Useful Management Information
- Most general paediatricians will not perform frenulotomies for tongue tie in infants
- Check with your local hospital general paediatric service
- Usually infants with tongue tie will need to be referred to paediatric surgery
- Scrotal swellings and herniae should be referred to paediatric surgery
- Possible developmental dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) should be referred to Orthopaedics
- In some health services children with plagiocephaly may be directed to Child Health or allied health services
- 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
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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If your patient does not meet the minimum referral criteria
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Essential Referral Information
- Describe the physical finding of concern
- Age when the finding was first noted by any observer
- If concern about head size is the reason for referral then head circumference, weight and height should be provided.
Additional Referral Information
Highly desirable information – may change triage category
- Detailed description of physical finding.
- Change in the finding over time (e.g. serial head circumferences)
- Family history of related problems
- Presence of any congenital abnormalities or birthmarks
Desirable information- will assist at consultation
- Other past medical history
- Birth and pregnancy history
- Immunisation history
- Developmental history
- Medication history
- Significant psychosocial risk factors (especially parents mental health, family violence, housing and financial stress, department of child safety involvement)
- Height/weight/head circumference and growth charts with prior measurements if available
- Other physical examination findings inclusive of CNS, birth marks or dysmorphology
- Any relevant laboratory results or medical imaging reports
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
Preferred Method
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Send to: Gold Coast Health Service District
Internal Referrals
Paediatric Medicine (E-Blueslips)
Fax
Post
Paediatric Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
Service Availability
Facilities
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.