Contact list for General Practitioners December 2020
General enquiries via the Helpdesk 6152 2222
Emergency Department (direct line) 6152 7642
Please note All emergency or urgent referrals should be discussed with the relevant team during the specified hours rather than being sent to the Emergency Department. For advice regarding the urgent care of a particular patient, most specialties have a consultant and/or registrar on call 24 hours / 7 days. Unless otherwise stated below, FSH manages patients aged 14 and above. Website for GPs For more information visit http://fsh.health.wa.gov.au/For-health-professionals/GPs FSH outpatients referrals Outpatient referrals are coordinated through the WA Health Central Referral Service (CRS). Referrals are allocated according to the patient’s residential address, medical condition, the level of care required and the waiting times at various facilities. Fax: 1300 365 056 Email: [email protected] FSH referral service Some referrals are out of scope for the CRS - these should be directed to the FSH Referral Service. Fax: 6152 9762 Email: [email protected] Urgent referrals GPs should contact the relevant specialty at FSH by telephone (contact details below) and if the patient is accepted a referral should be faxed or emailed to the FSH referral service immediately. Fax: 6152 9762 Email: [email protected]
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Specialty Routine enquiries (bus. hours) Urgent advice
Acute Medical Unit (AMU) General medical enquiries AMU Admitting Registrar AMU Ward Clerk Ph: 6152 7602 • Acute medical admissions for Ph: 6152 0504 Available: 24 hours, 7 days general medicine and a range of subspecialties
Acute Medical Ambulatory Centre General enquiries AMAC Consultant (AMAC) AMAC Ward Clerk Ph 6152 1462 Ph: 6152 5831 • Rapid access general medical Monday-Friday reviews and day admissions 8am-4pm • Direct referrals to the AMAC must be discussed with the consultant AMAC registrar and the referral then sent to FSH Ph: 6152 9479 Referrals Fax:6152 9762
Acute Surgical Unit and Trauma ASU Fellow ASU Admitting Registrar Ph: 6152 1701 Ph: 6152 7609 • Acute surgical admissions Available: 24 hours, 7 days • Metropolitan trauma service ASU/Colorectal Fellow Ph: 6152 2170 General Surgical Fellow and Duty ASU Surgeon Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Administrative enquiries to the AHFCTS Registrar Transplant Service clinic Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Ph: 6152 5783 Available: 8am–5pm, Mon–Fri • Management of severe heart failure including pre and post transplant After hours and weekends on- call consultant Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
Anaesthetics General enquiries Duty Anaesthetist Ph: 6152 6893 Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Preadmission Clinic for pre Available: 24 hours, 7 days anaesthetic assessment • General, regional and local anaesthesia • Acute Pain Service for treatment of severs or procedure related pain
Breast Service Breast clinic Breast Registrar Ph: 6152 6487 Ph: 6152 1702 • Breast assessment service Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Breast surgery Outpatient referrals via CRS Available: 8am–5pm, Mon–Fri
After hours: refer patients to ED
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Cardiology Cardiology outpatient referrals Cardiology registrar via CRS. (No external referrals Ph: 6152 7617 • Interventional cardiology solely for cardiology procedures.) Available: 24 hours, 7 days • Coronary care unit • Inpatient and outpatient care Cardiology enquiries • Cardiac investigations Ph: 6152 4130
Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic outpatient Cardiothoracic registrar referrals via CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days Cardiothoracic enquiries Ph: 6152 4420
Dermatology Dermatology referrals via CRS Dermatology registrar Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Comprehensive medical and surgical services for diseases of the skin
Emergency Medicine For paediatric patients <12 yrs Admitting Officer definitely requiring surgical, Ph: 6152 7642 • Age group: Paediatric and adult urological, spinal or Available: 24 hours, 7 days • Emergency medicine gynaecological assessment, (Please phone for discussion • Emergency short stay unit referrals may best be directed to or guidance. Alternatively, for • Toxicology PCH to reduce the need for stable patients, a referral letter transfer. to present at triage is welcome.) Stable burns patients <16 yrs should be referred to PCH.
