Hospital Resources
This page provides links to the major public hospitals and information relevant to access and referral.
The Royal Women's Hospital (RWH)
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)
The Austin Hospital (Austin Health)
The Northern Hospital (TNH)
Mercy Hospital for Women
St. Vincent's Hospital
Peter Mac
Monash Medical Centre
Private Hospitals
The Royal Women's Hospital (RWH)
Website: www.thewomens.org.au
Access & referral:
- Maternity bookings: If you are uncertain if your patient lives within the Women’s local area, please call our triage team on Tel. 8345 2191 or our GP Shared Care office on Tel. 8345 2129 prior to making a referral. If your patient needs further information about our pregnancy booking processes, she can contact the Royal Women’s Hospital Consumer Advocate on Tel. 8345 2290.
General Practice Liaison Officer (GPLO):
Click here to download Maternity Booking Fact Sheet: Right care, right place, right time
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The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)
Website: www.rch.org.au Kids Connect - the RCH page designed especially for GPs.
Access & referral:
- Pre-referral guidelines (click here). Please use the A-Z or 'search' function to find pre-referral guidelines for suggested clinical management before referring to the RCH outpatient department.
Guidelines were written by RCH specialists and reviewed comprehensively by GP working groups. You can print the complete set of guidelines for the specialty or search the A-Z list (via the above link) to print a specific guideline. Please print a parent handout to give your child's parents each time you use the guidelines.
Go to The Royal Children's Hospital and Paediatrics webpage of NDGP's website.
Detailed information on RCH services and training.
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The Austin Hospital (Austin Health)
Website: www.austin.org.au
Access & referral:
- Referral templates and guidelines can be accessed from the GP Access page of the Austin Health website (click here).
The referral process for Urgent Outpatient appointments is to phone OP GP Liaison Nurse on Tel. 9496 2533 or Tel. 9496 5000 & Page 1006. Discuss patient’s condition regarding urgency. Fax referral letter to 9496 2097 .
GP – OSTEOARTHRITIS HIP AND KNEE SERVICE (OAHKS) - GP Survey
(return date for GP survey is 18 December 2009)
General Practice Liaison Officer (GPLO):
The GPLO is available to assist GPs with information concerning Austin Health Services, including communication, access or difficulties using the health service.
GP Liaison Officer
Phone: 03 9496 2681
Fax: 03 9496 2988
hpclu@austin.org.au
Please note that the GP Liaison Officer works limited hours. Please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
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The Northern Hospital (TNH)
Website: www.nh.org.au
Access & referral:
- The GP Access page of the NH website (click here). From here download the Ambulatory Care Outpatient Department Medical Specialty Timetable for General Practitioners.
General Practice Liaison Unit:
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Mercy Hospital for Women
Website: www.mercy.com.au
Access & referral:
- Mercy Hospital for Women - Outpatient Services
The Mercy Hospital for Women offers a wide range of Outpatient gynaecology and obstetric outpatient clinics. These clinics are located at three campuses, at the Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg, Ivanhoe Women’s Clinic and at the PANCH Community Health Centre.
General Practice Liaison Unit:
- Dr Mary Anne McLean - GP Liaison Officer
E-mail: mmclean@mercy.com.au
Telephone: 8458 4831
Facsimile: 8458 4818
- Merran McDonald - GP Liaison Project Officer
E-mail: mmcdonald@mercy.com.au
Telephone: 8458 4833
Facsimile: 8458 4818
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Website: www.svhm.org.au/gp
St. Vincent’s GP Liaison Unit provides a consultancy service across St. Vincent’s to develop and improve the communication between general practice and services provided by St. Vincent's.
General Practice Liaison Unit:
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Peter Mac
Website: www.petermac.org
Peter Mac GP access. For referral guidelines and links click here.
Referral and Management Guidelines for each tumour stream, including:
- Clinical information, the specialist clinic's clinicians, and the investigations and diagnostics required for referral which will assist in triaging.
- All referral forms to be used in conjunction with the referral guidelines for each tumour stream.
- All referrals to be to a named clinician as many of our clinics are bulk billed (no out of pocket expenses). If in doubt please address your referral to the Chair of the relevant Clinical Service.
Need to speak to a clinician? Contact Tel. (03) 9656 1111.
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Monash Medical Centre
Website: www.southernhealth.org.au
Southern Health GP Access. For information and links click here.
Private Hospitals
Western Private Hospital
Click here to download Western Private Hospital's (WPH) newsletter for GP’s information - December 2008.
Specialists contact list.
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