Specialist outpatient services
Specialist outpatient referrals are coordinated through the Metro North Health Central Patient Intake Unit for hospitals in the region.
Find outpatient referral guidelines by speciality or referred condition below:
Allergy Antenatal Antenatal and Maternity Audiology Bone Marrow Transplant Breast (Male and Female) Breast Screen Queensland Burns Cancer Care Services Cardiology Chronic wounds directory Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Complex Chronic Disease Dermatology Diabetes and Endocrinology Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Endoscopy Endosurgery Foot ulcer Gastroenterology Gender Services General Medicine General referral criteria General surgery Genetics (Cancer) Genetics (General) Geriatric & Rehabilitation Services Gynaecology Haematology Hepatology Hyperbaric Medicine Immunology Infectious Diseases Maternal Fetal Medicine Mental Health Multidisciplinary high risk foot service Nephrology Neurology Neurosurgery Nuclear Medicine and Specialised PET Services Older Persons Emergency Network (OPEN) Oncology Ophthalmology Oral and Maxillofacial Orthopaedics Paediatrics Palliative Care Persistent Pain Management Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Post ICU Follow Up Clinic Radiology Service Rehabilitation Renal Services (Kidney medicine / Nephrology) Residential Aged Care District Assessment and Referral Service (RADAR) Metro North Rheumatology Sleep medicine Thoracic Medicine/Respiratory Thoracic surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Wound Management Go
Abdominal pain Abnormal cervical screening /cervical dysplasia/abnormal cervix Abnormal liver function tests/jaundice Achilles tendon pathology and rupture Acne Acute decline in kidney function Adrenal Insufficiency Adrenal Mass AFFECTED blood relative of an individual with an identified gene mutation/chromosomal anomaly (confirmatory testing) Age Related Macular Degeneration Allergic conditions Allergic Eye Disease Allergic reactions Allergic Rhinitis/Nasal Congestion or Obstruction Allergy Altered bowel habit Anaemia Angina / Myocardial Ischaemia / chest pain Antenatal Antenatal Antenatal and Maternity Aortic Aneurysm Aortic disease Arterial/ischaemic leg ulcer Arthritis of hand and/or wrist Assessment for metabolic surgery suitability Asthma Asthma, stridor and wheeze Atrial Fibrillation / flutter Audiology Audiology genetic disorders Autism spectrum disorder (diagnosed or suspected) Autoimmune liver disease (AIH, PBC, PSC) Autoimmune Myositis Axial Spondyloarthritis – Ankylosing Spondylitis Back and/or Neck Pain Back and/or Neck Pain Back Pain Barotrauma Barrett's oesophagus surveillance Behavioural problem in a child < 6 years Behavioural problem in a child ≥ 6 years Benign Tumours of the Hand and Wrist Benign tumours of the skin Biopsy proven new diagnosis of lymphoma Bleeding disorders Blepharitis Bone and prosthetic infections Bone Marrow Transplant Bow legs Bowel cancer screening Brain tumors (Intracerebral, Meningioma, Skull Base, Pituitary) Brain tumours Breast – benign and malignant Breast (Male and Female) Breast Cancer Breast cancer genetics (A/P-AFF) Breast Screen Queensland Bronchiectasis / chronic suppurative lung disease (CSLD) Burns Cancer Care Services Cardiac genetic disorders Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiology Carotid Artery Disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Cataracts Cervical Cancer Cervical polyp Chalazion/Meibomian Cyst Chest Pain Chronic anaemia Chronic and recurrent abdominal pain Chronic cough Chronic Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Chronic diarrhoea and/or persistent vomiting Chronic kidney disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic Tics and Tourette Syndrome Chronic wounds directory Club foot/feet/inversion (Talipes Equinovarus) Cochlear Implant Candidacy Criteria (Adult) Coeliac disease Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Cognitive Impairment and Dementia referral Colorectal bowel disease Colorectal Cancer Colorectal or small bowel cancer genetics (A/P-AFF) Complex Chronic Disease Complex Needs Service Complex Obesity Complex or undifferentiated