Endocrinology Endocrinology and Diabetes Endocrinology Registrar outpatient referrals via CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Endocrinology Available: 24 hours, 7 days • Complex Diabetes including high risk foot disease
ENT ENT outpatient referrals via CRS ENT Registrar • Age: Paediatric and adult Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Head and neck surgery Available: 8am–10pm, 7 days • Complex otology • Paediatric ENT
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Gastroenterology outpatient Gastroenterology Registrar referrals via CRS (Advanced Trainee) • Age group: Adult and paediatric Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Referrals for endoscopy via form aged between 13 and 16 Available: 8am–6pm, Mon–Fri on FSH website: • Gastroenterology including www.fsh.health.wa.gov.au After hours AMU registrar or diagnostic and therapeutic on call gastroenterology interventions consultant • Hepatology Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
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General Medicine Non-urgent general medical For admissions and urgent outpatient referrals via CRS clinic. see information under • Following admission through the the Acute Medical Unit listing Acute Medical Unit patients General enquiries re current or requiring further general medical recently discharged inpatients via care are transferred to a general the Helpdesk medical team Ph: 6152 2222
General Surgery and Surgical General Surgical Outpatient On-call Surgical Fellow Subspecialties referrals via CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
• Upper gastrointestinal surgical team General Surgical enquiries • Colorectal surgical team Ph: 6152 3793 • Endocrine surgical team Mobile: 0404 890 200
Note: no routine elective general Non-urgent Upper GI cancer surgery at FSH. referrals via UGI Cancer Nurse Ph: 0434 679 679
Colorectal Cancer Nurse Ph: 6152 9423 / 0466 508 949
Upper Gastrointestinal Fellow Ph: 6152 1703
Colorectal Fellow Ph: 6152 1705 ASU/Colorectal fellow Ph: 6152 2170
HBP (Hepatic, biliary, pancreatic) Ph: 6152 1702
Geriatric Service Medical enquiries to Geriatrician Acute Care of the Elderly (Acute Care of the Elderly) of the Day (GOD) (ACE) Ph: 6152 8708 Registrar • Acute Geriatric Service Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Acute ortho-geriatric service Available: 8am–4pm, Mon–Fri • Consultation lesion (CL) service with close link with AMU, ED and After hours and weekends on- psychogeriatrics call Consultant Geriatrician • Geriatric Hot clinic Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Supporting the restorative step- down service at Fremantle Hospital
Haematology Outpatient referral via CRS Haematology registrar Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Haematology enquiries Available: 24 hours, 7 days • Bone marrow transplant Ph: 6152 2222 • Haemophilia and other bleeding disorders • Haemostatic disorders
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Hyperbaric Hyperbaric enquiries and non- On call Hyperbaric Physician urgent referrals Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Age group: Adult and Paediatric Ph: 6152 5222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days • Treatment of diving related Available: 8am–4pm, Mon–Fri conditions and other acute illnesses • Inpatient and outpatient treatment Email: of conditions proven to benefit from [email protected] HBOT Fax: 6152 4943
Immunology Outpatient referral via CRS Immunology Registrar or Consultant Immunologist • Age groups: adult and paediatric Immunology enquiries: Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Acute conditions such as allergy, Clinical: Available: 24 hours, 7 days anaphylaxis, drug allergy, immune Ph: registrar or consultant via deficiency, autoimmune disease 6152 2222. • High complexity immunological conditions in adults General • Low to moderate complexity adult Ph: 6152 8006 immunological conditions in FSH catchment area • Low to moderate complexity paediatric presentations
Infectious Diseases Non-HIV outpatient referrals via Infectious Diseases on call CRS consultant • Acute and chronic infectious HIV referrals to Infection and Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 diseases Immunity Nurse Available: 24 hours, 7 days • Infectious Diseases Ambulatory Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Care (IDAC) Service for home intravenous antibiotics General enquiries to on-call • Sexual health clinic Infectious Diseases (ID) • HIV inpatient and outpatient consultant management Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
Intensive Care Medicine General enquiries ICU Senior Registrar Phone: 6152 7656 Phone: 6152 7656 (or 28801 • 40 bed level 6 ICU managing a via Helpdesk) wide range of critical conditions Available: 24 hours, 7 days including heart/lung transplantation, cardiothoracic surgery and extra Duty Consultant 21751 (via corporeal membrane oxygenation Helpdesk)
Maxillofacial Surgery Routine outpatient referrals via Maxillofacial Registrar CRS. Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Acute and non-acute conditions Available: 24 hours, 7 days
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Medical Imaging (Radiology) Medical Imaging enquiries Phone: 6152 4924 • Interventional Imaging (including Fluoroscopy and Digital Slice Limited access to GP referred Angiography (DSA)) radiology is available at FSH- • Ultrasound; Computed Tomography contact the department to (CT) and Magnetic Resonance discuss before referral. Imaging (MRI) • Nuclear Medicine, including Bone Densitometry • General X-ray
Mental Health Duty Mental Health Registrar Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Age groups: Youth and adult Available: 24 hours, 7 days Services: • Acute mental health • Perinatal mental health • Youth mental health (16 years+)
Neonatology Neonatal enquiries Neonatologist Neonatal Registrar on call Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Neonates born on site at greater Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days than 30 weeks gestation. • Back transfers from KEMH or PMH neonatal units of babies born on site and /or who live in the local post coded catchment for FSH. • Readmissions of babies from the community who meet the following criteria: o less than 8 days old o greater than 7 days and less than 28 days old and needing short term ventilation, or other respiratory support o greater than 28 days of age but less than 44 weeks gestational age with acute problems.
