Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to the most common questions about Matilda for both clinicians and patients.

Clinicians
Patients

For Clinicians

Everything you need to know about partnering with Matilda and referring your patients.

  • Matilda is designed to complement your existing workflow, not change it. Your practice team refers patients when surgery is booked (taking less than 30 seconds), and we take care of the rest. Patients receive immediate access to the program, and your practice receives recovery insights before follow-up appointments.

  • Nothing. Your practice is never out of pocket. Patients referred through your clinic receive Matilda at our lowest available rate, providing comprehensive multidisciplinary support for less than the cost of a single multidisciplinary appointment. We manage billing through a simple monthly subscription tailored to your surgical volume, making implementation easy and administration minimal.

  • No. Matilda is designed to reduce the burden on practices by providing trusted education and support between appointments, answering common recovery questions, and giving clinicians meaningful recovery insights before follow-up consultations.

  • Less than 30 seconds. Your practice team completes a simple referral form, and we handle patient onboarding, communication and support from there.

  • Patients receive structured digital support before and after surgery, including expert-led education, movement and exercise programs, nutrition guidance, psychology and mindfulness resources, practical recovery advice, community support, and live group coaching sessions.

  • That's fantastic and exactly what we'd encourage. Matilda isn't a replacement for your multidisciplinary team. It complements your existing care by providing consistent education, practical guidance and support between appointments, while helping patients engage with the clinicians you've referred them to.

  • Matilda is designed for women preparing for and recovering from gynaecological surgery, including endometriosis surgery and hysterectomy. We continue to expand into additional gynaecological surgical pathways.

  • Yes. With your patient's consent, you'll receive a concise recovery summary four weeks after surgery, including validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), recovery insights and your patient's top three questions. This helps follow-up consultations focus on what matters most.

  • Most practices can begin referring patients within a few days. We'll guide your team through a short onboarding process and provide everything needed to start referring immediately.

  • Yes. Matilda has been co-designed with patients and clinicians and is grounded in current evidence and perioperative care guidelines. We also continuously collect validated patient-reported outcomes to measure effectiveness, improve the program and contribute to ongoing research.

  • Patients often receive information from multiple sources, making it difficult to know what's trustworthy or relevant. Matilda brings evidence-based education, movement, nutrition, psychology and recovery guidance together in one structured program, delivered at the right time throughout the surgical journey, helping patients stay engaged and confident from surgery booking through recovery.

  • Yes. Because Matilda is fully digital, patients can access the program anywhere in Australia, New Zealand or around the world, as long as they have an internet connection. This helps ensure equitable access to evidence-based perioperative care, regardless of location.

For Patients

Everything you need to know about getting started with Matilda and preparing for surgery.

  • No. You can join Matilda yourself at any time via our website, or you may be onboarded by your gynaecologist if they partner with Matilda, as part of your surgical care.

  • The earlier, the better. Ideally, you'll join as soon as your surgery is booked, but Matilda is designed to support you whether you're preparing for surgery or already recovering.

  • Yes. Matilda is fully online and designed to fit around your life. You can access the program anytime, from any device, and revisit the content whenever you need it.

  • No. Matilda complements the care provided by your surgeon and healthcare team by bringing together evidence-based education, practical tools and multidisciplinary support in one place, and bridging the gap between appointments.

  • You'll have access throughout your preparation and recovery, with ongoing access for 12 months to revisit resources whenever you need them.

  • You can join Matilda directly for $299, or your gynaecologist may offer Matilda as part of your surgical care.

  • We believe everyone deserves access to multidisciplinary support before and after surgery, but one-to-one care isn't always affordable or accessible. Matilda brings together expert guidance from multiple health disciplines into a single program, helping make this support available to more people at a fraction of the cost of accessing each service individually.

    As we grow, we're working with healthcare providers, insurers and other partners to make Matilda even more affordable through reimbursement and funding pathways.

  • All content is developed by experienced clinicians, including pelvic health physiotherapists, dietitians, psychologists, exercise physiologists, specialist nurses and gynaecologists, alongside people with lived experience.

  • Many gynaecologists already partner with Matilda as part of their surgical care. If you're unsure, ask your surgeon or get in touch with us, we're always happy to help you access the program and can provide information to your healthcare team if needed.

  • Matilda currently supports patients before and after endometriosis-related surgery (you don’t need a diagnosis) and hysterectomy. We hope to add to this list in future.