PatCH holds General and Specialist Clinics daily. At the clinic you will be seen by one of our Canberra Paediatricians or paediatric surgeons, or specialists from one of the Childrens Hospital in Sydney.
To attend a clinic you'll need a referral, so please see the referral information below.
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Clinic staffing
The Outpatient area conducts 15 Paediatric Medical and Surgical outpatient clinics on a regular basis.
As we are a teaching and training hospital all of our clinics are attended by Registrars in training and/or medical students from the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales or our own Australian National University Medical School.
Eight of these are attended by visiting consultants from both Sydney Childrens Hospital (SCH) & the Childrens Hospital at Westmead (CHW).
Outpatients also provide nursing services for children who require follow up care after surgical and / or Emergency Department treatment.
Do I need a referral?
The following clinics require referral letters from either your GP or Paediatrician. If you are coming for review after a hospital inpatient stay you will not need a referral letter.
| Clinic type | Referral |
|---|---|
| Blue star | Referral from hospital |
| Cardiology | Referral from your paediatrician or GP |
| Clinical genetics | |
| Cystic fibrosis | Referral by cystic fibrosis team |
| Diabetes | Referral by diabetes service |
| Developmental | Referral from your paediatrician |
| Endocrinology | Referral from your paediatrician |
| Gastroenterology | Referral from your paediatrician |
| General paediatric | Referral from your GP |
| Immunology | Referral from your paediatrician or GP |
| Paediatrics | Care of children and adolescents up to the age of 18 years |
| Neonatal intensive care | Follow-up Clinic By follow up team |
| Neurology | Referral from your paediatrician |
| Oncology | Referral from your GP |
| Paediatric registrar | Referral from emergency department or previous inpatient |
| Paediatric surgery | Referral from your GP |
| Professorial paediatric | Referral from your GP |
| Urinary tract infection | Referral from your GP |
