Haemoglobinopathies
Adult

Haematology

Useful Management Information

Minimum Referral Criteria

Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days)
  • Thalassaemia major new diagnosis
  • First trimester of pregnancy with thalassaemia trait or sickle cell anaemia
  • Unexplained microcytosis (not iron deficiency) with Hb <70gm/l
Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days)
  • Asymptomatic homozygous sickle cell anaemia
Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days)
  • Pre-pregnancy counselling and gene testing

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

  • Family history of haemoglobinopathy
  • FBC
  • Hb electrophoresis
  • Iron studies
  • B12 and folate
  • E/LFT

Additional Referral Information

  • No additional referral information
Last updated 18 June 2025

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Send to: Gold Coast Health Service District

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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