We recommend that adults and children over 12 wear face masks when attending our clinic, but no longer provide masks to patients and carers. Videoconsultations are conducted via telehealth at our dedicated virtual clinic. We are experiencing high demand for appointments hence require that all patients provide a referral prior to booking an appointment so that we can identify and manage urgent and emergency conditions in a timely manner, and so that our surgeons can assess your suitability for a telehealth appointment and identify any further information or tests that might be required before your consultation. If our surgeons assess that your condition (especially recent injuries) is best managed with hand therapy rather than surgery we may recommend that you see a qualified hand therapist (physiotherapist or occupational therapist) rather than schedule an appointment with our surgeons. Dr Tomlinson does not offer consultations and surgical services where a Medicare Rebatable Item Code does not apply; this includes injections for palmar hyperhidrosis. Dr Tomlinson has scheduled sabbatical leave during much of October, November and December 2023 so will not be available for urgent or emergency referrals during that time.

Practice Staff

Created 19 December 2014, last modified 10 August 2022

Surgeons:

Administrative Staff

Britt Barnes
Rose Hosking
Harriet Birks
Bella Houghton-Allen

Practice Nurses

Beth Coates
Beth has held an avid interest in plastic surgery nursing since her first exposure as a junior nurse at St Vincent's Hospital in 2010. Her post graduate studies in reconstructive plastic surgery nursing were completed in 2012, and today Beth works part time at St Vincent's Hospital as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager on their ENT, plastics, and vascular surgery ward. Beth enjoys working at the Practice on Mondays and Tuesdays, and has a special interest in treating ear deformities in infants using non-surgical molding techniques. When she is not working, Beth loves to travel, listen to podcasts, and work in her garden.
Priscilla Crocker
Priscilla is a Clinical Nurse Specialist with specialist expertise in the areas of perioperative and day surgery nursing. She has a passion for high quality patient care in the perioperative environment. Priscilla has a Diploma of Management and when not working she enjoys travel, photography, and spending time with family and friends. Priscilla works on Fridays in our practice and has worked with Dr Tomlinson since 2006.
Fiona Davidson

On site hand therapy services provided by Action Rehab

Now Recruiting!

Melbourne Hand Surgery is seeking an additional hand surgeon. If you are a plastic or orthopaedic trained hand surgeon who is interested in joining a dynamic, progressive surgical practice that is committed to delivering excellence in hand surgical treatment please contact Dr Jill Tomlinson on (03) 9427 9596. Practice set up assistance including practice management services is available.

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