Chronic Anaemia
Adult

Haematology

Useful Management Information

Minimum Referral Criteria

Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days)
  • Hb level of < 80gm/l or
  • Hb level of 80-100gm/l with severe symptoms
  • Anaemia of any degree with diagnosis of haemolytic anaemia
Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days)
  • Hb level of 80-100gm/l without treatable cause
Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days)
  • Isolated low Hb >100 without treatable cause (see above caveats)

If your patient does not meet the minimum referral criteria

  • Assessment and management information may be found on a range of conditions at HealthPathways
  • If the patient does not meet the criteria for referral but the referring practitioner believes the patient requires specialist review, a clinical override may be requested:
    • Please explain why (e.g. warning signs or symptoms, clinical modifiers, uncertain about diagnosis, etc.)
  • Please note that your referral may not be accepted or may be redirected to another service

Essential Referral Information

  • Serial FBC, reticulocyte count
  • Iron studies
  • Vitamin B12, folate results (if indicated)
  • TFT’s
  • E/LFT including LDH
  • Serum protein electrophoresis and serum free light chain
  • Evidence that a non-haematological cause has been excluded (FOB X 3, coeliac screen, gynae history, MSU micro C&S etc)
  • Coombs test

Additional Referral Information

  • Haemolysis screen (only if there is a high reticulocyte count)
  • serum protein electrophoresis and serum free light chain assay
  • Haemoglobin electrophoresis if MCV <80 and normal iron studies
  • CRP
  • Coagulation profile
  • Transfusion requirements
  • Co-morbid chronic disease
  • Prior B12, oral iron therapy
Last updated 18 June 2025

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Internal Referrals

Haematology (E-Blueslips)

Fax

(07) 5687 4497

Post

Cancer Referrals Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215

Enquiries

(07) 5687 2708

Related HealthPathways

No directly related pathways found

Service Availability

Dr Rachel Wooldridge
Medical Director Haematology

Facilities

Gold Coast University Hospital

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