Thank you for attending Canberra Heath Services.

You have been referred for further review by the following team at the Registrar Review Clinic:

• Orthopedics
• Plastics
• Ear, Nose, Throat
• Oral Maxillofacial

This will happen in the Registrar Review Clinic (RRC).

• The RRC operates every day from 8.30am (except Christmas Day)
• The RRC is in the Canberra Health Services Central Outpatients Department, building 1, level 2 (see the map on the next page)

Appointment Types

• The RRC has both ‘walk-in’ and ‘booked’ appointment types. The specialist doctor decides what appointment you need based on your injury type and severity.

‘Walk-in’ appointments are from 08:30 to 09:30 each day. These slots are reserved for urgent referrals that need same or next day review.

‘Booked’ appointments are made by a member of the administrative team from 09:30 onwards. These are for less urgent referrals.

Your appointment type is a:

• Walk-in
• Booked

How do I make a booked appointment?

• If you need a ‘booked’ appointment, you will be contacted by phone within 4 working days by a member of the RRC administrative team. Please answer your phone from any blocked or unknown numbers
• If you have not received a call after 4 working days, please contact the Registrar Review Administrative team on (02) 5124 3069
• You will be given a time and day to attend
• If you have been asked to present ‘Nil by Mouth’ or ‘fasting’, please do not eat or drink anything from 6am on the day of your appointment (please refer to the separate handout regarding fasting)
• Please note that the RRC doctors may get called away for emergencies during your appointment time. This can mean that there may be lengthy delays to your review, please bring appropriate entertainment and any regular medications (i.e. diabetic medications)
• Please bring with you any medicine you are taking (in the original packaging) and your Medicare card. If you don’t have a Medicare card or you are non-eligible you will need to sign a non-eligible Medicare form
• You can park in the multi-story carpark. Please make sure you park in a 3-hour space

Following your assessment, a management plan will be discussed with you. This may include:

• scheduling and consenting for an operation
• non operative management and follow up in an outpatient clinic
• discharge back to your GP

We have a downloadable version of the Canberra Hospital Campus Map (PDF)