Mental Health and Dementia

Specialist Nursing Services


RDNS provides a specialist mental health nursing consultancy service that seeks to build the capacity of RDNS staff so that they are better able to manage the more common mental and behavioural disorders.
The overall aims of the service are:

  • the provision of optimal care of clients with mental health or cognitive disorder
  • To develop the capacity of RDNS to provide efficient quality care services for RDNS clients with mental health or cognitive disorder

The MH&D portfolio provides a consultancy service for RDNS staff, clients and carers through the provision of a combination of In-Home, Out-of-Home, Education and Training services.

The MH&D portfolio is able to offer Community and Residential Clinical and Educational Consultancy services on a fee-for-service basis.

RDNS Mental Health/Dementia Contacts:


  • Andy Kelly: Clinical Nurse Consultant in Mental Health/Dementia
  • Stephen Harding: Clinical Nurse Consultant in Mental Health/Dementia
Phone: 1300 364 264

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