Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Doreen (postcode 3754), a fast-growing residential suburb spanning parts of the Shire of Nillumbik and the City of Whittlesea, about 27km north of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Doreen and neighbouring Diamond Creek, Plenty, Mernda and Yarrambat, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Doreen began as an orcharding township from the 1870s, when fruit growing spread along the Plenty River valley as the Diamond Valley’s pastoral economy diversified into horticulture. The township is named after Doreen, a daughter of one of the original settler families. Over recent decades Doreen has transformed from a small rural township into one of Melbourne’s fastest-growing outer northern suburbs, as major residential estates have spread across the volcanic plains north of Diamond Creek, particularly within the City of Whittlesea portion. The Plenty River and the Plenty Gorge Parklands form a significant natural corridor through the area.
About Wattletree Health Group
Receiving care at home here means staying close to family, familiar surroundings, and everyday routine. Wattletree Health Group‘s home nursing care is tailored to each client’s needs, helping reduce the need for hospital or GP visits while keeping care personal and consistent.
Local GP clinics near Doreen
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havilah Medical Centre, Doreen | Shop 2, 20 Yellow Brick Road, DOREEN | 1.2km away | Fees apply |
| Laurimar Medical Centre | 120-122 Painted Hills Road, DOREEN | 1.7km away | Fees apply |
| Doreen Total Health Care Clinic | Shop 5, 107 Hazel Glen Drive, DOREEN | 1.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Doreen Family Medical Practice | 2 Hammock Drive, DOREEN | 2.4km away | Bulk billing |
| Riverstone Medical Practice | Unit 9, 121 Elation Boulevard, DOREEN | 2.6km away | Bulk billing |
| Schotters Road Medical Centre | 19, 1 Johnsons Road, MERNDA | 3.6km away | Bulk billing |
| Bridge Inn Medical – Mernda | Unit 15, 180 Riverdale Boulevard, MERNDA | 3.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Mernda Junction Medical | Tenancy 11, 1435 Plenty Road, MERNDA | 4.3km away | Bulk billing |
| Mernda Village Medical Centre | 60 Mernda Village Drive, MERNDA | 4.6km away | Fees apply |
Nearest hospitals to Doreen
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Northpark Private Hospital | 135 Plenty Road, BUNDOORA | 12.7km away |
| Northern Health – Northern Hospital | 185 Cooper Street, EPPING | 12.9km away |
| Northern Private Hospital Epping | 12 Osburn Place, EPPING | 13.1km away |
| Bundoora Extended Care Centre | 1231 Plenty Road, BUNDOORA | 13.9km away |
| La Trobe Private Hospital | Corner Kingsbury Drive & Plenty Road, BUNDOORA | 16km away |
| Warringal Private Hospital | 216 Burgundy Street, HEIDELBERG | 18.9km away |
| Mercy Hospital for Women – Heidelberg | 163 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG | 19.2km away |
| Austin Health – Austin Hospital | 145 Studley Road, HEIDELBERG | 19.2km away |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital | 300 Waterdale Road, IVANHOE | 19.4km away |
We work with all Support At Home (SAH) providers and can invoice home care packages directly. We’re registered NDIS providers, and approved providers for TAC and WorkSafe.
Referrals are simple and welcome from self-referral, family and friends, GPs, hospitals, My Aged Care Home Care Package (HCP) and Support At Home (SAH) providers, NDIS Support Coordinators, allied health professionals, and other healthcare organisations. Getting started is easy — simply complete our referral form.
Our nurses provide flexible, compassionate, and clinically competent care for children and adults needing:
- Wound care (VAC dressings, drain tubes, staple/suture removal, acute & chronic wounds)
- Wellbeing checks and general health assessments
- Illness and injury support
- Palliative care and symptom management
- End of life care (EOLC)
- After hospital discharge care
- Night & day respite for carers of family members with high care needs (adults and children)
- My Aged Care Home Care Package (HCP) and Support At Home (SAH) clinical nurse visits
- NDIS clinical nurse visits (we are registered NDIS providers)
- TAC nursing at home (we are approved TAC providers)
- WorkSafe nursing at home (we are approved WorkSafe providers)
- Private nursing (wholly self funded nursing, independent of other provider/government funding)
- Medication administration and management (tablets, injections, syringe drivers, IV infusions)
- Post surgery care
- Pain management
- Stoma care
- Continence assessments and continence management
- Catheter care and management (including suprapubic catheters [SPC], indwelling catheters [IDC] and trial of voids [TOV])
- Diabetic care and diabetes management
- Nursing assessments
- Cognitive assessments
- Showering and personal hygiene support
- Clinical transport and chaperone to medical appointments and community access
- Pathology collection
- Respiratory care (including home ventilation, tracheostomy care)
- Health system navigation and My Aged Care referral assistance
- Service provider and carer/worker training
- Travel/holiday support (local/interstate/overseas)
- Alternative & complementary therapies support (faecal microbial transplant enemas, IV vitamin infusions etc)
- Workplace flu vaccination services
- Health & wellness coaching
Need something not on this list? Have a look at our full range of services, or get in touch — we’re happy to help.
For more on how we work, see our services, or contact us to find out more about home nursing care in Doreen and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Doreen, postcode 3754.