Once we receive a referral from your GP, we will contact you to make an appointment for an assessment. This will include obtaining a full health history from you, include listing your current medications and reviewing your recent blood results.
We may need to do some tests at the time to confirm our thoughts or may need to order some others for you to have done later.
On completion of the assessment, a management plan will be developed for you, which will be sent to your GP (and Community Nurse if you have one). A referral can be sent to a community nursing service if you wish.
Tests we may organise are:
- Doppler ABPI – where we check blood pressures on your legs and arms to ensure that your circulation is good in your legs (done in the clinic)
- Arterial ultrasound – sometimes this is needed if the Doppler ABPI is inconclusive to check that your blood flow is adequate to your legs and feet (performed by an external radiology service)
- X-ray – sometimes needed to ensure there is no infection in a bone
- Biopsy – occasionally required to determine if a lesion requires surgical removal
- Blood tests – to ensure that your nutrition is adequate, and that your body systems are working well
Appointments
The majority of assessments are now done in your own home or workplace by the mobile service. Visits may also be arranged to residential care facilities. There is no extra cost for a home visit.
Appointments are available for people self-referring or referred by health professionals.
New and returning patients are welcome.
Fees
The consultation fee is determined by the length of the appointment. Please phone to discuss your individual needs. As a general guide, the following applies:
- New patients (complex) 90 minutes
- New patients (basic) 60 minutes
- Review patients (complex) 45 minutes
- Review patients (basic) 20-30 minutes
A Medicare rebate is available for most consultations:
- Appointments of 45 minutes or more – Rebate – $49.80
- Appointments of 20 – 30 minutes – Rebate $33.80
Some consultations may be covered by your private health insurance.
Specialised dressings and compression bandages will attract an extra fee.
Please note that we are NOT an emergency service