St George Hospital
South Eastern Sydney LHD Adult Tier 2
Contact details
About this service
- Nurse consultant
- Pain Specialist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychology
- Education and advice
- Medical reviews
- Multidisciplinary assessment
- Multidisciplinary case conferencing
- Pain program
- Treatment planning and appointments with health professionals e.g. psychologist and physiotherapist
- Procedures offered
- Nerve blocks
- Pump refills
- Spinal blocks
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Elderly
- Epidermolysis bullosa
- Palliative care
- Post amputation
- Renal conditions
- Stroke
- Trauma
- 3-4 yearly GP talks
- Multidisciplinary case conferencing
- Pre-consultation telephone advice for GPs
- Post consultation telephone advice for GPs
- Quarterly GP newsletter
- Supported management advice for GPs
Pain services
Type | High intensity |
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Content | Tailored education
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Fee | Fees will be applicable for recipients of third party or worker’s compensation payments |
Hours | 110 hours |
Frequency | 5 days a week for 3 weeks 9am-4:30pm |
Group size | 6-10 people |
Availability | 5-6 programs a year |
Eligibility | Persisting pain for high levels of disability |
Follow up | 1,3,6,12 month following attendance |
Type | Medium intensity |
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Content | Tailored education
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Fee | Fees will be applicable for recipients of third party or worker’s compensation payments |
Hours | 48 hours |
Frequency | 2 x 6 hour sessions of 4 hours over 8 weeks 9:30am-3:30pm |
Group size | 6-8 people |
Availability | 2 programs per year |
Eligibility | Persisting pain with low levels of disability |
Follow up | 3, 6, and 12 months review following attendance |