The Registrar Review Clinic provides semi urgent review of patients by a Plastics or Orthopedic Registrar. Patients can be referred by a medical officer who has spoken to the Plastics or Orthopedic Registrar and they have agreed to see them in the clinic.

To refer a patient please call Canberra Hospital Switch on (02) 6244 2222 and ask for the appropriate registrar to be paged. Once the patient has been accepted to the clinic, fax a written referral to the clinic on 6244 4107 and the nurses will contact the patient and schedule them an appointment.

Please include in your referral:

• Patients contact details
• The name of the Registrar you spoke to
• Relevant medical history
• Details of your examination
• Please ensure the patient brings along the necessary x-rays or scans

Exclusions:

• Vomiting patients
• Incontinent patients or those with toileting issues
• Patients with confirmed MRSA, VRE or other multi resistant organisms
• Haemodynamically unstable patients
• Mental health related presentations
• Behaviorally disturbed patients
• Non-ambulant patients
• Patients with an unclear diagnosis
• Patients that are not self caring without a suitable carer present
• Patients who are being transferred to The Canberra Hospital for a definite admission

Contact Us

Location: Level 2, Building 2, Canberra Hospital

Phone: 6244 3069

Fax: 6244 4107