medical problems Complex paediatric patients transitioning to adult services Conjunctivitis (Bacterial or Viral)/Keratitis Connective Tissue Disease – SLE, Scloroderma, MCTD, Sjogren’s Syndrome and undifferentiated or overlap CTDs Connective tissue disorders Connective tissue genetic disorders Constipation Constipation with or without soiling Corneal Dystrophy Crystal arthritis – Gout and CPPD (pseudogout) Cystic fibrosis Cystic kidney disease Dacryocystitis Dermatological cancer or tumour (A/P-AFF) Dermatology Dermatology genetic disorders Development delay in children < 6 years Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) Diabetes and Endocrinology Diabetes Mellitus Diabetic Retinopathy Dialysis Access Procedure (Specialist-to-Specialist Referral) Diarrhoea Disorders of salt and water Dizziness/Vertigo Dizziness/Vertigo for Vestibular Audiology Assessment Only Drug Screening (Hydroxychloroquine, Ethambutol, Tamoxifen) Dry Eye Dupuytren’s Contracture Dupuytren’s contracture Dyspareunia (deep or superficial)/Vulvodynia/Genitopelvic Pain Penetration Disorder Dyspepsia/heartburn/reflux Dysphagia Dysphagia/Odynophagia Dysphonia Ear drum perforation or Chronic ear disease Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Ectropion Elbow conditions Elective Tubal Ligation Elevated iron studies Encephalitis and meningitis Endocrine cancer or tumour (A/P-AFF) Endocrine genetic disorders Endocrine Neoplasia/ Tumour Genetics Endocrine surgery Endometrial Cancer Endoscopy Endosurgery Entropion Epiphora (watery eyes) Epiretinal Membrane Epistaxis (recurrent) Exclude Hearing Loss Facial Fractures Facial fractures and lacerations Facial Nerve Palsy Facial nerve palsy Faints, syncope and funny turns Falls Faltering growth (failure to thrive) in children < 6 years Family history (A/P-UN) Female gynaecological cancer or tumour (AFF) Fibroids Fibromyalgia Foot and ankle conditions associated with diabetic foot disease Foot and ankle pain and/or deformity (non-diabetic) Foot ulcer Gastric cancer genetics (A/P-AFF) Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer Gastroenterology Gastroenterology / hepatology genetic disorders Gastrointestinal polyps (not cancer) genetics (A/P-AFF) Gender Incongruence Gender Services General Medicine General Plastic Surgery General referral criteria General surgery Genetic heart disease Genetics (Cancer) Genetics (General) Geriatric & Rehabilitation Services Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Giant Cell Arteritis / Temporal Arteritis Glaucoma Glomerular Disease Glucocorticoid excess (Cushing’s syndrome) Gynaecology Haematological malignancy genetics (A/P-AFF) Haematology Haematology genetic disorders – (excluding cancers) Haematuria Haematuria (nephrology) Haemoglobinopathies Haemoptysis of unknown cause Hand trauma Head and Neck Cancer Head and Neck Mass Head and Neck Mass Headache/Migraine Headaches Hearing Implants Adults (Concurrent ENT Referral Required) Hearing loss - Hearing Aid Bank (crisis care) Hearing Loss – Cochlear Implants Hearing Loss – Confirmed Hearing Loss – Sudden/Rapid Onset Hearing Loss/Concern – Unconfirmed/Referred on Screen Hearing Loss/Hearing Concern Hearing monitoring Heart failure Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) Heel pain Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Virus Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Virus Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer Hepatology Hernia repair High Risk Foot - Diabetes and Endocrinology High Risk Foot - Vascular Surgery Hip pain HIV Hydrocephalus and VP shunt Hyperbaric Medicine Hypercalcaemia Hyperprolactinaemia Hypertension Hypertension (cardiology) Hypertension (endocrine) Hypertension (nephrology) Hyperthyroidism Hypocalcaemia Hypogonadism & infertility – male Hypothyroidism Immunodeficiency disorders Immunogenetic disorders Immunology Implanon NXT® etonogestrel implant, for Contraception In-toeing Incontinence/bladder dysfunction (female) Individual who has undergone mainstreamed, research or private genetic testing for cancer predisposition genes Infections Infectious Diseases