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Health professionals and service providers

This page provides information for health professionals to support people with mental illness or problematic substance use.

Primary Care Liaison Officer

Gold Coast Health's Primary Care Liaison Officer (PCLO) is a Clinical Nurse Consultant that supports the linkage between community mental health services and General Practitioners to enhance comprehensive and collaborative care for consumers.   

The PCLO can support General Practitioners (GPs) and their practice staff with service navigation, information sharing and education. 

GPs and their practice staff can contact the PCLO directly via the Palm Beach Mental Health Clinic on the phone number below.  

Location and contact: 

Palm Beach Community Health Centre 

9 Fifth Avenue 

Palm Beach QLD 4221 

(07) 5525 5661 

Alcohol and Drug Clinical Advisory Service (ADCAS)

The Alcohol and Drug Clinical Advisory Service (ADCAS) is a specialist telephone support service for health professionals in Queensland, providing clinical advice regarding the management of patients with alcohol and other drug concerns. This free service is available from 8.00am-11.00pm, 7 days a week. More information.  

Refer Your Patient

Gold Coast Health's Refer Your Patient website offers clinicians a directory of services available for referrals into public specialist services and information on how to make a referral. These referral guidelines are consistent criteria and clinical decision support tools that ensure patients referred to Gold Coast Health for public specialist outpatient services are assessed in order of clinical urgency. More information.

HealthPathways

HealthPathways Gold Coast offers clinicians locally agreed information to make the right decisions together with patients, at the point of care. The pathways are designed primarily for general practice teams, but are also available to specialists, allied health professionals, and other health professionals in your region. More information.

Mental Health clinical guidelines and procedures

Queensland Health’s clinical practice website has a range of mental health resources in relation to clinical guidelines, service referrals and tools for health professionals. You can also find forms and guides for informed consent and information about our clinical networks and committees. More information.


Last updated 10 Oct 2024