Aged Care Referrals

Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)

Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)

Clinic	Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)
MBS	N/A
Lead Clinician	Dr Claire Long
Referral Guidelines
Referral Form (not mandatory)
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1382	Fax: 8345 0531

Aged Care and Subacute Services

Falls and Fracture Clinic

Clinic	Falls and Fracture Clinic
MBS	Yes
Lead Clinician	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	Document WH FFC Referral Form.pdf (393.38 KB)
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8195/ 8395 8231	Fax: 9923 6624

Gait and Balance Gym

Clinic	Gait and Balance Gym
MBS	Yes
Lead Clinician	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 (not madatory)	Document Gait and Balance Gym GP Referral Form.pdf (255.04 KB)
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8232	Fax: 9923 6624

Continence Service

Clinic	Bone Density
MBS	Yes
Lead Clinician	Professor Gustavo Duque
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form (not madatory)	Document AIMSS DXA Referral Form (updated 181217 - 2) .pdf (211.76 KB)
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8270	Fax: 9923 6624

Transition Care Program - Bed Based Packages

Clinic	Transition Care Program - Bed Based Packages
MBS	N/A
Lead Clinician	Dr Claire Long
Referral Guidelines	Transition Care Program Page
Referral Form (not madatory)	Document WH_TCP_ReferralForm.pdf (826.15 KB)
Campus	Hazeldean Transition Care and Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 7695	Fax: 8345 6082

Transition Care Program - Community Based Packages

Clinic	Transition Care Program - Community Based Packages
MBS	N/A
Lead Clinician	N/A
Referral Guidelines	Transition Care Program Page
Referral Form (not madatory)	Document WH_TCP_ReferralForm.pdf (826.15 KB)
Campus	Hazeldean Transition Care and Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 7695	Fax: 8345 6082

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