Post ICU Follow Up Clinic
The Post Intensive Care Follow-Up Clinic is available at Redcliffe Hospital for patients who have experienced a critical illness and have been discharged from an Intensive Care Unit in Queensland.
The clinic is conducted by intensive care nurses and an Intensive Care Consultant (as required) to identify any psychological, cognitive, physical, and psychosocial issues that patients may experience as a result of their critical illness.
Patients can discuss their experience and receive education regarding the treatments that they have received. Patients are provided support to improve their quality of life and encourage positive health outcomes following critical illness.
Patients are referred to additional services as appropriate.
The Post ICU Follow-Up Clinic occurs on Thursdays at Redcliffe Hospital. Telehealth and phone consultations are available.
Eligibility criteria
- ANY adult patient who has been admitted to ANY ICU in Queensland for greater than a 24-hour duration.
- Patients who were admitted to ICU for less than 24 hours or as a result of a recreational overdose are not eligible for this service.
- All adult patients discharged from Redcliffe ICU are automatically referred for follow up.
- GP referrals are accepted – please search “Post acute care” in the Condition and Specialty box on GP Smart Referrals or use the Redcliffe Hospital eReferral template.
- Referrals from internal Queensland Health clinicians or self-referrals from patients are accepted.
Other important information for referring practitioners
- Refer to Health pathways or local guidelines
- Home – My Life After ICU – an excellent resource to assist in demystifying treatments that happen in the intensive care unit.
Referral requirements
A referral may be rejected without the following information.
- Date and duration of ICU admission
- Location of ICU admission
- Reason for ICU admission
- Issues you have identified for this patient that are related to their ICU admission
Out of catchment
Metro North Health is responsible for providing public health services to the people who reside within its boundaries. Special consideration is made for patients requiring tertiary care or services that are not provided by their local Hospital and Health Service. If your patient lives outside the Metro North Health area and you wish to refer them to one of our services, inclusion of information regarding their particular medical and social factors will assist with the triaging of your referral.
- Impact on employment
- Impact on education
- Impact on home
- Impact on activities of daily living
- Impact on ability to care for others
- Impact on personal frailty or safety
- Identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- To establish a diagnosis
- For treatment or intervention
- For advice and management
- For specialist to take over management
- Reassurance for GP/second opinion
- For a specified test/investigation the GP can’t order, or the patient can’t afford or access
- Reassurance for the patient/family
- For other reason (e.g. rapidly accelerating disease progression)
- Clinical judgement indicates a referral for specialist review is necessary
- Presenting symptoms (evolution and duration)
- Physical findings
- Details of previous treatment (including systemic and topical medications prescribed) including the course and outcome of the treatment
- Body mass index (BMI)
- Details of any associated medical conditions which may affect the condition or its treatment (e.g. diabetes), noting these must be stable and controlled prior to referral
- Current medications and dosages
- Drug allergies
- Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs use
- Full name (including aliases)
- Date of birth
- Residential and postal address
- Telephone contact number/s – home, mobile and alternative
- Medicare number (where eligible)
- Name of the parent or caregiver (if appropriate)
- Preferred language and interpreter requirements
- Identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Full name
- Full address
- Contact details – telephone, fax, email
- Provider number
- Date of referral
- Signature
- Willingness to have surgery (where surgery is a likely intervention)
- Choice to be treated as a public or private patient
- Compensable status (e.g. DVA, Work Cover, Motor Vehicle Insurance, etc.)
Send referral
Hotline: 1300 364 938
Medical Objects ID: MQ40290004P
HealthLink EDI: qldmnhhs
Mail:
Metro North Central Patient Intake
Aspley Community Centre
776 Zillmere Road
ASPLEY QLD 4034
Health pathways
Access to Health Pathways is free for clinicians in Metro North Brisbane.
For login details email:
healthpathways@brisbanenorthphn.org.au
Login to Brisbane North Health Pathways:
brisbanenorth.healthpathwayscommunity.org