For GPs and other referrers
At the Eye and Ear, we have enjoyed a long-standing and valued relationship with Victoria’s General Practitioners, going back almost 150 years. Many GPs have completed electives in our hospital as students. As our services have become more specialised, with greater reach, we have a GP Liaison Officer to help make communication between the hospital and local GPs as easy and effective as possible. To contact our GP Liaison Officer, email gpliaison@eyeandear.org.au.
Our quick reference phone directory for GPs has some useful contacts and phone numbers for GPs seeking information about their patients’ status on the surgical waiting list and outpatient appointment waiting list and to request letters about patients seen at the hospital.
Our latest GP newsletter is available now, download a copy here.
Emergency over the phone advice for GPs can be obtained by telephoning the hospital switchboard on (03) 9929 8666 and asking for the Eye or ENT admitting officer.
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Referring to the Eye and Ear
Working with GPs, we have developed a range of resources to make things easier for referring GPs, including information sessions run by our specialists, referral guidelines and forms and information about our services. Our referral guidelines provide...
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Primary care management guidelines
The primary care management guidelines are intended to assist GPs by providing primary care management information for low acuity conditions that do not require the specialty services of the hospital. They were developed by specialists and allied health...
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Our Clinics
The Eye and Ear has 16 eye clinics and 10 ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinics. You can find out more information about these Clinics, including the Heads of Clinic and doctors by clicking on the links below. Eye Clinics ENT Clinics Other Clinics
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GP education and training
We have developed a range of education and training opportunities for GPs and other referrers to support you to manage your patients' eye and ENT conditions in the community and assist you to access hospital services. We provide some evening education...
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Our GP Liaison Officer
Dr Lina Nido has been our GP Liaison Officer since January 2008. She is a practising GP in the inner west suburbs of Melbourne. Dr Lina Nido is also an examiner for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has been a tutor for the...
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Useful links
This section contains a list of organisations and websites, where you can access further information as a GP or other referrer. These links are intended to provide you with more information and are not an endorsement of the organisation or approval of...
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Clinical Resources
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Archived newsletters
October 2012 June 2013 February 2014 October 2014 Edition two, October 2014 March 2015 Edition two, March 2015 May 2015 July 2015 November 2015 December 2015 August 2016 June 2018 December 2018