Booking phone number 

(03) 5454 7571 or
(03) 5454 8896

Contact person

Liaison nurse 

Booking office hours 

8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
(closed public holidays) 

Clinic frequency 

Fortnightly

Clinic medical staff 

Surgical fellow 

Clinical information requirements that supplement the referral form  

Referral letter should include a reasonable patient history including which allied health services the patient is already linked to and up-to-date medication list.

Notes on any relevant pathology/radiology results with copies of results accompanying the referral letter.

Please use the endoscopy referral form, please click here 

DIRECT ACCESS ENDOSCOPY

Patients referred for colonoscopy as a result of positive faecal occult blood will be considered for direct access to the surgical waiting list (eg +ve FOBT as a result of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program or Rotary Bowelscan) unless co-morbidities necessitate an appointment in acute outpatients prior to the procedure.

These patients will be sent an appointment for pre-admission assessment and bowel preparation.

Referrals sent to outpatients for screening colonoscopy as a result of family history will not be considered suitable for direct access. These patients will be seen in acute outpatients.

Gastroscopy referrals are suitable for direct access unless co-morbidities necessitate an appointment in acute outpatients prior to the procedure

Approximate wait time for referred patients 

1 - 6 weeks 

Clinic location 

Acute Outpatients Department, entrance is beside main Bendigo hospital entrance, (Lucan St).
Click here for map (reference K6).