We can help you if you have problems with bladder or bowel function, sexual health, pain or movement caused by injury or disease. We look after patients staying at The Royal Hospital for Women and those in the community who have been referred to one of our outpatient clinics. We also see patients referred from outpatient clinics on campus, for example: 

• RHW gynaecology oncology outpatients
• POWH/RHW Breast Service
• POWH Urology department
• RHW gynaecology outpatients
• UNSW Lifestyle Clinic
• RHW/POWH pain clinics

Our outpatient clinics are for those living in the community. Our clinics include:

• Physiotherapy outpatient service: We care for people living in the community with problems with their bladder, bowel and sexual health. We also support people as they recover from or plan to have surgery for example, breast, prostate and gynaecological surgery.
• Cancer Prehab and Rehab: We help people having cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery) by providing exercise plans, education, social support and self-management advice to improve response to cancer treatment, reduce cancer-related fatigue and manage side effects.
• Gestational diabetes GYM: We run exercise programs in the physiotherapy gymnasium to support people with diabetes in pregnancy improve their glucose control; provide follow-up after birth via our postnatal lifestyle session and prevent a diagnosis of diabetes for pregnant people who might be at risk.
• EMBODY: We provide virtual weekly group physiotherapy during pregnancy and after birth. The EMBODY program has been designed to be completed weekly during pregnancy and for up to 3-6 months after having a baby. The program combines movement with education to prevent common pelvic floor problems and improve the health of childbearing people. It’s a great way to get your pelvic floor exercises done! 

Our team includes trained pelvic floor physiotherapists, student physiotherapists and visiting physiotherapists completing training in pelvic health who will be responsible for your assessment and physiotherapy treatment plan.

We work in partnership with specialist nurses, midwives, medical and surgical specialists and your local doctor (GP).

Our administration officers can help you with bookings, referral management and telephone enquires.

We provide options to attend physiotherapy appointments and exercise programs via telehealth. This means that we communicate with you through a video link on your computer screen. We recommend attending your first appointment in person. If you would like to attend subsequent appointments via telehealth, you can discuss whether this option is suitable for you with your physiotherapist.

Health professional referral:

To come to the Physiotherapy Outpatient Department you will need to have your local doctor (GP) or treating specialist write you a referral letter explaining your relevant surgical and medical history. The referral may then be mailed, emailed or faxed to us or you can bring it into our department in person.

To make or cancel an appointment please telephone 9382 6540.

We try to see all of our patients as quickly as possible. However, we have a large number of patients seeking treatment. Appointments are offered based on urgency. Urgent conditions are generally given an appointment within a few days of receiving the referral. Non-urgent conditions may need to go on a waiting list. It can take up to 2 months for non-urgent conditions to receive an appointment.

Can I chose the day and time I attend appointments?

We will try to find appointment times that suit your availability. Our hours of operation however are 8:30am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday. We do not offer weekend treatments.

Self-referral for Physiotherapy services:

Click here to self-refer 

We are a teaching hospital and you may be asked to be involved in research or for a student to be present at your appointment. You have a right to say no. If you do so, this will not impact in any way on the services we will provide. All physiotherapists in our team are committed to achieving the best possible health outcome for you and complete regular supervision with a senior or specialist physiotherapist. You can ask your physiotherapist if your care can be reviewed with a senior or specialist physiotherapist and your physiotherapist might suggest this from time to time.

Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.

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• Pregnancy Information
• Pregnancy, birth and baby website and hotline
• Early pregnancy care – planning a pregnancy and becoming pregnant
• Maternity care in Australia
• Smoking and pregnancy 
• Pregnancy protection and vaccination from preconception to birth
• Hepatitis B Vaccination for your Newborn Baby
• Vitamin K for newborn babies
• When to come to hospital in Labour 
• Having a baby
• Reducing third and fourth degree perineal tears
• What to bring to hospital when having a baby
• Baby’s movement, what is normal
• Protect your baby from whooping cough. Vaccinate for free when pregnant
• Protecting your baby against influenza starts when you’re pregnant
• Safer Baby Booklet
• Edinburgh Depression Scale
• Continence Health: Expecting a Baby 
• Continence Health: Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for Women
• Pregnancy Screening GBS (Group B Streptococcus)
• You can have a cervical screening test at any time during pregnancy — MHCS (nsw.gov.au)
• Cervical Screening Test is safe at any time during pregnancy — MHCS (nsw.gov.au)
• LabourPains 
• Diabetes in Pregnancy

