Adult Outpatients

  • Footscray
    • Clinics run:
      • Tuesday all day (Fracture AM/PM + post-op wound clinic in AM)
      • Wednesday AM (Clifford elective)
      • Friday AM (all other consultants)
      • Occasionally Friday PM (Harris complex patients only)
    • Level 1 on west side of hospital near Eleanor St entrance
    • To book a clinic, need to do an e-referral via Bossnet or a paper ISBAR form and give to clinic nurse or send to RMC (Phone: 8345 7252)
    • Clinic notes:
      • Ensure correct episode on bossnet
      • Open up patient’s file and click either op progress note (bottom right) or can do specialised op clinic note that can be then input into a letter through a separate form on bossnet which is automatically sent to GP
        • If op progress note doesn’t appear in bottom right then you’re in the wrong episode
    • Plaster techs are on same level as us (phone: 0407 548 623)
      • John (head)
      • Matt
      • Kris
      • Anna
      • Fill out plaster tech form, tell patient to go to plaster room and take a number
    • Radiology is all paper forms in outpatients
      • Give form to patient to take to service desk in middle of room and nurses organise for patient to go to radiology then come back
    • If patient needs plaster off and/or XR at next appointment, write slips and given them to patient to bring back