Agency for Clinical Innovation

Endovascular Clot Retrieval (ECR) Service Contact Details for Districts and Networks

The following table provides contact details for the six NSW ECR services. All districts and networks should follow their established referral pathways, including referral to interstate services where appropriate.

*NB: Districts and networks that refer to Royal North Shore or Westmead in-hours should contact any 24/7 service for after-hours services

For John Hunter Hospital (JHH) ECR Service

Clinicians within Hunter New England LHD, Central Coast LHD and Mid North Coast LHD seeking assistance or referring into the service at JHH should follow the pathway of contacting the 24/7 acute stroke service neurologist. The on-call acute stroke service neurologist will triage the patient, if deemed appropriate, to the JHH Interventional Neurology Service.

For Sydney Metropolitan ECR Services

Clinicians seeking assistance or referring into one of the Metropolitan Sydney services should note the following:

• If district or network clinicians referring into one of the Metropolitan Sydney services experience any difficulties or delays in transferring a patient deemed clinically appropriate for ECR procedures this should be escalated to the relevant ECR facility Executive Coordinator.
• The ECR facility Executive Coordinators are outlined in the table below.

• Clinicians experiencing any difficulties or delays in contacting NSW Ambulance should follow their local escalation pathways.