Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

Outpatient rehabilitation programs offer integrated rehabilitation services across different specialities to help improve a person's ability to be more mobile and participate in daily life.

Outpatient rehabilitation is provided in a clinic setting, where multiple health professionals may be involved in working with you to achieve your rehabilitation goals. Outpatient rehabilitation services are also available for spinal cord injury.

You will be individually assessed to identify programs to most suit your needs and your current situation.

Services available

Services vary between sites.

Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Central Adelaide Local Health Network offers the following services:

  • Stroke Follow up Clinic (TQEH)
  • Amputee Clinic (for patients not referred to Day Rehabilitation Service)
  • Rehabilitation Medicine (TQEH)
  • Spasticity (TQEH)
  • Amputee/Orthotics and Prosthetics Clinic (pre-amputee review/complex neuromuscular review (TQEH)
  • Centre for Physical Activity and Ageing

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network services

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network offers the following services:

  • Prosthetic Rehabilitation Clinic
  • Driving Fitness Clinic Assessment Clinic, including Occupational Therapy Driver Assessment Clinic
  • Musculoskeletal Clinic
  • Neuro-Rehabilitation Clinic
  • Spasticity Clinic
  • Youth Rehabilitation Transition Clinic.

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network services

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network offers the following services:

  • Amputee Rehabilitation
  • Driving Fitness Assessment Clinic, including Occupational Therapy Driver Assessment Clinic  
  • Disability Assessment
  • Fragility Fracture Service
  • Neuro-Rehabilitation Clinic
  • Rehabilitation Clinics, including Musculoskeletal,  Stroke, Technology Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Assessment and Retaining Independence for people with memory loss
  • SA Movement Analysis Centre (SAMAC)
  • Spasticity Clinic
  • Youth Rehabilitation Transition Clinic.

Country South Australia

Subspecialty Rehabilitation Medicine Clinics are offered. Contact the rehabilitation sites (Mount Gambier, Whyalla, and Riverland) to discuss rehabilitation clinic options.

Accessing day rehabilitation services

Outpatient rehabilitation services are provided at several locations across South Australia. See referral and contact information for a list of locations.

Referral and contact information

Central Adelaide Local Health Network

To access out-patient clinics you must be referred by a General Practitioner or a Rehabilitation Specialist.

Contact details

Phone: (08) 8222 7322
Fax: (08) 8222 8593
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
28 Woodville Road, Woodville SA 5011

Stroke Follow Up clinic only
Phone: (08) 8222 7801

Central Adelaide Day Rehabilitation Service
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
28 Woodville Road, Woodville SA 5011

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

To access outpatient clinics, you must be referred by a General Practitioner or specialist. See the GP Outpatient referral guidelines for more information.

The Outpatient referral form (PDF 32KB) and the Musculoskeletal referral form (PDF 27KB) and can be submitted via:

Fax: (08) 7321 4170
Email: HealthNALHNRehabService@sa.gov.au

Contact details

Phone: (08) 7321 4100
Fax: (08) 7321 4170
Northern Adelaide Rehabilitation Service
Specialist Ambulatory Rehabilitation Centre (SpARC)
Corner Smart Road and Hatherleigh Ave, Modbury SA 5092
Email: HealthNALHNRehabService@sa.gov.au

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

To access outpatient rehabilitation services, a health professional must complete the referral form.

The Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation and Aged Care Clinics Referral Form (PDF 357KB) can be submitted via:
Fax: (08) 8404 2263

Find out about SALHN rehabilitation physicians and their areas of interest (PDF 275KB).

For more information about services and referrals, contact the Outpatient Clinic Coordinator on (08) 8204 7839 or the Nurse Coordinator (08) 8204 7839. See the GP Outpatient referral guidelines for more information.

Contact details

Phone: (08) 8404 2269
Email:  Health.SALHNRehabService@sa.gov.au
Fax: (08) 8404 2263

4th Generation Clinics
Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Building
Flinders Medical Centre
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park SA 5042

Country South Australia

Referrals for outpatient rehabilitation services are accepted from health care teams in hospitals or in the community, and from general practitioners.

Complete the Country Health Connect referral form and submit via email or fax:

Attach any additional relevant information for the rehabilitation team.

If you are not eligible for inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation services but are in need of a different form of restorative care then Country Health SA’s County Health Connect services can assist. Country Health Connect website.

Riverland

Phone: (08) 8580 2500
21 Cornwell Street, Berri SA 5343

South East

Phone: (08) 8721 1460
Wehl Street North, Mount Gambier SA 5290

Whyalla

Phone: (08) 8648 8327
20 Wood Terrace, Whyalla SA 5608