Respiratory and Sleep Department

Contact us

1300 342 255

Clinical Director

Prof. Francis Thien

We provide specialist medical care for the assessment and management of general respiratory and sleep services, including respiratory function assessment, fibreoptic bronchoscopy, sleep monitoring, lung oncology as well as clinical management of all respiratory disorders.

This clinic also holds weekly multidisciplinary meetings at Box Hill Hospital to discuss and plan the treatment of patients with lung cancers.

Further information about these meetings can be found on the NEMICS website (North East Metropolitan Integrated Cancer Service).

Coming soon mid-late 2022 - Respiratory Function Test:

Eastern Health’s HealthLink SmartForm service list will be welcoming a new service addition – Respiratory Function Test, In the interim, please continue to refer patients for a breathing test electronically via ‘Respiratory Medicine’ for both practices with and without conformance software.

Referrals will no longer be accepted via fax or email.

More information about making a referral.

Respiratory and Sleep Clinics

Clinic	Clinic Locations
General Respiratory	Angliss Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital, Healesville Hospital (once-a-month)
Rapid Access Lung Cancer	Box Hill Hospital
Rapid Respiratory	Box Hill Hospital
Respiratory Lab (Respiratory Function Tests)	Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital
Sleep (Consult only)	Angliss Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital, Healesville Hospital (once-a-month)

Patients will be triaged according to their presenting problem and where possible, offered an appointment in a clinic location closest to their home address (subject to appointment availability and waiting times).

Criteria for Referral

Information is available on HealthPathways Melbourne for assistance in managing your patient’s condition. This includes what investigations you need to perform prior to referring to a specialist and what information you need to include in the referral. If you require login access to HealthPathways, contact info@healthpathwaysmelbourne.org.au.

Please continue to refer Respiratory and Sleep conditions as per clinical assessment and need.

Making a Referral

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