| Description of the services | Consultative service for new clients both elective and semi-urgent, including clients from Emergency Department. Clients are seen by a plastic surgeon, registrars, nursing staff and allied health (hand therapist) |
| Eligibility criteria | New clients requiring plastic surgical opinion +/- treatment Post plastic surgery review |
| GP Investigations to be performed | Carpel Tunnel Syndrome – Nerve Conduction Studies Hand Fractures – X-ray |
| Cost | Nil to clients eligible for Medicare.
Note: Patients ineligible for Medicare will be charged a fee for all services provided |
| Where | Dandenong Hospital: Outpatient Services David Street, Dandenong 3175 |
| When | Wed 8:30 am – 12:30 pm (weekly) |
| Staff | Head of Unit: Assoc Prof Michael K Leung Clinical Head Dandenong: Mr James Leong |
| External referral process | 1300 3 iCARE – ACCESS UNIT
T: 1300 3 iCARE – 1300 342 273 NB: GP’s are requested to refer onto this service using the Victorian Statewide Referral Form housed in most clinical software. More information on VSRF – www.gpv.org.au then click on Resources or contact your local Divisions of General Practice. |
| Internal referral process | T: Extension 49888 F: 959 iCARE – 9594 2273 |
| Last updated and approved | May 2006 |
| Clinic Number | 1019 |