RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE FACILITIES

Thank you for referring your patient to Sydney Psychogeriatric Clinic. The following is an outline of the referral process.

STEP 1

Referral

Kindly forward through a referral letter from your resident’s general practitioner to our clinic.

Referrals may be sent via:

STEP 2

Triage

All referrals will be reviewed by a psychiatrist within 72 hours and triaged based on clinical need.

During this process, the patient may be contacted to procure additional information regarding the referral.

STEP 3

SCHEDULE

Clinic staff will contact your staff to arrange a suitable appointment time.

STEP 4

Appointment

Kindly ready the following in preparation for your resident’s appointment:

  • Identification (e.g. drivers license, Medicare card)
  • Any recent investigation results (e.g. recent blood test results, recent ECG reports, CT scan results, MRI scan results)
  • Any recent correspondences from other doctors