Specialist Outpatient Clinics

Our Outpatient Clinics offer planned, non-admitted medical, nursing, and allied health services for those needing specialised assessment or treatment not available from a GP or community health provider.

For an appointment, you need a referral from your GP, another specialist, or your current doctor.

Services Provided:

• Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment by medical, nursing, and allied health professionals
• Ongoing management of chronic and complex conditions in collaboration with community providers
• Diagnostic services such as pathology and imaging
• Before and after in-hospital care

Referral Process

Submit Referral: Your GP, specialist, or doctor must complete the referral

Referral Review: The Bayside Health Peninsula team reviews the referral to determine urgency

• Urgent: We will contact you via text or phone to arrange an appointment
• Routine:     You will receive an SMS confirming your waitlist status, and we will contact you when an appointment is available

Referral Outcome

• Accepted:   We proceed with scheduling based on urgency
• Declined:   We will contact you or your referring GP if there is missing information, or we suggest referring to other health services

Note: Specialist Outpatient Clinics are not an emergency service. If your condition worsens, see your GP. Your GP will determine if you require an earlier appointment, and they can send a new referral with additional information.

Statewide Referral criteria for Specialist Clinic

The Victorian Department of Health has developed statewide referral criteria to assist GPs and clinicians when referring patients to Specialist Clinics. These referral criteria have been designed to improve access to specialist clinics in public hospitals by enhancing the quality and appropriateness of referrals 

​Statewide Referral Criteria | health.vic.gov.au