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Statewide referral criteria - Specialties

The department facilitates the development of statewide referral criteria bringing together hospital heads of units, nursing and allied health clinicians with community-based clinicians and Primary Health Network representatives to collaborate and identify statewide referral criteria for each clinical specialty.

Statewide referral criteria for paediatric medicine are under development.

Cardiology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital cardiology services for adults

Children's orthopaedic

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to orthopaedic services for children

Children's surgery

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to children's surgical services for children

Chronic pain (Health Independence Program service)

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital Health Independence Program chronic pain service for adults

Dermatology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital dermatology services for adults and children

Endocrinology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital endocrinology services for adults

ENT

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital ENT services for adults and children

Gastroenterology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital gastroenterology services for adults

General Surgery

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital general surgery services for adults

Gynaecology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital gynaecology services for adults

Joint pain

Statewide referral criteria for referrals related to joint pain to public hospital services for adults

Long COVID

Statewide referral criteria for referrals related to long COVID to public hospital services for adults

Neurology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital neurology services for adults

Obstetrics

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital obstetrics services

Ophthalmology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital ophthalmology services for adults

Respiratory

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital respiratory and specialist sleep services for adults

Rheumatology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital rheumatology services for adults

Urology

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital urology services for adults

Vascular

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital vascular services for adults

Updated

Where to get help

Patients
For information about your specific medical condition, care pathway and/or wait times, please contact your GP or health service that you have been referred to.

General Practitioners
If your query relates to a referral for a specialist clinic, please contact the relevant health service directly or refer to their website for guidance.

For all other queries
Email plannedcare@health.vic.gov.au.

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