For Referrers

We are happy to receive calls or emails from referring GPs, Specialists and allied health professionals to discuss a particular patient or answer your questions. Do not hesitate to contact us to discuss something if required.

Types of Patients

A/Prof Mews sees all types of patients, including:

  • Public patients**
  • Private patients (private health insurance)
  • Self-funded patients
  • Workers Compensation patients (eg: WorkCover, iCare, SafeWork, SIRA, etc)
  • DVA patients

 

** Current ACT Government policy prevents A/Prof Mews from adding patients to his public hospital waitlist from private rooms. If a public patient wishes to see A/Prof Mews in his private clinic, they will be charged our normal consulting fees at the clinic, and then referred to the public hospital if further management or surgery is required.

Those seeking purely public care and do not wish to incur private fees should contact the Canberra Hospital Department of Neurosurgery directly on:

Billing Policy

  • We do not bulk-bill in the clinic (except for pensioners)

How to Make a Referral

Referrals can be sent to the practice in the following ways:

Fax:

(02) 6147 2121

Healthlink:

cccneuro

Written Referral:

Sent with patient

Urgent Appointments

For anything urgent in nature, we recommend you Contact our reception team directly so that we can appropriately triage the case and A/Prof Mews can be contacted with urgency.

Expert neurosurgical and spinal surgical care, combining advanced techniques with compassionate support for patients across Canberra, Wagga Wagga and the South Coast.

A/Prof Peter Mews is one of Australia’s few dual-trained specialists in both open and endovascular neurosurgery. He is also trained in minimally invasive spinal surgery and deep brain stimulation to treat movement disorders, providing world-class treatment that spans brain, spine and nerve disorders.