Referrers information
Dear Doctor, we would be delighted to assist you with the management of your patients who have hand or upper limb conditions.
We believe your patients will be very happy with their experience at our Orthopaedic Clinic as we strive to make the process as patient and referring doctor centred as possible.
In order to have the capacity to see your WorkCover and privately insured patients as rapidly as possible at Murdoch, Mr Paul Jarrett sees all public and uninsured patients at his weekly Clinic at Fremantle Hospital and he would be delighted to receive referrals for uninsured patients there. Prior to the clinic appointment we send your patient either by post or e-mail our practice brochure, patient information sheets and appointment timings and remind patients one to two days prior to their appointment by two-way SMS. We rarely run late for your patient’s appointment time. Following the consultation we organise all patients’ imaging/therapy/splints and ongoing appointments or care for them rather than leaving the patient to navigate the often unfamiliar medical world. At the rooms we have all services onsite so patients do not need to visit multiple sites for their care and often can have all care in one sitting. Patients can see Mr Paul Jarrett, his Clinic Nurse and a Hand Therapist within the Paul Jarrett Orthopaedic Clinic. Patients can also have the following services within the building:
- Hand Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Pharmacy
- Imaging including x-rays/ultrasound/CT and MRI (there are 3 imaging clinics onsite who we have an excellent working relationship with)
- Theatre (day surgery and overnight/multi-day surgery) – with five theatre sessions at Murdoch per week, your patients have excellent access and choice of theatre timing
- All other medical specialties onsite (cardiology/ICU/medicine etc)
It is not uncommon for patients to come to see Mr Paul Jarrett, then go to radiology for a CT, then return to the Clinic for re-assessment and then attend the therapists for a splint and/or for rehabilitation all in the process of one Clinic visit. Not only is this more convenient and time efficient for your patient, but there is only one appointment fee, making the consultation process far more cost effective. If required, patients with emergencies are often admitted to the hospital directly from the Murdoch Clinic (same building) for their surgery, or smaller operations may be undertaken within the Clinic rooms as Mr Paul Jarrett has the necessary equipment for minor procedures and has an experienced theatre nurse onsite to assist him with these smaller procedures. Mr Paul Jarrett and his orthopaedic staff would be delighted to accept your patients with acute hand and upper limb injuries and have regular theatre sessions to accommodate their needs. The Clinic also runs two on-call rosters at Murdoch. The hand roster is fully covered 24/7/365 with experienced hand surgeons who cater for bony/joint and soft tissue injuries including all hand trauma. In the event that Mr Paul Jarrett is on leave, or at Fremantle Hospital, the on-call surgeon can be contacted via the Clinic via 1300 JARRETT (1300 527 738) or via the Emergency Department at the Murdoch Clinic. There is also an orthopaedic on-call roster and the surgeon on-call can similarly be contacted via the Emergency Department. Make an appointment for your patient at our practice:
Ask your patient or administrative staff to phone our main line at 1300 JARRETT (1300 527 738) or alternatively at (08) 6332 6350 to make an appointment with our friendly Clinic Staff.
Fax your referrals to 1300 JARFAX (1300 527 329) or email admin@pauljarrett.info and we can contact the patient directly.