Patients-New, Current or Returning
Who is a New Patient?
A New Patient is not a current or returning patient.
Current and Returning Patients?
A Returning Patient is a patient who has not seen their paediatrician for over 2 years and
Did not have a review appointment booked.
had not transferred to and has been under the care of another paediatrician during that intervening time.
A Current Patient has been seen in the last 2 years and has a review appointment booked or has been recommended to have this by their paediatrician.
Siblings of Current Patients
Where a New Patient is a sibling of a current or returning patient, the paediatricians try, where possible, to accept these referrals and value the enhanced continuity of care made possible when siblings can receive care from the same specialist. Currently, however, they may need to decline some non-urgent sibling referrals.