Access to this service

 

How Do I Access Gynaecology Clinics?

To access gynaecology care, you will need a referral from your GP. (You don’t need a referral to access the new Melton Community Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub or the Women’s Health Hub.) 

Your GP will send referrals to the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s at Sunshine Hospital. Referrals must include adequate clinical details and any relevant investigations. Incomplete referrals will be returned to your GP. All referrals are reviewed under the direction of the Head of Gynaecology and appointments are allocated according to clinical need. Once assessed by our clinicians, gynaecology appointments will be allocated to either Bacchus Marsh Hospital or Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s (JKWC) at Sunshine Hospital.

The gynaecology clinics operate Monday to Friday during business hours.

Clinics

Please note, clinic times are subject to change.

Services in focus

Melton Community Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub

Opening early 2025, this free and confidential sexual and reproductive health service provides support to women and people with female reproductive organs in Melton

Local Government Area (LGA) and surrounds. This includes clinical services and direct patient care as well as health education and promotion in the community.

Services include: health promotion and education; contraception; sexually transmitted infection screening (STI) and cervical screening tests (CST), HPV immunisation; early pregnancy counselling; and reproductive choices (including medical and surgical abortions).

You do not need a referral from your GP to access this hub – simply request an appointment using our online form (available soon) or phone 8345 1333.

You’ll be seen by a specialist nurse/ midwife in a welcoming and inclusive environment. The Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub will be open Monday to Friday between 10:00-16:30.

Public Fertility Care

Western Health has partnered with the Royal Women’s Hospital to provide free fertility assessment and treatment, including IVF.

Public Fertility Care aims to make it easier to access services that can be financially out of reach or difficult to access for some. The service is available to singles, couples and people of all genders.

• To be eligible for the service, you must be a Victorian resident with a Medicare card and be: aged 42 years or younger using your own eggs, or

• aged less than 51 years and seeking to use donor eggs (the egg being used must be 42 years or younger at time of collection).

You will need a referral to access the service. Book in with your GP or specialist who can organise tests and investigations for you. Once your results are back, your GP will send a referral to the Royal Women’s Hospital. The Women’s will send you a letter once your referral has been accepted and then we’ll get in touch to arrange your first appointment at Western Health.

For more information on Public Fertility Care, head to the Royal Women’s Hospital website.

Women’s Health Hub at Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s

Opening early 2025, this GP-led clinic aims to ease symptoms and improve quality of life for women awaiting their first gynaecological specialist clinic appointment. This will include therapies for menstrual disorders, pelvic pain, menopause and other women's health issues. The Women’s Health Hub will expand the reproductive choices service to provide an option for medical termination of pregnancy.