Swan Hill District Health provides a range of Nurse Practitioner, Nursing & Allied Health Specialist Clinics. The Clinics provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management support to clients with specific conditions. Within these clinics, clients may be seen by specialist doctors, allied health professionals, nurse practitioners or nurses.
Specialist Clinics include:
Breastfeeding Support – For Breastfeeding Support service referrals click here
Cancer – For Cancer service referrals click here
Continence – For Continence service referrals click here
Counselling – For Counselling service referrals click here
Diabetes – For Diabetes Education service referrals click here
Dietetics – For Dietetics service referrals click here
Falls and Balance – Falls & Balance service referrals click here
Occupational Therapy– For Occupational Therapy service referrals click here
Persistent Pain – For Persistent Pain service referrals click here
Physiotherapy– For Physiotherapy service referrals click here
Podiatry – For Podiatry service referrals click here
Renal– For Renal service referrals click here
Sexual & Reproductive Health– For Sexual & Reproductive Health service referrals click here
Speech Pathology– For Speech Pathology service referrals click here
Stomal Therapy– For Stomal Therapy service referrals click here
Wound Management (lower leg)– For Wound Management service referrals click here
Wound Management– For Wound Management service referrals click here
Referrals
GP referrals are preferred (and required for some specialist clinics); however, anyone can make a referral to the service including health professionals, you or your carer. For self-referrals, a health summary from your GP should be included.
Appointment
When we receive your referral, it will be reviewed and categorised based on clinical urgency. While we attempt to provide you with the earliest possible appointment time, the most urgent patients are given priority.
You will be contacted regarding the outcome of your referral and whether further information is required, you have been placed on a waitlist and expected wait time, or allocated an appointment.
Please note, some clinics only run on certain days, allocated times and locations. The service will endeavour to schedule appointments at your preferred time, however scheduling may be subject to availability.
We do our best to run on time, however sometimes delays do occur. Please be patient and if you have any concerns, please speak with our staff.
Unable to attend your appointment?
If you are not able to make your scheduled appointment, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can make another time for you. We can then advise someone else of an earlier time and this assists us to reduce our waiting times.
If you do not come to two appointments and do not tell us beforehand, you will not be given another appointment and you will need a new referral.
What to bring to your appointment:
For your appointment bring:
What happens after your appointment?
Your clinician will tell you if they need to see you again.
They will talk to you about what happens next and what you may need to do.
We share this information with your GP and other Health Professionals involved in your care, with your consent.
Need extra support or an interpreter?
Please let us know if you need extra supports due to having a disability or need cultural support.
If you need the help of an interpreter, please let us know and we can provide a telephone/online interpreter for your appointment.
Specialist Clinics
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