Falls Clinics - Outpatient

Essential criteria for referral to be accepted:

• Aged 65 and over or Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander aged 55 and over
• Patient does not reside in residential aged care facility
• History of falls (More than one can apply):
• Patient reports multiple falls in the last 12 months
• Patient reports ≥2 falls in the last 6 months
• Single faller with established gait and/or balance deficit
• Unexplained falls with apparent complex medical cause

Additional referral information:

• History of symptomatic or asymptomatic fragility fracture
• Clinical or paraclinical (e.g., low BMD) risk of fractures

To refer to either of these clinics please complete the falls and mobility clinic referral form on Community Service Referrals.

Please send referrals to:

Fax:  9923 6624

Email: Falls&[email protected] alias from [email protected]

Triaging of the referral will determine which service is best suited to your patient's needs.

Please include the following information when referring:

• Current medication list
• Up to date medical history
• Recent hospital discharge summaries (other than Western Health).
• Results of any investigations (including recent pathology, other specialist or allied health reports

Falls and Fracture Clinic, Sunshine Hospital
Phone:  8395 8270
Fax:  9923 6624
Email: Falls&[email protected] 

Falls and Mobility Clinic, Sunshine Hospital
Phone:  8345 1355
Fax:  8345 0777
Email: Falls&[email protected]