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Parkinson's Clinic
Outpatients
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting many aspects of a person's life. Diagnosis is based on clinical assessment by a neurologist or a physician specialising in Parkinson's Disease.
The Department will periodically contact patients waiting for an outpatient clinic appointment via SMS, with a link to an electronic form. This is part of routine waitlist auditing to ensure patient details are up to date. If you receive this SMS, please update your details.
Availability
North
Unavailable.
North West
Unavailable.
Emergency conditions
There are no emergency criteria.
General Practitioners, if you feel the patient needs to be seen urgently, within the week, it is suggested you phone reception on 03 6166 7763 prior to faxing the referral. If your request cannot be easily satisfied, then you will be given a consultant's mobile phone number and it is suggested you text them to make contact. They will phone you back promptly, but at a convenient moment.
Emergency care
If you, or someone else, are experiencing a serious and life-threatening injury or illness call triple zero (000) immediately or go to the nearest Emergency Department.
Learn more about when to access emergency care and non-emergency care options if the injury or illness is not serious or life-threatening.
Scope
Assessment and management of Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders of the elderly including falls.
Referral process
Requirements
A referral (preferably faxed) is required for all new appointments and must conform to the referral standards. Please fax referrals to 03 6173 0325.
Specifically include:
- Relevant letters from consultants that the patient may have seen in private
- Correspondence detailing the problems
- Current medication list
- Allergies
- Past medical history
- Particular concerns
Please forward relevant private investigation results and ask patients to bring current medication list and any current radiological imaging performed to their appointment (e.g. MRI, CT etc.)
Please indicate if an interpreter is required and for which language. We will arrange this when booking the appointment.
Process
All referrals can be faxed directly to the clinic.
All referrals are triaged and allocated to consultant or unit registrar based on clinical priority.
Registrar cases will be discussed with consultant.
Appointments are based on clinical priority.
Where available, eReferral via HealthLink smart forms is now the preferred and only secure method of referral to the Tasmanian Department of Health.
Clinic appointments
Urgent (Category 1)
Urgent referrals should be accompanied by a phone call to the Consultant/Registrar to organise urgent review and the referral must be faxed.
We will try to see these patients within four weeks, or sooner if clinically indicated.
Semi-urgent (Category 2)
We will try to see these patients within 12 weeks.
Routine (Category 3)
Next available appointment.
