Health Professionals

It is a requirement of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services that all health practitioners who are attending to patients at Barwon Health facilities, or assisting with care of Barwon Health patients, have had their qualifications validated.

If you are a health practitioner within the Greater Barwon Region and are associated with Barwon Health patients, we invite you to undertake the Barwon Health credentialing process where appropriate.

To apply for General Practitioner credentialing with privileges for antenatal shared care or aged care click here.

General Practitioner Credentialing

General practitioners generally undertake credentialing for aged care (residential care), surgical assisting and shared care (psychiatry, oncology, antenatal).

If you are a general practitioner and are associated with Barwon Health patients, we invite you to undertake the Barwon Health credentialing process where appropriate.

General Practitioner & Midwife Antenatal Shared Care

Shared maternity care means that a woman's pregnancy care is shared between University Hospital Geelong and shared maternity care affiliates who are accredited to provide shared maternity care at the hospital.

Shared maternity care is a model of care in which a woman is cared for by both hospital staff and community-based shared maternity care affiliates (general practitioner or midwife) throughout her pregnancy. The baby’s birth and immediate postnatal care are managed by the hospital.

Endorsed privately practising midwives who are credentialed provide women’s care prior to her admission(s), intrapartum care and care after discharge from hospital.

Dental Practitioner Credentialing

It is a requirement of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services that all dental practitioners who are attending to patients at Barwon Health facilities, or assisting with care of Barwon Health patients, have had their qualifications validated.

If you are a practising dental practitioner within the Greater Barwon Region and are associated with Barwon Health patients, we invite you to undertake the Barwon Health credentialing process.