Infertility/Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) Inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory dermatoses Insulinoma / hypoglycaemia unrelated to diabetes Intellectual disability/neurodevelopmental disorders Intermenstrual bleeding Interstitial lung disease (ILD) Intraocular Melanoma Iron deficiency Irritable infant < 1 year Joint pain Joint Pain Keratoconus Kidney health service Kidney Stones - recurrent Knee injury (acute) Knee pain (chronic) Knock knees Learning difficulty/disability in children ≥ 6 years Lid Lesions Limping child/reluctant to weight bear Lipid Disorders Lipid Disorders Lipids Liver cirrhosis Lower Limb Reconstruction Lower limb trauma Lower urinary tract symptoms (female) Lower urinary tract symptoms (male) Lung Cancer Lung cancer Lung nodules Lymphadenopathy Lymphadenopathy for investigation Lymphocytosis Macular Hole Maternal Fetal Medicine Maxillofacial deformities Mediastinal lymphadenopathy Medication review / polypharmacy Melanoma Meningococcal disease Mental Health Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease MAFLD (formerly NAFLD, also known as MASLD) Metabolic genetic disorders Mirena®/progesterone releasing IUD Insertion or removal, for Contraception Mirena®/progesterone releasing IUD Insertion or removal, for HMB or HRT Movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease (PD), dystonia and essential tremor Multidisciplinary high risk foot service Multiple myeloma Murmur Murmur Musculoskeletal or soft tissue or cancer: Relating to Cancer Genetics (A/P) Mycobacterial infections Myositis – Polymyositis, dermatomyositis, CTD associated myositis and undifferentiated inflammatory myositis Nasal Fracture (acute) Nephrology Neurogenetic disorders Neurological or ocular tumour or cancer (A/P-AFF) Neurology Neurosurgery Neurovascular Disorders (aneurysm, AVMs, other) Neutropenia (isolated) Neutrophilia Non Acute Skull Fracture/Non Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infections Nuclear Medicine and Specialised PET Services Obesity Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) Older Persons Emergency Network (OPEN) Oligo/amenorrhoea, hirsutism, acne, female infertility Oncology Ophthalmic genetic disorders Ophthalmology Oral and Maxillofacial Oropharyngeal Lesions Orthopaedics Osgood-Schlatter disease Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease Other autoimmune conditions Other Neurosurgical Conditions Other rheumatology conditions Otitis media with effusion/Glue Ear (OME/Glue Ear) Otitis media/Otological Concerns Out-toeing Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cyst/pelvic mass Paediatric Diabetes Paediatric Fractures (Fracture Clinic) Paediatric Obesity Paediatric or adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer genetics (PO-AFF) Paediatrics Palliative Care Palpitations Pancreatic or biliary tract tumour or cancer (A/P-AFF) Pancreatic-biliary Cancer Pancytopenia Paraproteinaemias (monoclonal only) Parasitic infections Pathology Pelvic floor dysfunction (e.g. prolapse and/or incontinence) Pelvic Mesh (referral to Queensland Pelvic Mesh Service (QPMS) Only) Perineal disease and faecal incontinence Peripheral Arterial Disease Peripheral entrapment neuropathies including CTS Peripheral Nerve Compression (including carpal tunnel, ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy, common peroneal and lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh compression syndromes) Peripheral Neuropathy Peripheral Spondyloarthritis - Psoriatic arthritis and Reactive arthritis Persistent and chronic cough Persistent Pain – Adult Persistent Pain Management Persistent Pelvic Pain/Dysmenorrhea Perthes disease Physical finding of concern in an infant <1 year Pituitary disorders Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Pleural disorders Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Polycythaemia Polymyalgia rheumatica Polyp surveillance Post ICU Follow Up Clinic Post-Burn Reconstruction and Scar Management Post-coital bleeding Post-menopausal bleeding (vaginal bleeding more than 12 months following last menstrual period) Post-operative wound/dehiscence Posterior Capsular Opacity Pre-Conception Care Pre-operative medical