Frequently Asked Questions

• A referral letter from your GP or other doctor.

• Medicare card

• Private health insurance details

• Reports, x-rays, MRI's, CT scans or similar

• Completed medical history form (click to download)

• Previous growth charts

• Any record of how your child has grown is helpful. Got heights marked against a door frame at home? Take a photo and bring it along!

Medicare pays rebates for medical specialist services only if you have been referred by a doctor.

A referral is also a means of ensuring you are seen by the most appropriate specialist for your condition, and helps us to organise our appointments to ensure urgent cases are seen as soon as possible (triage).

Before seeing any medical specialist, it is always preferable to discuss with your own GP your condition and seek advice on appropriate specialist care. Your GP can help find the specialist best suited to your specific needs.

Your GP and specialist will work closely together, sharing relevant information about your health to ensure optimum care between and after specialist treatments.

Your QPE specialist doctor will go over your child's medical history.

Specific tests or procedures may be needed. These will be explained, along with any risks.

A physical examination will also be carried out.

A parent is welcome to stay with the child throughout the consultation.

When tests are completed and results received, the doctor will explain the diagnosis and discuss appropriate treatment.

Both child and parent may have questions and fears.

Don't be afraid to ask anything! Write a list if that helps.

We recommend you read our outlines of the endocrine disorders including diabetes for some solid facts.

This will also help you make the most of your time with the doctor.

We strongly recommend you try not to worry. 'What if' won't help you or your child. A diagnosis - or ruling out a disorder - will.

Queensland Paediatric Endocrinology offers a number of advantages to families with a child or young person who has diabetes or other endocrine disorder. We believe the two biggest advantages are understanding and timeliness.

Our practice guarantees to give you and your family the time you need to address questions or anxieties. We understand your need to know. In Queensland Paediatric Endocrinology, you will find experience, respect and a genuine desire to be a part of your child's healthy growing up.

Choosing a private specialist will also ensure your child is seen sooner than in the public hospital system. In some disorders, time really is of the essence. The sooner detected, the sooner treatment commences, the better the outcome.

If we’ve not seen you from diagnosis, and you are seeking to begin on an insulin pump, we can generally commence pump therapy for your child within a few weeks.

Brisbane

Our main practice is located in Woolloongabba (Brisbane) close to the Mater and Queensland Children's hospitals.

Our address is:

Taylor Medical Centre

Suite 10A, 40 Annerley Rd,

Wooloongabba Qld 4102

(07) 3393 1916

Enter via Catherine St and head up the stairs (or use the lift). We are on the first floor and wheelchair accessible.

Toowoomba

​Dr Amanda Scott also holds a regular clinic in Toowoomba for our patients on the Darling Downs. The clinic is organised by our reception staff in our Woolloongabba practice, so for any questions call: (07) 3393 1916

The Toowomba clinic is held at:

​Medici Medical Centre

15 Scott Street (Cnr Scott & Curzon St)

Level 1, Suite 105

Toowoomba, Qld 4350

There is limited parking available for our patients in a car park behind our building. Enter via the white boom gate (it will open as you drive up to it) at 7 Catherine St, Wooloongabba, Qld 4102. You will need to collect a token from our receptionist to exit the car park.

​There is also metered street parking in the surrounding area.

For follow-up appointments telehealth consultations may be an option Many of our patients in regional Queensland and northern New South Wales appreciate the convenience.

Telehealth consultations are conducted via a secure video link emailed to you ahead of time. Your child will need to be present for all telehealth and in person appointments.

For initial consultations telehealth is not practical. We really like to meet our patients and family members face to face for the first visit. We need to carry out a physical examination during this visit; pathology tests may also be required.