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Nephrology Nephrology outpatient referrals Nephrology Consults Registrar via CRS Ph: 6152 2222 • Nephrology ( Acute renal failure, all Available: Glomerulonephritides, Chronic General enquiries 8am-midnight,Mon–Fri Kidney disease, Nephrotic/nephritic Ph: 6152 4501 syndrome, resistant Hypertension) Public holidays, weekends and • Dialysis Mon to Fri between midnight • Renal transplantation and 8am • Living Donor assessments Nephrology On call registrar Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
Available during work hours:
Nephrology Consultant: Ph: 6152 2222
Renal Transplant Consultant: Ph: 6152 2222
After hours consultant available Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
Neurology and Stroke Urgent referrals (to be seen Extremely urgent referrals within a month) (to be seen within 24 hours) • Stroke unit Neurology Registrar • Acute and chronic neurological Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Neurology Registrar conditions Fax referral to 6152 4874 Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days
Neurosurgery Elective spinal service Spinal Neurosurgery Registrar Ph: 6152 7668 • Elective spinal surgery in patients Neurosurgical enquiries Available: 8am–6pm, 7 days with neurological compromise Available: 8am–6pm, Mon–Fri • No cranial conditions at this time Urgent enquires after hours: Trauma: Royal Perth Hospital General and vascular neurosurgery: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Nuclear Medicine General enquiries On call consultant Ph: 6152 5108 Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • General nuclear medicine scans Fax: 6152 4941 Available: 24 hours, 7 days (including cardiac nuclear scans) • PET (specialist referral only) • Therapeutic nuclear medicine • Bone Mineral Densitometry (DEXA)
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology Antenatal referrals via form on Obstetrics and Gynaecology FSH website or via Registrar • Level 3 obstetrics unit [email protected] Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Acute Gynaecology Clinic or 61528811 (for discussion of • Early pregnancy conditions Gynaecology referrals via CRS urgent referrals prior to • General gynaecology excluding sending) malignant conditions Available: 24 hours, 7 days
Fax documents to support urgent referrals to:
Emergency Gynaecology: Fax 6152 4319
Emergency Obstetrics: Fax 6152 4320 Direct referral for early pregnancy problems and other gynaecological emergencies that are not life threatening (Acute Gynaecology Clinic) Ph: 6152 4052 Available: 8am–1pm, Mon–Fri
Life threatening gynaecological emergencies will be admitted via ED.
Medical Oncology Medical Oncology advanced Medical Oncology trainee Registrar Registrar/Consultant • All referrals accepted apart from Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 primary brain malignancies Available: 24 hours, 7 days • All unconfirmed malignancies (i.e. no biopsy done) should be referred to the appropriate diagnostic service • Cancer that may require surgery should be discussed with the appropriate surgical team
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Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic clinics (includes Orthopaedic Registrar fracture clinic) Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Age group: adult and paediatrics Ph: 6152 4054 Available: 8am–10pm, 7 days • Unplanned adult presentations for complex orthopaedic injuries, Orthopaedic enquiries: including metropolitan trauma, Ph: 6152 0407 fractured neck of femur and major joint and some cancer related surgery and minor trauma not requiring urgent, same day admission. • Elective orthopaedic surgery for adult complex cases or complex patients that require access to tertiary level clinical services or are a high anaesthetic risk due to co- morbidity. • Unplanned paediatric presentations for simple orthopaedic injuries for patients who are greater than two years of age and deemed appropriate by the treating Orthopaedic • Consultant and Anaesthetist.
