Overview for General Practitioners

The advantages of our services

Unlike traditional sleep laboratories, we ensure that patients with suspected sleep disorders are tested in the comfort and familiar surroundings of their own home, and because the same parameters are measured, your can be assured that our results are reliable and accurate.

We also offer your patients the luxury of choice - patients can select the time and place of their sleep study to fit in with their schedule and lifestyle, without any waiting lists.

Our services are very  convenient for doctors, too - a referring practitioner can order a comprehensive sleep study with short notice (this is particularly important for patients suspected of having severe sleep disorders or who experience dangerous daytime sleepiness), and we will usually provide a report and clinical recommendations within 7-10 working days of the Sleep Study.  We can also implement treatment immediately upon diagnosis, or refer patients to a suitable service provider.

Please click Here to download our comprehensive Practitioner Information Pack.

Overall, our streamlined services ensure comfort and peace of mind for the patient, while providing much-needed diagnosis data in a timely and professional manner to help doctors to evaluate and treat sleep disorders.

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Our Sleep Studies

Our Sleep Studies can be used to diagnose a range of sleep disorders, including snoring, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Periodic Leg Movement Disorder, and Insomnia.  We use state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, which monitors the following parameters during a Sleep Study:

  • EEG - brain-wave pattern
  • EOG - eye movement
  • ECG - cardiac function
  • Nasal Airflow & Snoring
  • Respiratory and Abdominal Effort
  • Oxygen Saturation – measured through Pulse Oximetry
  • Limb Movements, and
  • Body position.

Once a patient's results are analysed by our highly qualified and experienced sleep scientists, a fully staged and scored report is provided to the referring physician, together with a clinical diagnosis and recommendation.

Our in-house Respiratory and Sleep Physician reports each test and makes appropriate recommendations as to treatment.

As part of our full-service approach, we also offer treatment for sleep disorders (supervised by our Sleep Physician), assist patients through our excellent CPAP Clinic service, and offer subsequent Sleep Studies to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.

Click Here to download a summary of relevant Australian research papers using the "Somte" sleep monitoring devices (Type 2 devices).

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Our Convenient Outlets

We have Collection Centres around Australia, and can arrange for a patient to attend an outlets that is closest to them - we can offer over 70 convenient locations for our out-of-hospital sleep studies. 

All Bookings are taken via our Central Bookings Toll Free number (1300 867 533), and we can contact your patients as soon as we receive a Referral Request Form (fax a Treatment Form with the Sleep Study ticked, or fill out our online Form).

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For Referrals and Appointments:
  • Please click Here to download our comprehensive Doctor Information Pack, which will provide all the information you require on how to refer patients for diagnosis and treatment.
  • To make Appointments - telephone 13TOSLEEP (1300 867 533),
  • Fax referral to (03) 9832 2295, or
  • E-mail bookings@sleepservicesaustralia.com.au
  • To be added to our E-List, send your Contact Details via e-mail to bookings@sleepservicesaustralia to be added to our Newsletter for future updates of new outlets. You can also request further information and resources, such as our handy Fact Sheets and Patient Information brochures.
Referral Request Forms:

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