Paediatrics Department

COVID-19: Changes to St George Paediatrics

23rd March 2020

Outpatient Clinics

Since the pandemic and foreseeably for the next 6-12 months, we have moved to offering both In-person and Tele-health consultations.

For more information on accessing Tele-health, please click here 

New referrals will be triaged weekly as usual, but there may be a delay before you are offered an appointment.

Existing patients who need a new appointment or a script should email us by clicking here.  Please include the reason for the appointment (need a review, script, new issue etc).

If you believe we have misunderstood the complexity or urgency of your child’s appointment please contact us by email on SESLHD-STGPAEDIATRICS@health.nsw.gov.au

Visitors

New rules limit visitors to one parent only.  

The following people must not visit Children’s Ward, Special Care Nursery or Post-Natal Ward:

• Children under 18 years old (including siblings)
• Grandparents and elderly relatives
• People in quarantine, home isolation, unwell with any illness or who have had contact with people infected with COVID-19

Elective Surgery and MRI under General Anaesthetic

• It is likely that the elective surgery list and MRIs will be disrupted.  
• You will be notified of any delays as soon as possible.  Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

For more information about COVID-19 and children click here.

We strive to provide high-quality paediatric specialist healthcare for the infants, children and young people of our local community.

If your child needs ‘urgent’ medical review, it is important to visit your general practitioner [GP] within working hours or for true emergencies after hours - the paediatric emergency department. It is not possible for our administrative staff to assist distressed parents requesting ‘urgent’ clinic appointments.