross. To contact a Community Health Nursing Team, phone your GP Practice and ask for a contact number. The team may be within your own practice.

Specialist Palliative Services

The Palliative Care Team works closely with other health and social service professionals across the community and hospital settings. The team includes Community Macmillan Nurses, Hospital Macmillan Nurses, and at Macmillan House a full range of health professionals including complementary therapists and volunteers.

The team focuses on achieving the best possible quality of life for patients and families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness. The aim is always to maximise physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being, and enable personal choice, through skilled assessment and treatment planning. Patients are supported in their own homes, whilst in hospital, or by attending Macmillan House Day Services.

For information on these services, please contact Ann Freeman, Macmillan Administrator on

Contact Telephone: 01738 562418

Central Healthcare

Central Healthcare provides a nurse led service for those who find themselves homeless or vulnerably housed.
The service offers both a specialised outreach service which includes the young peoples health team as well as a GP practice and maintains strong links with mainstream services.

The Central Healthcare Team provides specialist care to the following client groups:

• Those with Mental Health Problems
• Those with Drug & Alcohol Problems
• Gypsy Travellers
• Homeless Families
• Children in Looked After Care
• Young People
• Single Persons
• Local Authority Care Leavers

Central Healthcare outreach service for young people can be reached by calling 01738 564274 and the GP practice can be reached by calling 01738 631032.

Learning Disabilities Nursing

With strong links to the specialist Tayside service, Learning Disabilities Nurses work jointly with Social Work colleagues to provide a comprehensive service for adults with learning disabilities.

Within Perth & Kinross, there are Community Learning Disability Nursing Services, Community Day Services based in Scone, and there are also staff within two community houses in Perth.

Birch Avenue Day Hospital can be contacted at:
Contact Telephone: 01738 555410

The Community Learning Disabilities Nurses can be contacted at:
Contact Telephone: 01738 555423

Family Planning Services & Sexual Health

For all family planning services, including emergency contraception and pregnancy testing, and for free confidential advice or treatment of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV or Chlamydia, please contact:

Family Planning Clinic
Drumhar Health Centre
North Methven Street, PERTH
Contact Telephone: 01738 564272

Services for Young People

For health information and advice for young people across P&K, contact:

Young Peoples Health Worker
Drumhar Health Centre
North Methven Street, PERTH
Contact Telephone: 01738 564274