Making a referral

Please see Kids Connect for Information on the referral process and links to:

• The VSRF and RCH OPD referral forms
• Pre-referral guidelines
• Victorian paediatrician database (private & public).

Please fax through your referral to (03) 9345 5034 or the appropriate fax number listed on each clinic.

Urgent referral? 

Please mark it clearly on the referral and/or call the number listed on each clinic.

Clinic triaging:

• Some clinics have significant waiting times for non-urgent referrals.
• Triage staff may reassign your referral to a clinic with a shorter waiting time where appropriate.  Call the RCH OPD  Desk on (03) 9345 6180 if you need to discusss.
• Please see Pre-referral guidelines and provide as much detail as possible on presenting complaint, pre-referral managment, outcomes, investigations and results.
• Please provide as much clinical information as possible for correct clinic allocation.

Need clinical advice?

Please call the RCH switchboard on (03) 9345 5522 and ask for the relevent on-call registrar or consultant.

For any enquires regarding the Clinical Service Directory please contact the OPD Administration Manager on (03) 9 345 4968 or email  Kids Connect, Quality and Improvement, RCH.

Need a form to add a new clinic or update an existing one -Click  here

Clincial Services Directory developed by Kids Connect with the RCH Outpatients Department - many thanks to all staff who provided their clinic information.  August 2008.