Oncology

We provide medical management for people with cancer

What we do

Oncology focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of people with cancer or suspected cancer. This includes reviewing symptoms, interpreting scans and pathology, confirming diagnoses, and planning treatment.

Who we care for

We care for and treat people with:

Suspected or known malignancy
Breast Cancer

Exclusions

The following conditions/procedures are not routinely seen at Bayside Health - Regional:

Paediatrics under 16 years of age
Sarcoma
Head and Neck Cancers
Brain Cancers
Patients requiring symptom control only
Familial Cancer/Cancer genetics
Lymphoma, Leukemia and blood disorders

How to access this service

Referral to this service can be made by your general practitioner (GP), another medical specialist or a healthcare professional, as well as hospital-based staff in the emergency department, inpatient wards and other areas of the hospital.

Referrals can be made via the telephone, email, fax or post as follows.

Phone: (03) 5671 3175
Email: access@basscoasthealth.com.au
Fax: (03) 9102 5307
Address: Access Team, P.O. Box 120, Wonthaggi, Vic, 3995

We will contact you within clinically recommended timeframes. If there’s no waiting list, you’ll receive an appointment booking letter or we’ll call to arrange a convenient time.

Clinically recommended guidance and resources for Health Professionals in the Gippsland region are available through Gippsland Pathways.

MR-309 Outpatient Specialist Clinic Referral Form

156KB pdf

Bayside Health Regional - Oncology - Referral Guide

398KB pdf

What to bring with you

Every time you come:

Medicare card
Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
Private health insurance card (if applicable/if you want to use it)
Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)
Previous X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results or reports
Medicines you need to take while you are here
List of medicines you are currently taking (or the boxes), including medicines you have bought without a prescription, such as herbal supplements and vitamins
Glasses, hearing aid(s) and/or walking frame if needed

Bringing these items helps us give you the best care possible and ensures your visit goes smoothly.

Useful resources

Cancer Council

Cancer Council Victoria Resources

Targeting Cancer

Clinic consultants

Prof Hany Elsaleh - Director, Radiation Oncology at Bayside Health Alfred
A/Prof Andrew Haydon - Deputy Director of Oncology at the The Alfred
Dr Joshua Hurwitz - Medical Oncologist
Dr Mandeep Kalsi - Oncologist
Prof Mark Shackleton - Director of Oncology at Bayside Health Alfred

Wonthaggi Hospital

Address

235 Graham St
Wonthaggi VIC 3995

Get directions

Phone

(03) 5671 3175

access@basscoasthealth.com.au

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