Concussion Clinic – Paediatric & Adult Royal North Shore Hospital

The Concussion Clinic is a multidisciplinary team of professionals providing neurological and neuropsychological assessments for the patient whose concussion is taking longer than 10 days to recover. This clinic applies best practice and standardised approaches, facilitating optimal recovery, a positive return to school and sport, as well as prevention of long term health ramifications. The clinic sees school aged children and young adults with persistent concussion symptoms.

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• GP referral
• List of current medications
• Any test results related to this event
• Medicare card

Your local General Practitioner will be able to refer patients with significant ongoing concussion symptoms, lasting longer than 10 days. Each referral is assessed on its acuity and triaged accordingly. There can be a short wait but urgent patients will be seen in a timely manner.

GP referral 

All GP referrals to:

NSLHD-RNSH-Concussion@health.nsw.gov.au

Is there a cost to attend the clinic?

There is no cost for patients to attend the clinic as long as you present a valid Medicare card. If you are from overseas and don t have a Medicare card you will be required to pay for your consultation.

References:

• Makdissi, M., Davis, G. & McCrory, P. Updated guidelines for the management of sports related concussion in general practice. Neurology 2014 Vol. 43 (3),94-99Ô
• Sport Australia (2019) Elkington,L., Manzanero, S. & Hughes, D. Concussion in Sport Australia Position Statement. Australian Institute of Sport

• Children s Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine (CHISM) Westmead
• NSLHD Concussion Video for schools email NSLHD-RNSH-Concussion@health.nsw.gov.au
• For GPs Sydney North Health Pathways http://www.sydneynorthhealthnetwork.org.au/programs/healthpathways