Contact Name
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Contact name for appointment (usually parent/guardian).
First Name
Last Name
Relation to Patient
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Phone Number
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Patient Name
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First Name
Last Name
Patient's DOB
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Paediatricians
If their books are not closed, they will only consider referrals sent by Secure Messaging but have only very limited capacity to accept a very few, at their professional discretion.
Dr Brian Conway
Dr Thu Kent
Dr Rishi Agrawal
Dr Kavita Rasiah .
Dr Marianne Yanni - books closed other than for private neonate referrals
Dr Josie Nozza -books closed
Dr Jane Smith
Dr Noha Soliman-books closed
Dr Rebecca Holst
Neonatologist
Dr Lydia Kennedy -books open for infants less than 2 years of age.
Paediatric Neurologist
Dr Romain Briest (books open to some new patient referrals meeting criteria listed in his web page)
Paediatric Endocrinologist -books open
Dr Jessica Harbison (see her webpage for referral types she can accept)
Speech Pathologists (Dysphagia Clinic)
Shari Bessell, Dysphagia Clinic (Sound Bites Speech & Feeding)-books open
Dietitian-books open
Rachel George
Reason/s for Appointment (optional)
Briefly outline your reason/s for seeking this appointment (please limit confidential information)
The referral
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A valid referral must be sent by Secure Messaging and must meet the requirements of the associated doctors. Please confirm that you have checked the referral and with your GP, and can confirm that it
is addressed to a specific specialist specialist identified by their name
is sent by Healthlink, Argus or other Secure Messaging
provides a detailed clinical reason for the referral.
is dated and shows my referrer's name and provider number.
I have read and agreed to the following policies:
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Privacy
Respect & Trust
Communication & Contact incuding use of email as a primary means of communication to me about new patient inquiry, intake and bookings and use of SMS alerts as an adjunct to this and in relation to the intake request.
My responsibility to understand and agree to policies published on this website (Policies menu) and advised in Prosper Paediatrics' other written communication to me if proceeding with this request.
I understand that my child’s referral
will be reviewed by the named paediatric specialist using their professional discretion, to assess whether it can be accepted given current wait times, capacity, and practice scope
may be declined and an appointment will not be offered
may be accepted but there may be a long wait for an appointment
may result in an appointment being booked but later cancelled due to unforseen changes in the provider's capacity to provide healthcare services in their associated practice.
may be triaged, at the doctor's professional discretion, as a lower priority for the offer of earlier appointments relative to other accepted referrals.
if to an associated paediatrician, whose books are closed, or if not sent by Secure Messaging, will be returned without consideration and I should then follow up with my referrer.
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If you are requesting an urgent appointment, please phone us on 8332 3778.
For emergencies, please go to your local emergency department or the Women's & Children's Hospital, or contact your GP.