Paediatric Outpatients Department

Paediatric Outpatients is an area of the hospital set aside to provide a pleasant safe and welcoming environment for children and their families.

The staff consist of nurses, a plaster technician and clerical officers who work permanently in Outpatients alongside doctors and allied health professionals. We all work together to ensure an efficient high quality service.

We see approximately 3,500 children each month through the clinics run in Outpatients.

This means that unless there is a life threatening reason for your child to be seen early there will always be a minimum wait of a few weeks.

We provide the rooms for the various clinics to be held.

The Outpatients Department manages the booking for:

The following clinics are held in the Outpatients area but bookings are made in the specialty departments:

How to access the service

We cannot make an appointment unless we have received a referral. Please fax the referral (see forms below) to (08) 8161 6246.

The specialty doctors review our referrals. An appointment time is then allocated taking account of  the clinical need of children.

If your GP wishes your child to be seen urgently you should either come to the children's Emergency Department or ask your GP to ring the registrar phone (08) 8161 7000 and discuss the clinical needs of your child.

Information for families

Except in an emergency you should visit your GP as a first course of action if you have any concerns about your child's health.

If your GP suggests that your child should see a specialist there are two options to discuss:

Option 1: to see a specialist in their private rooms

Option 2: to see a specialist at the WCH.

The waiting time for option 1 is usually shorter but you may have to make a gap payment.  The reception staff in the doctor's rooms will be able to tell you the amount of of gap payment.

Option 2 means you will not have to make a gap payment but you may have to wait a considerable time for an appointment.

If you decide to see a specialist at the WCH your referral needs to be faxed or posted to us.  Please read carefully all information sent to you and bring any previous related test results or x-rays to your appointments.

Research Activity

The WCH has an international reputation for research.  Being a teaching hospital brings the opportunity for hospital and university staff to work together and ensures that our patients benefit from the latest developments in research.

You may be asked to consider assisting with the Hospital's research by allowing your child to participate in a clinical trial or other research study.  We appreciate your participation but understand if you prefer not to do so.

Hours

Telephone booking may be made between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

Clinics operate between 8.45am and 5pm daily.

Contact details

Nursing Unit Head

 

Phone (08) 8161 6668

Location

General Clinic area 1^st floor Rogerson Building

Fracture and Orthopaedic Clinic ground floor Clarence Reiger Building

Mailing address

Paediatric Outpatients

Women's and Children's Hospital

72 King William Road

North Adelaide

South Australia 5006

Phone/Fax/Email

Phone (08) 8161 7399

Fax (08) 8161 6246

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