For Referrers
Who can come to VPRS?
To be Eligible for VPRS the young person should be aged between 0-18 and:
- Have you had an acquired injury, medical/surgical intervention or a functional impairment
- Have moderate to high complexity rehabilitation needs and/or require time-limited and goal-focused programs.
- Require an interdisciplinary team approach to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
Who can refer to VPRS?
VPRS will take referrals from any of the people listed below, however, we do like to make sure that your local Paediatrician and/or General Practitioner is involved in this process, so we may ask you to get a medical referral prior to your first appointment. This allows us to have a clearer picture of the child’s medical conditions and treatment.
- Paediatricians
- General Practitioners
- Health Professionals
- Paediatric Service Providers
- Families
How to Refer to VPRS
Referrals can be made by emailing, faxing or posting your referral to the relevant Regional Coordinator. If you are unsure of which region the client is in, look at the map below for the closest VPRS site. We do prefer you to use our Referral form and complete all relevant information.
Please scroll down for referral information.
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Region
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Grampians
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Contact
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(03) 5320 3700
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Fax
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(03) 5320 3800
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Location
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Grampians Health Services
Queen Elizabeth Centre
102 Ascot St South
Ballarat 3350
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Regional Coordinator
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Kirsten Wilken
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Referrals
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Please contact the Regional Coordinator on 5320 4071 to discuss referrals
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Website
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Grampians – Ballarat Health
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Region
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Barwon South West
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Contact
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(03) 4215 5314
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Fax
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(03) 4215 6376
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Location
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Barwon Health
McKellar Centre
45-95 Ballarat Road
North Geelong, 3215
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Regional Coordinator
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Referrals
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Referrals should be forwarded to Information and Access at Barwon Health: PO Box 281 Geelong 3220, or Fax: 03 4215 7795 |
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Website
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Barwon/Southwest – Barwon Health
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Region
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Loddon Malle
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Contact
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(03) 5454 8489
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Fax
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(03) 5454 9113
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Location
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Bendigo Health
Mercy Street
Bendigo, 3550
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Regional Coordinator
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Sue Tupper
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Referrals
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Please contact the Regional Coordinator on 5454 6001 to discuss referrals
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Website
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Loddon Malle – Bendigo Health
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Region
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Eastern Metropolitan
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Contact
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(03) 9764 6229
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Fax
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(03) 9764 6330
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Location
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Community Rehabilitation Centre
Angliss Hospital
Corner Edward St and Talaskia Road
Ferntree Gully, 3156
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Regional Coordinator
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Vanessa Lyndon |
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Referrals
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Please contact the Regional Coordinator on 9764 6444 to discuss referrals
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Website
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Eastern Metro – Eastern Health
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Region
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Hume
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Contact
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1800 222 582 |
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Fax
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(03) 5832 2206
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Location
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Goulburn Valley Health
Graham Street
Shepparton, 3630
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Regional Coordinator
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Hilary Sellars |
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Referrals
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Please contact the Regional Coordinator on 5832 3762 to discuss referrals
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Website
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Region
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Gippsland
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Contact
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(03) 5173 8383
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Fax
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(03) 5173 8386
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Location
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Latrobe Regional Hospital
Princes Highway
Traralgon West, 3844
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Regional Coordinator
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Monique Macdougall
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Referrals
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Please contact the Regional Coordinator on 5173 8383 to discuss referrals
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Website
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Gippsland – Latrobe Regional Hospital
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| vprs@lrh.com.au |
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Region
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Contact
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(03) 8572 3054
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Fax
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(03) 8572 3817
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Location
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Monash Children’s Hospital
248 Clayton Road
Clayton, 3168
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Regional Coordinator
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Fiona Wilkinson
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Inpatient Referrals
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Referrals can be made to the Paediatric Rehabilitation Registrar on pg. 4182 or to the Regional Coordinator on 8572 3763
If calling from outside the hospital, please call the switchboard on 9594 6666 and ask for the paediatric rehabilitation registrar or nurse coordinator to be paged.
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Ambulatory Referrals
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We request that referrals are made by a doctor. On referral, please provide information about family contact details, the child’s diagnosis and previous investigations, the team of health professionals involved (such as doctors and therapists), and the purpose of referral/goals of treatment.
Please call our Regional Coordinator if you have any questions on
8572 3763
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Website
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Southern Metro – Monash Health
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Email
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Region
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North/Western Metropolitan
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Contact
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(03) 9345 9300
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Fax
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(03) 9345 5034 |
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Location
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The Royal Children’s Hospital
50 Flemington Road
Parkville, 3052
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Regional Coordinators
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Ambulatory – Melissa Hughes
Inpatients – Ivan Spoljaric
Dayrehab/elective – Tanya Harle
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Inpatient Referrals
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Referrals can be made to the Rehabilitation Registrar on pg. 9444 or to the Inpatient Coordinator
If calling from outside the hospital, please call the switchboard on 9345 9300 and ask for the registrar or Inpatient coordinator to be paged.
Referrals will be discussed by the senior clinical team to determine suitability for admission or to provide consultative input.
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Ambulatory Referrals
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We request that referrals are made by a doctor. On referral, please provide information about family contact details, the child’s diagnosis and previous investigations, a team of health professionals involved (such as doctors and therapists), and the purpose of referral/goals of treatment.
Please call our Stream Leaders, Melissa Hughes, Ivan Spoljaric or Tanya Harle, if you have any questions on 9345 9300.
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Website
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North/ Western Metro – The Royal Children’s Hospital
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How Does the Intake Process Work?
The Regional Coordinator completes a checklist to ensure they collect important information to assist the referral process. The Regional Coordinator will help decide whether a child is eligible for the VPRS. This may involve discussing the case with the Rehabilitation Specialist allocated to support the intake process and phoning the family, school and other community services for supporting information. The child/young person will be then given an appointment with the VPRS. This may be in a clinic appointment with a Rehabilitation doctor and allied health staff or just with an allied health team member.