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Useful Management Information
- Call local paediatric surgeon or paediatric surgical unit. If unsure investigations or follow-up
- Utilise local general paediatric and neonatology expertise for diagnosis, stabilisation and transfer
- Paediatric surgery registrars at Queensland Children's Hospital/ GCUH can offer telephone advice to rural HHS. In some areas it would be more appropriate to seek initial advice from local paediatric medical service or general surgery services
- 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 Communities, Child Safety and Disability services, should be present at the first outpatient appointment
Minimum Referral Criteria
Does your patient meet the 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
- Duration of symptoms
- History of recent infection
- Any collaboration with paediatric surgery or paediatric urology or fetal maternal medicine unit
- USS results
- Pre and postnatal investigations
- MCU and radionucleotide investigations are often essential but consult with the paediatrician or paediatric surgery/urology unit before ordering
Additional Referral Information
- Where a congenital structural malformation requiring surgery is diagnosed antenatally, best practice requires referral to a fetal medicine service for confirmation and advice on further management
- Call local paediatric surgeon or paediatric surgical unit
- Utilise local general paediatric and neonatology expertise for diagnosis, stabilisation and transfer
- Family history of any renal tract abnormalities (e.g. VUR in a sibling)
- Organisms identified on MC&S causing UTIs
- Antibiotics given and tried for UTIs
- Use of prophylactic antibiotics
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
Preferred Method
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Internal Referrals
Paediatric Surgery (E-Blueslips)
Fax
(07) 5687 4497
Post
Paediatric Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
(07) 5687 3579
Service Availability
A/Prof Deborah Bailey
Medical Director Paediatric Surgery, and Paediatric Urology
Facilities
Gold Coast University Hospital
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.