The Motor Neurone Disease Clinic helps people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to achieve the best life possible under the circumstances.

The clinic provides assessment and input by a team of health professionals, including:

  • Dietitian
  • Neurologist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Physiotherapist
  • Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Respiratory Services
  • Social Worker
  • Specialist Care Coordinator
  • Speech Pathologist

The assessment process will address a range of aspects of care including medical status, mobility, home set-up (e.g. rails, steps and bathroom set-up), occupational performance, thinking skills, communication, swallowing, respiration, nutrition, continence, social situation and emotional health. You can expect that your initial visit will take approximately 3 hours.

You will be actively involved with your healthcare team in developing your individualised care plan. The team can refer you to other services or professionals as required.

Conditions seen

Barwon Health offers a Motor Neurone Disease Clinic for people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

Conditions not seen

Barwon Health only accepts referrals for people with a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease.

How do I access this service

To be seen in this clinic you need to be referred by your GP, another specialist doctor or your Barwon Health doctor.

We are unable to see you in our clinics without a referral.

Wait time

All requests for specialist clinic appointments are scheduled according to the patient’s clinical need. Clinicians assess whether an appointment is urgent or routine, based on information provided in the referral.

Barwon Health aims to see all ‘urgent’ referrals within 30 days. Our wait times for patients who are categorised as ‘routine’ are more variable, depending on the demand for our services.

The projected wait time listed below are only estimated timeframes for routine (non-urgent) patients.

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For Health Professionals

State-referral criteria may apply for conditions under this specialty requiring further assessment and management. Referring clinicians are encouraged to utilise Western Victoria Community HealthPathways for referral guidelines and requirements for all conditions.

Complete the specialist clinics referral template and send via:

  • ReferralNet
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Fax: 03 4215 6486
  • Post: MND Clinic, 45-95 Ballarat Road, North Geelong VIC 3216

Referral templates for Barwon Health services are available for importing into Best Practice, Medical Director or ZedMed. Please see the Referral templates page for the most up-to-date forms.

If you do not use the above clinical software, please complete a referral letter on your practice/health service letterhead, ensuring all required referral information is included.

If you need to contact us regarding the templates, please contact the GP Liaison Unit on 03 4215 8845 or [email protected].

For patients who require reassessment, a new referral should be sent through. To facilitate earlier access, the new referral must contain the following information:

  • State the referral is an update for a current patient
  • Date of original referral
  • Reason for requesting a review of referral (e.g. deterioration in clinical condition, pathology)

The referrer will be notified of the outcome of the re-triage process.

GPs or referring doctors wishing to discuss the triage of their patient’s referral, or who require additional information, please ring the clinic coordinator 03 4215 7009.

Page last updated: September 9, 2025