Out of hours, urgent or emergency concerns?

Urgent or emergency care is not offered

The Providers see their patients in booked appointments in their sessions during their clinics between 8.30 am and 5.30 am on business days. Most providers have part-time privates. We will do our very best to organise timely consultations, but like all paediatric services around Australia, we are stretched. Some of the specialists have long wait lists and have closed their books to most new patient referrals.

Health care options for pressing or urgent concerns or outside business hours and Christmas-New Year:

  • Child and Family Health Service (CAFHS).

  • Your GP -your child’s primary care provider.

  • Hospital Midwives-for newborns.

  • Virtual Urgent Care Service at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital: CAVUCS (Child and Adolescent Virtual Urgent Care Service for children from 6 months of age up to 18 years with non-life-threatening conditions)-ph-(08) 8161 7000 to organise a Video Appointment between 9 am-9 pm, 7 days a week, including public holidays. 

Paediatric Emergency Departments (PED)

 

Is your child in need of urgent care? should I go to the ED?

For urgent or Overnight concerns, attend your nearest PED at

  • Women's and Children's Hospital.

  • Flinders Medical Centre,

  • Lyell McEwin Hospital.

  • phone000 to call an ambulance.

The P ED is the best place for your child if you are uncertain but sense they may need urgent care. Once in the ED, your child can be observed and assessed and if needed, can receive urgent care such as tests, scans, medications or procedures.