For Patients and Visitors
What is the Service?
The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the Northern Hospital provides sleep tests and runs outpatient clinics for people with sleep-related medical conditions.
We provide following outpatient services:
- Sleep Testing – monitors how you sleep using sensors to diagnose sleep-related medical conditions.
- Sleep Clinic – assessment and management of various sleep conditions including obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
- Sleep Comprehensive Care (SCC) Clinic – sets up patients with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and provides other therapies for treatment of breathing problems in sleep.
- Insomnia Clinic – management of diagnosed chronic insomnia disorder by a team of different health professionals
What service can patients expect to receive?
You will be assessed by one of our specialist doctors and we will organise appropriate tests relevant to your condition. You will be a provided a treatment plan which will also be sent to your referring doctor in a timely manner. We can also provide interpreter services should you require one.
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. Keep a copy of your referral, so you can easily ask your GP to renew your referral if you need to.
What do I bring/need for my appointment?
Every time you come to hospital for a test, day procedure, appointment 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
- Referral from your doctor (if you have a copy)
- Private health insurance card (if you want to use it)
Contact us
To enquire about your referral: and for general enquiries:
Phone (03) 8405 2444
Email: sleep@nh.org.au
For Health Professionals
Service Overview
The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine provides sleep services to inpatients and outpatients, including sleep studies, and management of all sleep disorders including sleep disordered breathing, insomnia, and narcolepsy. Our 6-bed sleep centre offers a range of sleep testing including diagnostic polysomnography, maintenance of wakefulness testing, mean sleep latency testing, and treatment review studies.
Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Referral Guidelines (for adults) – click here
How to Refer:
We accept GP and specialist referrals for this service.
Outpatient Clinics
Urgent and complex referrals can be discussed with the Respiratory Registrar by calling Northern Health switchboard Tel: 8405 8000.
Acutely unwell patients should be directed to the nearest Emergency Department.
GP referrals: Use HealthLink to send referrals, including results and reports. For more information click here
Referrals for Sleep Studies: For PDF format click here and send the complete form to sleep@nh.org.au
Our Team
Director/Head of Unit
Dr Katharine See
Director, Sleep Medicine and Laboratory Services
Dr Liam Hannan
Consultants
Dr Naomi Atkins
Dr Angus Husband
Dr Su Wei Kung
Sleep Registrar
Dr Pierce Marsden
Scientific Director
Mr Nicholas Romeo
Head Sleep Scientist/ Laboratory Manager
Ms Rosemarie Joyce
Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultants
Ms Claire Ristovski
Ms Inaam Safatly
Enquiries:
Phone (03) 8405 2444 or Email: sleep@nh.org.au
- Locations offering this service
- Northern Hospital Epping