Paediatrics Paediatric outpatient referrals via PRAM: Paediatric Rapid CRS Assessment and Management • Children and adolescents under the Ph: 6152 7674 (on-call age of 16 years Paediatric enquiries paediatric consultant) • General paediatric clinics, Ph: 6152 0161 Available: enuresis/encopresis clinics, 8am–4pm, Mon–Fri unsettled babies clinic, optimal Fax referrals to 6152 9762 or 8am–midday, Sat–Sun weight for life (OWL) clinics, email to rheumatology clinics [email protected] At all other times: • Clinics run by paediatric Paediatric Senior Registrar subspecialists -neurology, Ph: 6152 1712 cardiology, renal and gastroenterology, and paediatric Paediatric Registrar surgery Ph: 6152 7775
Chronic Pain Service General enquiries: Duty Anaesthetist Ph: 6152 7480 Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days
Duty Anaesthetist via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days
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Plastic Surgery Plastic surgery outpatient Plastics Registrar referrals via CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Acute plastic surgery Available: 8am–10pm, 7 days
• Reconstructive surgery • Elective plastic surgery • Hand injuries are treated at Fremantle Hospital as well
Radiation oncology Radiation oncology outpatient Radiation Oncology Registrar referrals via CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Treatment for a wide spectrum of Available: 8am–5pm, Mon-Fri diseases After hours and weekends on- call consultant Ph: 6318 2800 Respiratory Medicine Respiratory outpatient referrals Respiratory Registrar or via CRS Consultant • Age group: Adult Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • General Respiratory conditions General Enquiries then • Sleep Medicine Ph: 6152 4520 Fax urgent referrals to 6152 • Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory 9762 or email • Pulmonary Rehabilitation program Comprehensive diagnostic service [email protected] including bronchoscopic and pleural .au techniques. Available: 24 hours, 7 day
Advanced Lung Disease Unit (ALDU) ALDU direct referral to clinic: Urgent advice from the Duty • Management of severe lung failure Ph: 6152 4029 ALDU Registrar/Consultant via including pre and post- transplant Helpdesk • Pulmonary hypertension Ph: 6152 2222
Sleep Medicine Routine enquiries: 6152 0461 Urgent advice: 8am–4pm, Mon–Fri
Sleep Registrar After hours Duty Respiratory Registrar/Consultant Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222
Pulmonary Physiology Routine enquiries Ph:6152 5804 8am–4pm, Mon–Fri
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Rheumatology Rheumatology outpatients Rheumatology Registrar referrals via CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 SMHS wide service: Available: 8am–5pm, Mon–Fri • Specialty clinics at FSH are inflammatory arthritis, gout, CTD, scleroderma and musculoskeletal ultrasound. • Specialist biologics nurse runs a helpline that patients or GPs can ring if they have problems and this should be the first point of call for biologics issues.
Spinal Neurosurgery Elective spinal service General Spinal Neurosurgery Registrar enquiries Ph: 6152 7668 • Elective spinal surgery only at this Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 8am–5pm,7 days time Urgent enquires after hours: Trauma: Royal Perth Hospital General and vascular neurosurgery: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
State Adult Burns Unit General enquiries Burns Registrar Ph: 6152 4418 Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days
State Rehabilitation Service State Rehabilitation Outpatient SRS Ward Registrars: referrals via CRS (i.e. Spinal, Acquired Brain • Acquired brain injury Injury, Neurology, Amputee/ • Stroke rehabilitation Fax Immediate referrals (after Trauma) • Spinal rehabilitation discussion with the accepting • Post trauma rehabilitation clinician) to 6152 9762 or Email: Contact via SRS Main • General rehabilitation [email protected] Reception Ph: 6152 2110 Note: not geriatric rehabilitation (which Available: 8.30am–4.30pm, is located at Fremantle Hospital) Mon–Fri Toxicology Toxicologist Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Assessment and treatment of Available: 24 hours, 7 days toxicological conditions Poisons Information Centre Ph: 13 11 26
Urology Urology outpatient referrals via Urology Registrar CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 • Comprehensive adult urology Available: 8am–10pm, 7 days service
Vascular Surgery Vascular Surgery referrals via Vascular Registrar CRS Ph: via Helpdesk 6152 2222 Available: 24 hours, 7 days
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