Gynaecology
The Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) Gynaecology Outpatients Department provides specialist services for:
- General Gynaecology
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic Floor
- Urogynaecology
- Chronic Pain
- Vulva Health
- Paediatric Adolescent Gynaecology
- Preadmission clinic prior to surgery
- Specialised Nursing Care for pessary fitting/ insertion and vaginal dilation therapy
- Outpatient Procedures- including IUD insertions, hysteroscopy and urodynamic testing
- The Menopause Hub
The Gynaecology Team
Our multidisciplinary team includes:
- Dr Erin Nesbitt-Hawes
- Dr Lalla McCormack
- Dr Juman Farjo
- Dr Nadia Chami
- Dr Jason Chow
- Dr Karen Chan
- Dr Yasmin Tan
- Dr Stefaan Pacquee
- Dr Basia Lowes
- Prof Jason Abbott
- Dr Ha Ryun Won
- Dr Surya Krishnan
- Prof Rebecca Deans
- Dr David Rosen
- Dr Sarah Livingstone
- Dr Louise Fay
- Dr Kevin Koh
- Nursing team: Therese, Iris, Eimear, Jenna, Gemma & Hweeling
- Administration team: Jo, Lachlan, Sabreena, Remi & Tom
The Menopause Hub Team
All patients attending the Gynaecology Outpatients Department require a valid GP or specialist referral before we can book you an appointment.
Once you have obtained a referral from your GP or specialist please forward it as an attachment to our email address seslhd-rhwgynaereferral@health.nsw.gov.au or fax (02) 9382 6246.
Once we have received your referral, the nursing team and/or medical team will triage your referral to ensure you will be seen in the appropriate clinic. A letter with your appointment date and time will be sent to your postal address. This booking process may take 7-10 working days to complete.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for your appointment letter to arrive from when we have received your referral. If it has been over 3 weeks and you have not received your appointment letter, please call (02) 9382 6248.
Chronic Pain Service Clinic:
In addition to a GP or specialist referral you will be required to complete a questionnaire which must be returned to: NSWH-cppservice@health.nsw.gov.au. Once your questionnaire and GP referral or specialist referral has been processed, an appointment letter will be sent out to your mailing address.
To book an appointment for The Menopause Hub please click on the link below:
The Menopause Hub
To book an appointment for The Pre-invasive and Colposcopy Service please click on the link below:
Pre-Invasive and Colposcopy Service
Please send your referral to: seslhd-rhwgynaereferral@health.nsw.gov.au or fax (02) 9382 6246.
Please ensure that the referral provides the following information:
- Patient Details- Name, date of birth, address and contact telephone number
- Reason for why patient is referred to a specialist gynaecologist clinic- please provide as much information as possible
- Relevant medical history of the patient
- Attach any investigations such as blood test results and ultrasound results
- If referring your patient for an IUD insertion, please ensure you have provided the patient with a script for the IUD so they can bring the device to their appointment
Referrals may be rejected from the clinic if there is insufficient information provided.
Please note: The RHW Gynaecology Outpatients Department at RHW does not accept referrals for routine pap smears
To make a referrals to The Menopause Hub please click on the link below:
The Menopause Hub
To make a referrals to The Pre-invasive and Colposcopy Service please click on the link below:
Pre-Invasive and Colposcopy Service
The current wait for an appointment can vary from 3-9 months depending on the specialty clinic that you are required to attend.
As this is a public clinic you will not be able to choose which consultant you are able to see. Clinic appointments are covered by residents, registrars, fellows and consultants. The consultant will oversee your appointment but you may not be directly seen by them.
We sometimes have requests by patients to be seen by a female doctor. We will endeavour to facilitate this but are unable to guarantee that a female doctor will be available. This may mean additional wait times for your appointment or require your appointment to be rescheduled.
This is a public hospital clinic, if you have a valid GP or specialist referral and Medicare card you will not be billed.
If you do not have a valid Medicare card, you will have to pay a fee. (Please contact hospital cashier reception for a schedule of charges).
If you are from a country which has a Reciprocal Healthcare Agreement, you will not need to pay for your appointment. If this applies, we may ask to see a copy of your visa and passport.
If you are having a procedure for insertion of an Intra Uterine Device (IUD), the IUD is not included in your visit. You will need to get a prescription from your GP and then purchase your IUD device from your local pharmacist before your appointment. Please ensure you bring the IUD to your procedure.
Clinic appointments can vary between 15 mins- 2 hours dependent on the specialty clinic you are attending.
As this is a public clinic, there may be unavoidable delays and additional waiting times.
- Medicare card
- GP or specialist referral letter
- Any scans or blood tests results
- Your IUD (if you’re booked for an IUD insertion)
All patients booked into a urodynamics procedure are required to have a urine test 2 weeks prior to their scheduled appointment.
Please see your GP for this urine test and ask them to forward the results to fax: (02) 9382 6246.
If there are any issues in getting urine test, please contact (02) 9382 6248 and ask to speak to one of the nurses to organise a urine test at the clinic.
For Information about this procedure please click on the link below:
Urodynamics Procedure Information Sheet
For Information about this procedure please click on the link below:
Hysteroscopy Procedure Information Sheet
For Information about this procedure please click on the link below: