Three ways to refer, what to include, and how long families can expect to wait.
The fewer steps for the family, the sooner we can triage. Secure messaging is best.
Write your usual referral in Best Practice or MedicalDirector, choose Paeds Plus, and send it by HealthLink secure messaging. It arrives straight in our practice system, and we contact the family.
HealthLink EDITo be confirmed
Upload the letter with the parent's contact details. We take it from there, so the family doesn't need to submit anything.
Upload a referralEmail or print the letter for the family. They upload it to our referral form, which fills itself in from the letter for them to check.
See the family formEvery referral is triaged to the most appropriate clinic and clinician. Urgent medical referrals are prioritised.
We email them after triage and phone to book.
We send you feedback once your patient has been seen.
Unsettled babies, breathing problems, asthma and recurrent infections are given priority appointments. Developmental concerns and ADHD are seen in their own clinics, each with its own list.
New patients must be under 16 at their first appointment.
For when secure messaging isn't set up at your practice. It takes about a minute.
Please don't send referrals by plain email. Email isn't secure for health information.
Our GPs now see selected children aged 10 and over from the ADHD waitlist, under RACGP and WA eligibility criteria.
About GP ADHD care| Clinic | Approximate wait | On the list |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors | ||
| General medical | Under 4 weeks | – |
| Unsettled babies | Under 2 weeks | – |
| ADHD | Up to 18 months | 730 |
| Autism and general development | About 2 years | 380 |
| Child psychiatry | About 3 months | – |
| Allied health | ||
| Occupational therapy | Under 4 weeks | – |
| Speech pathology | Under 4 weeks | – |
| Dietetics | About 2 months | – |
Our paediatricians can't accept transfer of care from paediatricians who are still consulting, including telehealth services. Handover can be considered when a paediatrician retires, closes their practice, or the family moves interstate, with a GP referral and a detailed handover letter.
Our GPs don't co-prescribe or co-manage for patients of external paediatricians, and can't take transfers of care for children diagnosed elsewhere.
GP referrals are valid for 12 months and specialist referrals for three months, from the first appointment. A referral can be electronic, as long as it is dated and signed.
Our child and adolescent psychiatrist is accepting new referrals for young people up to 17. The current wait is about 3 months.
Families can self-refer to occupational therapy, speech pathology and dietetics. A GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP), an M10 referral or a Better Access plan is needed for a Medicare rebate.
