Referral Form

Location

- Box Hill Hospital Ground Floor Out Patients Department
- Oxygen Review Clinic 3rd Floor in Physiotherapy Dept

Telephone

03 9895 4881

Billing

Private (Medicare Bulk Billed)

Doctors

Dr N. Cain
Dr P. Fogarty
Dr F. Thien
Dr M. Clarence
Respiratory Registrar also attends clinics

Hours of Operation

Tuesday AM Dr Cain (Fortnightly)
Tuesday PM Dr Clarence (Fortnightly)
Friday PM Dr Fogarty and Dr Thien (Weekly)

Oxygen Review Clinic
Monday PM. Dr Thien (Monthly)

Description

Clinic for the assessment and review of patients with Respiratory disease and sleep disorders.

Referrals are triaged for urgency and waiting time for non urgent referral can be months.

The Friday clinic also works closely with the Chest Surgery clinic held on Friday PM

Oxygen Review Clinic: Review of patients on home oxygen therapy

Investigations to be sent with the referral

Any relevant pathology or imaging results
Imaging films or CDs should be bought by the patient to the clinic appointment

Inappropriate referrals
for this specialty

Paediatric

Other

General practitioners referring patients to the Respiratory Clinic are to provide a referral for respiratory function testing.

RFT Referral Form

The Physiotherapy Department co-ordinates a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.

Access to the program is via referral to this Respiratory Clinic.

Patient Appointment Letter - Respiratory Lab Tests