assessment Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)/Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) Prenatal and reproductive genetics Pressure injury Primary parathyroid adenoma Primary/secondary amenorrhoea Progressive loss of neurological function, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and motor neurone disease (MND), myasthenia gravis and other neuromuscular disorders Prostate – suspected cancer (including elevated PSA) Prostate Cancer Proteinuria Psoriasis Pterygium Ptosis Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pyrexia of unknown origin Radiology Service Raised ESR (isolated) Reconstructive Breast Surgery Reconstructive Hand Surgery Rectal bleeding Recurrent respiratory infection Recurrent respiratory infections without known lung disease Refer your patient Rehabilitation Removal of Implanon NXT ® Renal Artery Stenosis Renal genetic disorders Renal mass (tumours/cysts) Renal Services (Kidney medicine / Nephrology) Renal transplant Residential Aged Care District Assessment and Referral Service (RADAR) Metro North Respiratory and Thoracic Medicine Respiratory genetic disorders Respiratory or Oropharyngeal tumour or cancer (A/P-AFF) Retinal Artery Occlusion Retinal Vein Occlusion Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology Rhinosinusitis (chronic/recurrent) Salivary Tumour Sarcoidosis Sarcoma (Bone or Soft tissue) Cancer Scoliosis / Kyphosis Seizures Seizures/Epilepsy Short Stature Shortness of breath / dyspnoea without a known cause Shoulder instability Shoulder pain Sialolithiasis/Salivary Stones Skin and soft tissue pathology – benign and malignant Skin cancer Skin Cancer/Skin Lesion Skin infection Skin infections – Chronic and recurrent Skull based Lesion Sleep disordered breathing (suspected or confirmed) Sleep disorders excluding sleep disordered breathing Sleep medicine Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE) Soft tissue conditions of the face and oral cavity Space occupying liver lesion Specialist Nutrition States of altered neurological function Stenosis tenosynovitis conditions Stoma related wounds/complications Strabismus (squint) and Diplopia Stroke/Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) Supraventricular tachycardia Suspected Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Syncope / pre-syncope Syncope / pre-syncope Syndromes and complex phenotypes Syphilis Teeth and gums Temporal Arteritis Termination of pregnancy Testicular Cancer Testicular, epididymal, scrotal, penis or foreskin abnormalities Thoracic Medicine/Respiratory Thoracic surgery Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytosis Thrombophilia Thyroid enlargement / thyroid nodules Thyroid Eye Disease Thyroid Mass Tinnitus – Other Tinnitus – pulsatile/unilateral Toe-walking Tonsillitis (recurrent) or tonsillar enlargement Travel related and tropical infections Trichiasis Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Cranial Nerve Abnormalities Tuberculosis Tumour – bone and soft tissue Ulcers UNAFFECTED blood relative of an individual with a genetic disorder caused by a specific mechanism in a single gene (predictive/pre-symptomatic testing) UNAFFECTED blood relative of an individual with an identified gene mutation/chromosomal anomaly (predictive/presymptomatic testing) Undiagnosed chronic rash Undifferentiated peripheral inflammatory arthritis Unintentional weight loss Untested blood relative of a person with an identified mutation in a cancer predisposition gene (A/P-UN) Upper gastrointestinal surgery Upper limb trauma Urinary incontinence and enuresis Urinary tract calculi Urinary tract infection (UTI) – recurrent Urinary tract infections (UTI) Urological tumour or cancer (A/P-AFF) Urology Vascular genetic disorders Vascular Surgery Vasculitis (non GCA/Temporal Arteritis) Vasculitis (non-Giant Cell Arteritis) Venous Disease Venous leg ulcer Vulva lesion / lump / genital warts / boil /swelling /abscess / ulcer / Bartholin’s cyst Wound Management Wounds of traumatic aetiology Wounds of uncertain cause or hard to heal ulcer Wounds of uncertain cause or hard to heal ulcer Zoonotic diseases Go
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