5 Chaston Street
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
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P.O Box 5520
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
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02 69 250 210
02 69 250 132 (fax)
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Paediatrician do?
Referrals
Appointments
Cancellations
What should I bring to the appointment?
Payments
Repeat Prescriptions
Telephone calls
Privacy
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What does a Paediatrician do?
Paediatricians are specialists in the care of babies, infants and adolescents. In Australia, Paediatricians have completed a minimum of 5years at university studying General Medicine then 2 years in a Hospital as a junior medical officer followed by a minimum of 6 years in a Paediatric Training programme in a teaching hospital. Paediatricians are members of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Referrals
To see a Paediatrician, you need a referral from your GP, another Specialist Doctor or a Hospital Doctor. A referral from your GP will last 12 months from initial appointment or a referral from a specialist will last 3 months from your initial appointment.
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Once we have received your referral, it will be triaged, and you will be contacted via SMS to arrange an appointment. If the referral is urgent, please phone the rooms directly on 6925 0210. Please be aware that there is an extensive waiting time for non-medical appointments.
Without a valid referral you will be unable to claim a Medicare rebate and you will be liable for the full cost of the consultation. If your referral has expired, you will need to obtain a new one from your GP prior to seeing the Paediatrician.
Appointments
All Appointments are made by phoning our office in Chaston Street on 69 250 210
Cancellations
If you are unable to keep an appointment, please notify our office as soon as possible so that we can offer that appointment to another child.
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What should I bring to the appointment?
You should bring;
*the referral letter unless your Doctor has faxed it directly to us already.
*any results from tests that have been done
*any reports from other health or education professionals
*medicare card
*blue book
*pensioner card
*Ventolin and spacer, if you are having a spirometry test
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Payments
Payment is to be made at the time of consultation. Major credit cards and EFTPOS are accepted. Unfortunately we do not accept AMEX. Medicare rebates can be processed at the office at the time of consultation and paid into your bank account by Medicare within 24hours.
Repeat Prescriptions
Please note that GPs can provide repeat prescriptions except in the case of Authority prescriptions. Authority prescriptions will only be provided at the time of appointment with your Paediatrician, unless otherwise specified.
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The prescription will be:
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collected from our rooms at 5 Chaston Street Wagga Wagga if you are a local resident; or
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faxed to the pharmacy of your choice if you are out of the local area.
Telephone calls
As much as possible, our staff will endeavour to answer all your enquiries. If you need to speak to a Paediatrician, a message will be taken by the staff and the doctor will contact you when possible - this may not be until after he/she has finished consulting for the day.
Privacy
Riverina Paediatrics is committed to protecting the privacy of patient information and to handling personal information in a responsible manner. For further information on how we collect, use and disclose you and your child's personal information please see our Privacy Policy.