Dear Patient
You have been booked for a procedure with Dr Verrills. What comes next?

On behalf of Dr Paul Verrills, firstly thank you for choosing our team for your upcoming procedure. You will receive a notification through the patient portal indicating the booking and hospital location/s via text and email.

There are 8 important parts you need to follow through, read and complete where required.

  1. Must complete hospital forms

  2. Consent & procedure information

  3. Fees

  4. Pre-admissions

  5. Clinical info to tell the nurse

  6. On the day

  7. Follow up

  8. Enquiries

PART 1 / MUST COMPLETE HOSPITAL FORMS

You will be booked into one of 3 hospital locations – you must complete admissions paperwork/ instructions – click on links given below.
**Please follow all Covid-19 RAT test requirements**

Monash House Private (MHPH) (03) 8394 0700 | Click MHPH pre-admissions
Email admissions@monashhouse.com.au
Download & print hospital booklets – click here

Masada Private (03) 9038 1300 | Click pre-admissions
Download & print hospital booklets – click here

IOP. (03) 9420 1700 Pre-admissions http://iop.net.au/patients/inpatients/

 

PART 2 / CONSENT & PROCEDURE RELATED INFO

Your Informed Financial Consent will be sent to you via email, please sign and return to the team ASAP. It will be sent from procfees@psj.net.au

PART 3 / FEES

Once booked you will be contacted by these separate groups to process your booking and provide a cost estimate /quote/out of pocket. Scroll down to the bottom to see billing flyer.

  1. Dr Paul Verrills Fees procfees@psj.net.au | Ph: 03 9059 8060

  2. Anaesthetic Fees accounts@psja.com.au | Ph: 03 9059 8045

  3. Hospital Fees & Radiology Fees

Are you Work Cover /TAC or white DVA? You will need to have specific approval for your procedure requested by Dr Verrills.

Gold DVA are fully covered.

 

PART 4 / PRE- ADMISSIONS

Exact Admission timing will be confirmed by the hospital. Typically,
AM/Morning List [arrival between 7 and 9:30]
PM/Afternoon List [arrival between 12:00 and 2:30 pm]

For overnight stay
Please bring an overnight bag with essential medications and their packaging. You will be discharged approximately 9:30am.

FASTING: If your procedure is sedated, then FASTING IS REQUIRED.
Must stop eating 6 hours prior to procedure. Sips of water and normal medication is accepted, No food, Cigarettes or Gum.
More information can be found on our website, click here.

**COVID-19** don’t forget to comply with RAT test requirements.

 

PART 5 / CLINICAL INFORMATION TO TELL THE NURSE

If you answer YES to any of the below questions, please alert our team immediately. Email our nurse RN@metropain.com.au and copy pvteam@metropain.com.au.

It is very important and CRITICAL that we know about these to ensure your safety and well-being during your procedure.

Q1 Are you on blood thinners?
For nearly every procedure we undertake these will need to be stopped prior. By way of guidance:

  • You must stop taking Xarelto, 3 days beforehand

  • Eliquis 3 to 5 days, Pradaxa, Brillinta or warfarin – 5 days beforehand

  • Plavix, 7 days, beforehand.

Your treating specialist cardiologist or GP most likely will need to be notified and agree. Aspirin – low dose can normally be continued ** but check with the clinical team.

 

Q2 Are you a diabetic?
Are a Type 2 diabetic – Are you taking a SGLT2 inhibitor?

  • These are commonly named as Jardiance, Jardiamet, Glyxamb, Forxiga, Qtern, Xigduo XR, **

  • These must be stopped 3 days prior to any sedation anaesthetic.

Q3 Do you have life threatening allergies?
And in particular to things that we commonly use in procedures, e.g. skin preps like chlorhexidine, betadine, or to local anaesthetics, cortisones, analgesics, antibiotics, dressings/ bandaids.

 

Q4 Is your weight over 130 kg?
This may influence which facilities we can admit you to, based on the equipment available and safety considerations.

 

Q5 Do you suffer from reflux?
If yes, please take reflux medications in days prior to the procedures (e.g Nexium)

 

Q6 Are you a terrible snorer & or use CPAP?
This may influence the procedure room we choose based on additional equipment (such as Optiflow).

 

PART 6 / ON THE DAY

Please DO NOT bring any valuables to the hospital. DO NOT wear jewellery, make up or nail polish. Please shower on the morning of the procedure and wear clean, comfortable clothing that is easy to remove.

Please understand coming into a hospital is quite a process with many accreditations and other requirements to be met. It often seems repetitive and time consuming – you may wait longer than expected to go into the operating room. We apologise in advance for these nuisances.

If you are departing on the day, you will wake up post procedure with a highly attentive and caring nurse and progress to a comfortable chair for a drink. You will have multiple observations taken before you can leave (discharged) with your chosen adult carer, that can ensure your safety.

Hospital administration: You will be contacted closer to your procedure date by the hospital if there is a pre-procedure check, out of pocket and clarification on your admission time.

 

PART 7 / FOLLOW UP

POST OP APPOINTMENTS

The nurse will book you in for a call few weeks after your procedure to check in on your progress. The nurse will report to Dr Verrills and depending on your data, Dr Verrills might organise to see you.

Depending on your procedure, you may have 1, 2, 3 or 5 week follow up. You will get an email confirming your appointment prior to your procedure, and if you need to reschedule, please email admin@psj.net.au

 

SPINAL CORD STIMULATION REVIEWS & PROGRAMMING

If you are having a Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial or Implant, please Click here to read about Spinal Cord Stimulation. You will have these follow up appointment:

  • 2 Week review for wound check and programming

  • 6 Week review and programming

  • 12 Week (3 months) review and programming

  • 6 month review and programming

  • 12 months review and programming.

REHABILITATION

In addition, you may be booked in with our in- house rehabilitation coordinator Jo Rankin. Her separate team will reach out to make an appointment. Her office can be contacted on 03 95956118.

Enquiries

Dr Verrills consulting rooms at Metro Pain Group

Regarding your consult appointments, Email admin@psj.net.au or call 03 9595 6196.
Regarding your procedure, email pvteam@metropain.com.au.
Email the nurse for clinical matters rn@metropain.com.au

 

Hospital details where Dr Verrills operates

Monash House Private | https://www.monashhouse.com.au| Click here for patients
Address: 271 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168.
Phone: 03 8394 0700 | Fax: 03 8394 0710

 

Masada Private | www.masadaprivate.com.au | Click here for patients
Address: 26 Balaclava Road, EAST ST KILDA 3183.
Phone: 03 9038 1300 | Fax: 03 9038 1309

 

Imaging at Olympic Park | http://iop.net.au | Click here for patients
Address: AMMI Park, Entrance F, 60 Olympic Boulevard Melbourne, VIC 3004
Phone: 03 9420 1700 | Fax: 03 9420 1777

 

How You Will Be Billed For Your Procedure With Dr Paul Verrills

Dear Patient,
Your procedure with Dr Paul Verrills will include services by other health care providers.

This means you will have:

  1. Dr Paul Verrills – proceduralist fees

  2. Hospital co-payments or excess

  3. Anaesthetist fees billed by the doctor

  4. Radiology fees – approximately $120 depending on the venue and procedure

If you are a self funded patient or do not have the appropriate hospital cover, please make sure you alert our team.

 

You will receive a fee estimate /informed financial consent letter that contains more information.

Please make sure you read this carefully.

Enquiries can be made with your health insurance, the hospital you are booked at or with Dr Verrills’ procedural accounts team procfees@psj.net.au.