WHEN YOU NEED URGENCY
BUT NOT EMERGENCY
PAEDIATRIC APPOINTMENTS ON THE SUNSHINE COAST
APPOINTMENT TYPES
At Snap we are doing things a little bit differently! Our experienced Paediatric team offer urgent, routine, and specialist medical care for babies, infants and children on the Sunshine Coast.
Snap Paediatrics has established a reputation for providing families with rapid access, experienced and trusted Paediatric care. We are growing our range of services to include:
❗ Urgent Care Consults when your child is sick
🩺 Standard Consults with a Specialist Paediatrician
👼 Health Checks and Immunisations
❤️🩹 Allied Health support
If you are unsure what consult type is most appropriate for your child, please read about our services below or phone our caring staff.
❗ Urgent Care Consults
Experienced Paediatric care when your child needs it most
30-minute appointments with our experienced Paediatric team. These can be booked same or next clinic day, Monday through Friday.
Urgent Care consults are for managing acute illnesses. For example, when your child gets sick with a fever, cough, gastro or has a minor injury. For long-standing or more complex concerns, you need to book a Standard Consult.
Some Urgent Care Consults may require the use of equipment. These will be provided as required for a small additional fee.
Our team will schedule a follow-up phone or telehealth review when required, to ensure your child is getting better.
We know it can be difficult to make an appointment with your regular doctor or GP when your child is unwell. Maybe your holiday to the beautiful Sunshine Coast has been disrupted by your child’s illness. Waiting in an Emergency Department can add to the stress of having an unwell child.
We have lots of appointments with our experienced Paediatric team including a lower cost option. Please phone us or visit our fees page for more information. You can book an Urgent Care Consult online, right now!
🩺 Standard Consults
Traditional specialist Paediatric consultation
We have a team of caring specialist Paediatricians who provide thorough assessment and comprehensive management plans for all medical Paediatric concerns. By focusing on medical issues, we aim to book an appointment for your child within two weeks of referral or phone call.
Your child’s appointment will last up to 60 minutes. Your paediatrician will provide a thorough assessment and management plan of your most urgent concerns. They will ensure they understand all important details of your child’s medical history, complete a relevant examination, order any further tests that are required and discuss the best management plan. Your doctor will organize tests and referrals and will send a comprehensive letter to your healthcare team. Review appointments will be made, as required and we will always work as a team with your General Practitioner and other specialists involved in your child’s care.
As medically focused Paediatricians, we have a limited capacity for school aged ADHD assessment and management, but do not currently accept other developmental Paediatric referrals.
Appointments can be booked by phoning the clinic during business hours and can be made with or without a referral. If you don’t yet have a referral, call our friendly staff to find out about your options.
👼 Health Checks and Immunisations
Routine care for your baby, infant and child.
Our experienced Paediatric team are providing health checks and immunisations for babies, infants and children. You can make an appointment with one of our specialist Paediatricians or one of our Paediatric Emergency Nurse Practitioners (NPs).
Appointments can be booked by phoning the clinic during business hours and can be made with or without a referral. Please make sure you let our team know about any concerns you may have about your child so we can ensure you get the right appointment.
Health checks and Immunisations are normally done together at these ages:
💉 6-8 weeks
💉 4 months
💉 6 months
💉 12 months
💉 18 months
💉 4 years
❤️🩹 Allied Health Support
We have a growing team of experienced Paediatric Allied Health clinicians supporting our Sunshine Coast families at Snap Paediatrics. Allied Health services at Snap include:
🍎 ChildD - Paediatric Dieticians specialising in infant intolerances, allergies and neurodiversity (ASD and ADHD)
🧠Assessments and Answers - Child Psychology making assessments for ADHD, autism, and education accessible to all families.
COMMON THINGS WE TREAT
Conditions Key
❗ Urgent Care Consults when your child is sick
🩺 Standard Consults with a Specialist Paediatrician
👼 Health Checks and
💉 Immunisations
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❗ Acute cough
❗ Suspected chest infection
❗ Bronchiolitis
❗ Mild-moderate croup
❗ Mild asthma attacks🩺 Chronic cough and wheeze
🩺 Concerns about frequent or recurrent asthma episodesSee your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ is abnormally drowsy, floppy or confused
✘ has mottled, pale, or cold skin or has a non-blanching rash
✘ has significantly laboured/effortful breathing or stridor (noisy breath in) at rest -
❗ Fever
❗ Sore throat
❗ Ear pain
❗ Skin infections
❗ Urinary tract infectionsSee your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ is abnormally drowsy, floppy or confused
✘ has mottled, pale, blue or cold skin or has a non-blanching rash
✘ is less than three months old with a fever -
❗ Minor Head Injury
🩺 Tension or stress headaches
🩺 Migraines
🩺 Post-Concussion SyndromeSee your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ has a severe headache
✘ has lost consciousness or is continuously vomiting after a head injury
✘ has symptoms that are not responding to simple pain relief -
❗ Acute abdominal pain
❗ Vomiting and/or diarrhoea🩺 Chronic abdominal pain
🩺 Food sensitivities/allergies
🩺 Constipation
🩺 Toileting problems
🩺 Night-time accidentsSee your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ is dehydrated with a dry mouth and tongue
✘ is unable to walk due to severe abdominal pain (especially with fever)
✘ is drowsy or not waking up to drink -
❗ Sprains and strains
See your nearest Emergency Department if your child has:
✘ Deformed or bent bones
✘ Significantly swollen jointIf you’re unsure, we recommend visiting your nearest Emergency Department as they have the necessary equipment to rule out serious injury.
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🩺 Follow up after first-time seizure
🩺 Febrile convulsionsSee your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ Not back to normal baseline after seizure -
❗ Viral rashes
🩺 Eczema
🩺 Mild allergies
🩺 BirthmarksSee your nearest Emergency Department:
✘ for fever with a non-blanching rash (ie. a rash that doesn’t go away fully when pressed). -
🩺 Feeding difficulties
🩺 Unsettled baby
🩺 Reflux
🩺 Poor weight gain
🩺 Jaundice
🩺 Infant allergies👼 Baby check
💉 Immunisations
See your nearest Emergency Department:
✘ for fevers in infants less than 3 months old
PLEASE NOTE
Some conditions really should be seen to immediately. In order to provide prompt service we cannot treat the following:
