Metro North Clinical Advice Line
Connecting GPs directly to Metro North specialties.
The Metro North Health Clinical Advice Line connects local GPs to specialist advice from hospital and community clinicians. There are two pathways:
- Phone line
- Written request for advice.
The range of adult specialities currently available to support patient care in the community includes:
(This list will expand over time so keep coming back for the latest advice services available)
1. Phone advice
Specialty | Catchment* | Exclusion Criteria |
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Haematology | Metro North |
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Redcliffe Caboolture |
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Rapid Access to Community Care | Metro North |
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Sexual Health | Metro North |
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Sleep Disorders | TPCH Caboolture Redcliffe |
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General Medicine and Rapid Access Clinic | TPCH |
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Heart Failure Service and Rapid Access Clinic | Redcliffe TPCH |
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Termination of Pregnancy | Metro North |
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*Catchment – where the patient would usually be referred for a face to face specialist outpatient clinic appointment.
Note: If you think your patient is new to any of these services on the page, please ensure your patient is aware you are seeking advice and they consent to their demographic details, including Medicare number, being provided to Metro North Health at the time of the call.
Other advice lines and services for GPs can be found in our Services contact list
2. Written request for advice
The following specialities can accept a written electronic request for advice from GPs submitted via GP Smart Referral (GPSR) “request for advice” (RFA) with a written response provided back via GPSR:
Specialty | Catchment* | Exclusion Criteria |
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General Medicine | TPCH |
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Urology | RBWH |
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*Catchment – where the patient would usually be referred for a face to face specialist outpatient clinic appointment.
Clinical Advice Line
1800 569 099
Open Monday to Friday
8am-4:30pm
Want to learn more?
For more information, please call the advice line or email MNH_SpecialtyAdviceLine
@health.qld.gov.au.
The team can also undertake engagement sessions with interested GPs (Virtual or Face to Face).