If you wish to discuss direct referral options for your department/unit, please email VSC@nh.org.au or call (03) 8405 8962.
Please select one of the following options to continue:
Adult Clinics
Advance Care Planning
- Information about Advance Care Planning and how to navigate the process
- Advice for the MTDM regarding the person who lacks capacity to complete an Advance Care Directive
- Goals of care discussions
- Conflict in decision-making
Dietetics
- Loss of appetite
- Unintentional loss of weight
- Non-healing wounds / pressure injuries
- Paediatric patients (<18 years old)
Diabetes Education
Endocrinology *PODIATRY ONLY*
- HbA1C
- eGFR
Latent Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmology
Post-Discharge Review *MED 5 ONLY*
Purpose: A virtual televideo service allowing the MED 5 team to book patients in for a review by a General Medicine physician within a week of their Northern Hospital discharge. This appointment is organised by the discharging medical team.
Suitable reviews include:
- Assistance with follow-up of renal function/LFTs post-medication titration (i.e. withholding/ restarting anti-HT)
- Adjusting antibiotic duration following response
- ‘Screens’ – osteoporosis, myeloma, pre-biologics, etc.
- Investigations not yet reported (e.g. TTE, RFTs, NCS)
- Follow up of scans with results pending
- Assistance with prednisolone weaning
- “High-risk” discharges (e.g. patient-initiated discharges)
- Titration of analgesics
- Titration of hypoglycaemic agents (SGLT2s in particular)
- Recommencing statins
- Other things where historically you have written “GP to chase” in the discharge are likely to be suitable
Palliative Care
- Specialist palliative care with a life-limiting condition
Review & Access Clinic (RAC)
- Kilmore UCC, ED and VVED only
Social Work
General
Social Work in VVSC provides a service to patients where consent for Social Work has been obtained and where the following concerns have been identified:
- Parenting and other psychosocial difficulties, where need for community support is identified
- Barriers to healthcare and there are concerns about risk to the patient due to lack of medical, or Allied Health assessment/treatment or other psychosocial issues.
- Currently homeless or living in a car.
- Acute financial hardship requiring linkages to community services (no ER funds available directly from SW).
- Patient has a recent chronic health or disability diagnosis, and patient/parent requires community supports.
Family Violence
VVSC provides a service to patients where consent for Social Work has been obtained and where the following concerns have been identified:
Patient/Parent discloses or clinician suspects current Family Violence occurring at home. Referrer must complete MARAM Screening Tool prior to patient being seen by Social Work. For immediate risk contact police, attend nearest ED or contact Safe Steps. Follow NH Family Violence Policy.
Women's Health
Gynaecology
Menopause
Providing supportive clinical assessment and management for patients experiencing perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms, with a focus on patient education, and collaborative care planning
Paediatric Clinics
Continence
- Bed wetting
- Constipation
- Toilet training resistanc
Paediatric ENT peri-operative support and education (Nurse-led Clinic)
- Preoperative education
- Postoperative advice/management
Paediatric ENT surgical
- Recurrent tonsillitis
- OSA
- Recurrent or chronic ear infections
- Other ENT diagnostic assessments
Review & Access Clinic (RAC)
For use by ED and VVED only
Social Work
General
Social Work in VVSC provides a service to patients where consent for Social Work has been obtained and where the following concerns have been identified:
- Parenting and other psychosocial difficulties, where need for community support is identified
- Barriers to healthcare and there are concerns about risk to the patient due to lack of medical, or Allied Health assessment/treatment or other psychosocial issues.
- Currently homeless or living in a car.
- Acute financial hardship requiring linkages to community services (no ER funds available directly from SW).
- Patient has a recent chronic health or disability diagnosis, and patient/parent requires community supports.
Family Violence
VVSC provides a service to patients where consent for Social Work has been obtained and where the following concerns have been identified:
Patient/Parent discloses or clinician suspects current Family Violence occurring at home. Referrer must complete MARAM Screening Tool prior to patient being seen by Social Work. For immediate risk contact police, attend nearest ED or contact Safe Steps. Follow NH Family Violence Policy.
