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Consulting Hours: Mon-Fri :08:30 to 17:00

Making Your Appointment

1. Make contact with Dr Pope's office, Tel: (02) 8320 7430 and request a consultation appointment.

2. A referral from your local general practitioner or Medical/Surgical Specialist is required. The referral is to be faxed to Dr Pope's office, fax: (02) 9954 9307. Your contact number and private health fund details are to be included on the referral. Dr Pope can then optimise your referral by either organising extra Investigations by faxing or mailing to you or your GP, or streamlining other Healthcare Professionals to manage your problem if it seems unlikely surgery may help you. This can save you most importantly time, and also financial outlay if streamlined.

3. Dr Pope consults at The Mater Clinic (Level 1, Suite 1,14, Mater Hospital) and every Tuesday at The Sydney Spine Institute in Burwood.

Parking is available undercover at the Poche Centre car park accessible off Rocklands Rd. Rates are $5 for 0-1 hr and $7.50 for 1-2 hrs. Take the lifts to Level 2 and walk out of the Poche Centre, across the road to the Mater Hospital Main entrance and ask at the reception directions to DR Pope’s Suites.
Street parking is very difficult during business hours.

Parking at Burwood can be at the Plaza shopping centre 50 metres on the opposite side of the road or paid parking building directly across the road. The train station is 200m up the rd towards Burwood Rd.

Your Appointment: What You Need To Bring With You

Your referralScans/xrays and reportsOther relevant informationYour private health fund details if applicableMedicare or Veteran's Affairs numberWork Cover claim number and insurance company details including Claim Manager and address, phone and fax numbersSolicitors details if applicableA list of medications that you are currently taking, the dosage and frequencyA list of any other doctors/therapists that you currently attend, including complete address, of which you may request Dr Pope to correspond with.

You will be required to complete a patient registration form/follow-up form on arrival to your appointment. Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to your appointment time to allow for this form to be completed.

A referral from a general practitioner is valid for twelve months, unless specifically stated as an "indefinite referral".

A referral from another specialist to Dr Pope will only be valid for three months from the date of the first consultation.

All new patients will be contacted before their initial consultation to confirm their attendance by either phone or SMS or both.

Previous X-rays and Current Medications: 
Please bring any relevant scans or x-rays that you may have already had done, if they relate to your appointment with Dr Pope. It is also important to bring a list of any medications that you are currently taking. 

Urgent Referrals:
If your required appointment is considered urgent by your referring doctor, a referral is welcome to be faxed through to the office of his North Sydney rooms on 02 9954 9307. It will be examined on merit by Dr Pope.

Emergencies: 
If you have an emergency after office hours, you are advised to attend the nearest hospital emergency room where you will be evaluated by the emergency doctor. If deemed appropriate, they can contact Dr Pope via Concord Hospital switchboard or via his rooms' details.

Accounts: 
See Accounts Page for details.