Information for Health Professionals
Ascot Vale Paediatrics values the professional relationships with the referring practitioners in our community.
We want to express our sincere appreciation for entrusting us with the care of your young patients. Your confidence in our expertise means a great deal to us.
We value the collaborative relationship we have with you and your team. Our commitment to open and regular communication and shared care ensures the best interests of the children and young people visiting us remains at the forefront of our care.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns regarding the shared care of our patients on [email protected]
Referrals
PLEASE NOTE: Ascot Vale Paediatrics has now reached patient capacity. We anticipate reviewing this decision in mid-2026.
To ensure we can continue providing high-quality care to our current patients, we have made the difficult decision to close our books to new paediatric behavioural and developmental referrals from Friday 21 November 2025. Sibling referrals of existing patients will be triaged for acceptance.
If your paediatric referral was received by close of business Friday 21 November 2025, we will endeavour to respond within 2-3 weeks. If the matter is urgent, you are welcome to contact our clinic directly.
We will continue to accept and triage general medical and baby referrals (under 12 months), with appointments scheduled according to clinical urgency.
Our allied health team (including Maternal Child Health Nurse Practitioner, Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cardiology, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, OT, Counselling and Speech Pathology) remains open for referrals and appointments.
For accepted developmental and behavioural referrals, the current wait time is approximately 6-8 months.
We understand these limitations may be challenging for families, and we appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure safe and timely appointments for those already under our care.
Please organise a referral to another paediatric practice or psychiatrist if required.
Our Nurse Practitioner, Sonia Nurse, may be able to support the care of some of your general medical patients. You can find more information on the page 'About us'.
Please send your general medical and baby referrals to [email protected] or fax to 03 9125 7081.
Interested in working at AVP?
Let Ascot Vale Paediatrics foster and support your practice at our lovely premises, supported by excellent administration and management teams. We are a small boutique practice focused on providing excellent care to patients and families whilst supporting your true professional independence. Avoid the hassles, high costs and administrative burdens of running your own rooms or the restrictions and pressures of being employed.
We believe that the service we offer to support you in your independent practice is second to none. We will provide beautiful, well lit, clean, well designed consulting rooms with quality toys, equipment, and resources to provide excellent care to your patients, in addition to enhancing your quality of life as a private practitioner.
You will enjoy high levels of support from our carefully recruited and well trained reception and management teams, and the other practitioners you work alongside will form a supportive, friendly and like-minded community. There will be ample opportunity for clinical professional development, both with informal and formal opportunities for clinical meetings and regular scheduled educational speaker events. We also aim to be a fun and friendly place to work from, with ample opportunities to de-brief over coffee or catch up as well as regular team social events scheduled!
Please email [email protected] if you would like to discuss further.