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Adult Referrals A-D

MBS: referrals for MBS clinics must be to a named clinician. Please use the Head of Unit's details.

Referral guidelines: referrals must meet the guidelines within this directory.

Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)

Clinic	Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Claire Long
Referral Guidelines	Aged Care Assessment Service
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Aged Care Assessment Service
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1382	Fax: 8345 0531

Aged Care and Subacute Services

Clinic	Falls and Fracture Clinic
MBS	Yes
Head of Unit	Dr. Mizhgan Fatima
Referral Guidelines	Required Criteria (must meet all) Patient is aged over 65 No serious memory deficits Able to mobilise with frame or sticks Patient consent/ willing to attend Presentations Multiple faller (>2 within last 12 months) Single faller with established gait and/ or balance deficiency Fall due to loss of consciousness Unexplained fall with apparent complex medical cause History of symptomatic or asymptomatic fragility fracture Clinical or paraclinical (BMD) risk of fractures
Referral Form	FFC external referral
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8195/ 8395 8231	Fax: 9923 6624

Clinic	Gait and Balance Gym
MBS	Yes
Head of Unit	Professor Gustavo Duque
Referral Guidelines	Required Criteria (must meet all) Patient is aged over 65 No serious memory deficits Able to mobilise with frame or sticks Patient consent/ willing to attend Presentations Multiple faller (>2 within last 12 months) Single faller with established gait and/ or balance deficiency Fall due to loss of consciousness Unexplained fall with apparent complex medical cause History of symptomatic or asymptomatic fragility fracture Clinical or paraclinical (BMD) risk of fractures
Referral Form	Gait and Balance Gym GP Referral Form.pdf
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8232	Fax: 9923 6624

Clinic	Bone Density
MBS	Yes
Head of Unit	Professor Gustavo Duque
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form	Bone Density Referral
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8270	Fax: 9923 6624

Allied Health Lead Clinics

Clinic	Adult Physiotherapy Outpatients (Tier 2)
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Sophie Gore
Referral Guidelines	Referrals accepted from Medical or Allied Health staff across Western Health and from Public Hospitals for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Referrals from GPs and non hospital Consultants not accepted. Please refer to Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) or their local Community Health Centre.
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Sunshine Hospital Women's Health Physiotherapy Services
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Abbey Caitlin
Referral Guidelines	Women must be booked to deliver their baby at Sunshine Hospital or be within one year after their delivery.
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1430	Fax: 8345 1428

Clinic	Dysphagia Management Clinic
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Lauren Belleli
Referral Guidelines	Dysphagia Clinic Referral Guidelines
Referral Form	Dysphagia Clinic Referral Form
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1559	Fax: 8345 6856

Blood Transfusion

Clinic	Blood Transfusion- Community Based patients
MBS	N/A
Head of Unit	Dr Dish Herath
Referral Guidelines	GP-referral-for-patients-requiring-blood-transfusion.aspx
Referral Form	GP transfusion referral form
Contact Details	Ph: 8395 9162	Fax: 8345 0753

Clinic	Blood Transfusion- Aged Care Facility residents
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Dish Herath
Referral Guidelines	GP-referral-for-patients-requiring-blood-transfusion.aspx
Referral Form	GP transfusion referral form
Contact Details- Immediate Response Service	Phone: 0419 392 030

Cardiology

Clinic	Cardiology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	A/Prof Nicholas Cox
Referral Guidelines	Cardiology Clinic Guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490

Clinic	Electrophysiology
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Nicholas Cox
Referral Guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490

Clinic	Heart Failure Clinic
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Nicholas Cox
Referral Guidelines	Heart Failure Specialist Clinics Access Referral Guidelines V1.6.pdf
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490

Community Services

Clinic	Chronic Wound Service
MBS	Not applicable
Head of Unit	Dr Elizabeth Dapiran
Referral Guidelines	Chronic wound service guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Chronic Wound Service referral form
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1355	Fax: 8345 0777
	Email: [email protected],.au

Clinic	Cognitive, Dementia and Memory Service (CDAMS)
MBS	N/A
Head of Unit	Michele Mew
Referral Guidelines	CDAMS referral guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	CDAMS Referral Form Clients and families can also refer via phone call directly to the clinic
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 7865	Fax: 8345 6394

Clinic	Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
MBS	N/A
Head of Unit	Dr Claire White
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter or Community Based Rehabilitation referral form
Campus	Sunshine Hospital Williamstown Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1283	Fax: 8345 6529

Clinic	Falls & Mobility Clinic
MBS	N/A
Head of Unit	N/A
Referral Guidelines	Falls and Mobility Clinic
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter or Falls and Mobility Clinic referral form
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 83451355	Fax: 8345 0777

Clinic	Continence Service
MBS	N/A
Head of Unit	N/A
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter or Continence Service referral form
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1355 Email: [email protected]	Fax: 8345 4054

Cardiothoracic

Clinic	Thoracic
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Mr Simon Knight
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Dermatology

Clinic	Dermatology
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Laura Scardamaglia
Referral Guidelines	Dermatology Access Referral Guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Clinic	Skin Cancer
MBS	MBS*
Head of Unit	Dr Laura Scardamaglia
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Letter
Campus	Footscray Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6490	Fax: 8345 6856

Drug Health Services

Clinic	Adult & Youth Services
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Jon Cook
Referral Guidelines	Drug Health Services Access and Referral Guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Drug Health Services referral form
Campus	3-7 Eleanor St Footscray
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 6682	Fax: 8345 6027