Useful Management Information
- Consider referring to a dietitian e.g. Fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet
NB: If a patient has been fully investigated 2 years prior to referral, then the referrer and the receiving clinician will need to exercise clinical decision making in triaging and/or value in repeat endoscopy/colonoscopy procedures
Minimum Referral Criteria
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) |
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Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
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Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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Essential Referral Information
- Patient and family history of gastrointestinal cancer e.g. relationship to patient, age of cancer diagnosis and type of cancer
- FBC
- TSH
- Iron studies
- Coeliac serology
If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Additional Referral Information
- Relevant imaging reports (e.g. pelvic USS)
- CA125
- Faecal calprotectin
- Faecal immunochemical test (FIT)
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