Useful Management Information
- Refer to local HealthPathways
- In the majority of cases, it is thought inappropriate for children to wait more than 6 months for an outpatient initial appointment
- Next of kin or person(s) who is legally responsible for patient consent, with the exception of children under guardianship orders with the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety , should be present at the first outpatient appointment.
- If you have a reason to suspect a child in Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, you need to contact Child Safety Services
- Statement of intent – the prioritisation of health services for children and young people in the child protection system
Minimum Referral Criteria
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) |
* Please use blood pressure percentile charts developed by the American Academy of Paediatrics 2017 (see pages 9-14) to calculate child's blood pressure percentile |
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Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
* Please use blood pressure percentile charts developed by the American Academy of Paediatrics 2017 (see pages 9-14) to calculate child's blood pressure percentile |
Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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If your patient does not meet the minimum referral criteria
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Essential Referral Information
- List of medications including details of all treatments offered and efficacy
- History of BP measurements including 24-hour measurements or home measurements if available
- FBC & ELFT results
- Protein creatinine ratio (PCR) (ideally early morning sample)
- Urine midstream M/C/S (including testing for red cell morphology and casts preferable)
- Ultrasound (kidney, ureters and bladder) and any other available kidney imaging results
- Kidney duplex report (only if renal artery stenosis suspected)
- Confirmation of Out-Of-Home-Care (OOHC) (where appropriate)
Additional Referral Information
- Any investigations relevant to co-morbidities or where results exclude other secondary causes e.g. sleep study, endocrine tests
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Internal Referrals
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Paediatric Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
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If you would like to send a named referral, please address it to the specialist listed above, who will allocate a suitably qualified specialist to see the patient. Alternatively, you can view a full list of our specialists.
Child Safety
If you have a reason to suspect a child in Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, contact Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Services . Please consider if mandatory reporting applies.