Monash Health Specialty Consulting (Outpatient Clinics) Referrals
During the current COVID-19 crisis, our hospital resources are being directed away from non-urgent care to create capacity for the predicted surge in severely sick patients. As a result, Monash Health Specialty Consulting will only be able to accept new referrals for patients with urgent conditions such as new cancers, time-critical diagnoses, or to prevent ED presentations.
In these extraordinary times, Monash Health Specialty Consulting (Outpatient Clinics) asks GPs not to refer non-urgent patients.
Please manage these patients as best you can until the surge is over and use the excellent resources such as HealthPathways Melbourne.
Many Outpatients are already being managed through telehealth or telephone consultations to minimise risk of viral spread.
Monash Health is preparing to look at other ways to support GP care such as a GP Hotline for emergency specialist advice.
We thank you for your support and understanding as we manage these challenges together.
Maternity
If you have a pregnant patient with suspected or confirmed coronavirus, please contact the Pregnancy Assessment Unit via the hospital switchboard for triage advice.
To minimise outpatient attendances, many women will be managed via Telehealth for the first half or more of their pregnancy. In light of this, when making pregnancy referrals to Monash Health we ask that you please:
- perform and include a blood pressure measurement on your referral to assist with safe triage
- offer all women influenza vaccine
Please don’t hesitate to be in touch if you have queries regarding maternity care during this time.
