Respiratory & sleep issues

Our Respiratory Medicine & Sleep Disorders service provides diagnostic procedures, runs clinics and monitors sleeping patterns for elective and emergency patients.

We care for people who are in hospital, have been to hospital or need to come to hospital for:

Respiratory function testing - checking how well your lungs work
Bronchoscopy - looking into your lungs with a scope
Overnight sleep monitoring (home and hospital based) - to help resolve breathing problems
Sleep disorders clinics
General respiratory problems
Lung oncology - lung cancer
High blood pressure in the lungs
Help to quit smoking

How to access this service

You need a referral from your GP or medical practitioner to access this service.

Your GP will fax your referral to the hospital. Once we receive the referral, we will send you a letter.

If there is a waiting list, you'll be advised what to do in your letter.

Referrals are current for 12 months from the date of issue, unless it is specified as "indefinite". Keep a copy of your referral, so you can easily ask your GP to renew your referral if you need to.

Clinics

Asthma	City Campus	Outpatients, Level 1 South	FRI
CPAP Review Clinic	City Campus	Sleep Disorders Clinic, Level 5 East
HARP Respiratory Medicine	City Campus	Sleep Disorders Clinic, Level 5 East	TUE
Home Oxygen Annual Review	City Campus	Sleep Disorders Clinic, Level 5 East	THU
Oximetry	City Campus	Sleep Disorders Clinic, Level 5 East	WED
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension	City Campus	Outpatients, Level 1 South East
Respiratory	City Campus	Outpatients, Level 1 South	MON
Respiratory Lab	City Campus	Respiratory Lab Reception, Level 1 East	MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI
Respiratory Medicine	City Campus	Outpatients, Level 1 South	TUE, FRI
Respiratory Oncology	City Campus	Outpatients, Level 1 Centre	FRI
Respiratory Rapid Access	City Campus	Sleep Disorders Clinic, Level 5 East	TUE, WED
Sleep Disorders	City Campus	Sleep Disorders Clinic, Level 5 East	MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI

What to bring

Every time you come to hospital

Every time you come to hospital for a test, day procedure, surgery or treatment, you should bring:

Medicare card

Health Care card (if you have one)

Concession card (if you have one)

Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)

Medications you are currently taking, including any that you have bought without a prescription

X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results you have which are related to your procedure

Private health insurance card (if you want to use it)

Aids (glasses, hearing aid, walking frame)

For a sleep study

If you come in for a sleep study, you should also bring:

Comfortable sleepwear
Personal hygeine items such as shampoo, shaving cream, shaver, toothpaste and deodorant
Your own pillow, if you want think it will help you sleep better
Something to do - like a book, magazine or iPad/tablet