• Newborn (0 - 3 months) 
• Babies (3 – 12 months) 
• Toddler (1 – 3 years) 
• Preschool (3 – 5 years) 
• SUDI/safe sleeping recommendation 
• Reducing SUDI and SIDS risk: in pictures
• Breastfeeding tips for new mothers
• How Breastfeeding Works 
• Breastfeeding videos
• Contraception after you have had a baby
• NSW Statewide Infant Screening – Hearing (SWISH) Program fact sheets
• The Blue book (Health record of the baby) 
• Milestones matters
• Newborn Bloodspot Screening - Tests to protect your baby
• Cot to bed, Tummy time, Safe Sleeping, Safe Wrapping, Safe co-sleeping
• Jaundice in newborn babies
• Love, Talk, Sing, Read, Play. Available on the Apple app.
• Love, Talk, Sing, Read, Play. Available on the Google app. 
• Continence Health: One in Three Women Who Ever Had a Baby Wet Themselves

• Pregnancy birth and baby - Hotline 1800 882 436
• Raising children 
• Australian Breastfeeding Association - Hotline 1800 686 268
• Health direct - Hotline 1800 022 222

You can contact us by calling the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak, and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.

For more information about Cross Cultural Workers in Maternity & Child & Family Health Services in the district, see the SESLHD Multicultural Services page. 

Reference queries and research: Please contact the Librarian for help with research or information queries. 

Interlibrary loans: The Library can obtain a copy of an article or loan of a book not held on the Randwick Campus, using national and international resources.  Please note there may be a charge for some hard to obtain items or fast track services.  Request forms can be obtained from the Library. You can request items held in other libraries directly from the online catalogue. 

Current awareness service: A digest of article citations and news on women’s health can be set up for you on request using RSS feeds. Major weeklies such as the British Medical Journal, The Lancet and other journals on obstetrics, gynaecology, midwifery, neonatology and women’s health are included. RSS alerts may also be setup up for you by topic in your area of interest. Contact the Librarian for help with this service. 

Journals contents pages: Copies of contents pages of new journal issues received in the Library can be sent to you.  Contents pages can also be emailed to you directly from many publishers websites;  please ask the Librarian how to arrange this. 

Literature and database searches: The Librarian will run database searches on request. 

Tuition: Regular sessions on database searching and using CIAP are held in the Library Computer Room.  Individual tuition, or in-service sessions for your unit or department can also be arranged on request. 

Endnote: Endnote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. The Librarian will run Endnote sessions on request. 

Computer facilities: There are currently no computers available in the RHW library. Computer facilities are available in the POWH Library, located in the Edmund Blacket building and can be used by RHW staff.  

Telephone: The telephone in the computer room has internal access only and may be used for answering pages. 

Prince of Wales and Sydney Children’s Hospital Library: Staff on the Randwick Hospitals Campus may also use the Prince of Wales and Sydney Children’s Hospital Library located in the Edmund Blacket Building. This is a large medical and nursing library covering all the specialties of both of these hospitals. 

KOHA online library catalogue 

With a wide range of resources and extensive staff expertise the library service supports the learning, teaching and research needs of staff and students throughout the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District in conjunction with Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD and St Vincent's libraries via a shared catalogue service called KOHA. All library resources are available to all staff.  

Each library maintains local responsibility for journals, books, expenditure and staffing matters. The holdings of each library come together in the common format of the shared libraries’ catalogue. In this way even the smaller libraries have access to the same large number of resources as the larger libraries. 

The catalogue allows you to search for the books and journals held in the libraries. Also you can reserve or renew the book or check what you have on loan. 

KOHA the online library catalogue

*Please be aware that CIAP and HCN contain links to other sites that might only be available to those that have Internet access. Contact the State Wide Service Desk for any problems with access. 

Information for SESLHD CIAP Users: 

The Clinical Information Access Portal (CIAP) provides information and resources to support evidence-based practice at the point of care. CIAP is available to all nurses, midwives, doctors, allied health, community health, and ancillary staff working in or for NSW public health system including students while on clinical placement in a NSW Health public hospital. CIAP can be accessed from work or from home.

Reference: Up to date editions of standard medical reference texts and textbooks which are constantly used or consulted by the RHW staff. These items are not for loan. 

Lending: These may be borrowed for three weeks.  Your RHW staff or student identification is required for lending.  Please see the Librarian to borrow a book. High demand student texts cannot be renewed and are limited to two per person. 

Research and historical: Older texts, historical material, research publications in specialised areas of obstetrics and gynaecology. These items are available for three week loan; please speak to the Librarian.