Gastroenterology and Hepatology Outpatient Clinics - Information for Health Professionals

Professor Riordan’s Clinic is located at The Billington Centre, Level 2, Campus Centre Building, Prince of Wales Hospital.

Dr Kurtovic and Dr Marinos’ Clinics are located at Outpatients B, Level 2, Campus Centre Building, Prince of Wales Hospital.

Clinic Name	Clinic Day	Clinic Time
Prof Riordan’s Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinic	Monday (weekly)	9.00-11.00am
Dr Kurtovic’s Gastroenterology General Clinic	Monday (fortnightly)	1.30-3.30pm
Dr Marinos’ Gastroenterology General Clinic	Friday (fortnightly)	8.30am-12.00pm

Full Name	Subspecialty
Professor Stephen Riordan	Gastroenterology and Hepatology Head of Department
Dr Jelica Kurtovic	Gastroenterologist
Dr George Marinos	Gastroenterologist

Inclusion criteria

We accept all patients aged over 18 years who require assessment and treatment by a Gastroenterologist or Hepatologist. 

Exclusion criteria  

We do not provide services for the management of haemorrhoids. 

Prince of Wales Hospital Outpatient Department is using electronic referrals. eReferrals are electronic SmartForms that can be sent directly to the hospital facility from your practice system or the MyHealthLink Portal. An eReferral is an electronic document that can be sent securely, replacing other methods such as faxing or posting paper referrals. The above solutions enable referrals to be sent, received, and managed electronically. Referrers and patients will also receive notification of referral outcomes.

If your patient is eligible for treatment, please read this information on how to submit your referral.

Private referrals (bulk-billed through Medicare)

All patients have the right to choose to be treated as a public or private patient for outpatient attendances. If your patient chooses to be treated privately and bulk-billed through Medicare, your referral must meet the following criteria:

• You must address the referral to one Consultant from our Specialist team, not the hospital, clinic, outpatient department or JMO
• You must sign and date the referral, and include your provider number and practice address
• You must state the period of referral in months, or refer “indefinitely”
• You must provide this referral on or prior to the appointment date.

Please note that it is inappropriate for our administration team to recommend a Consultant for your patient. We have listed the names and specialties of our Consultants above to help you decide on the most appropriate practitioner. 

Urgent referrals 

If your patient needs to be seen urgently, please call the Prince of Wales Hospital switchboard on (02) 9382 2222 and ask to speak with the Gastroenterology Registrar. 

Who will contact your patient to schedule an appointment?

Once the eReferral has been received and accepted a notification will be sent to the referrer and patient. Appointment details will be provided via letter to the patient and GP. Patients will receive an SMS reminder 3 days before their appointment. If an appointment cannot be made, we will send patients a letter confirming that they are on the outpatient waiting list for the next available appointment.

Who can you contact to follow up on a referral? 

You may contact our department on (02) 9382 0400 or (02) 9382 3100. 

What is the process if a patient misses or cancels their appointment?

If your patient needs to change or cancel their appointment they should phone (02) 9382 0400 or 9382 3100.

We are a Medicare service. You must provide a referral that is addressed to one of our Specialist team if your patient wishes to be bulk-billed.