Referrals
Accepted Ages For Referrals
We welcome referrals for patients from 0 to 17 years for all general paediatric matters.
We request that referrals to paediatricians only come from registered medical practioners or nurse practiioners.
See the list of our paediatricians and visiting paediatricians here.
General Process For All Referrals
1. The GP referral is sent to theWest Gippsland Paediatric Group
- via mail, fax or Argus – no verbal referrals are accepted.
- please include current phone and address.
2. The nominated paediatrician will triage the urgency of the booking.
3. Our reception staff will contact you within one week of receiving your referral.
Prior To Your Appointment
- A reminder text will be sent to your nominated mobile number within 48 hours of the appointment.
- Please note that a fee will apply for any non-attendance or booking cancelled within 24 hours of an appointment.
Please be aware that West Gippsland Paediatric Group is a private billing service.
Payment for services will be required in full on the day of an appointment, with any Medicare rebates claimable on the day of consultation
See our fees and rebates information here.
If you have any queries regarding this process, please feel free to contact our reception staff.
Areas Of Treatment
- General Paediatric Medicine
- ADHD
- Developmental delay
- Epilepsy
- Allergy testing
- Neonatal and infant health
- Asthma
- Emotional disorders
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Oppositional and other challenging behaviours
- Diabetes management
- Eczema
- Learning difficulties
- Anxiety
- Speech, language and communication
- Fine and Gross Motor developmental concerns
- Social skills development
- Adolescent medicine