Ears, Nose, Throat (ENT)OutpatientStatewide CPC
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Urgent Advice
To discuss an urgent referral or gain some urgent advice, please contact the ENT Consultant/Registrar through switchboard 1300 744 284 or our GP Only Enquiry Line 5687 0003.
Are you referring to the right service?
- This service accepts referrals for both adult and paediatric patients.
Conditions
Out of Scope Services
The following conditions are out of scope for this service:
- Simple wax removal
- Chronic tinnitus unless disabling and/or associated with vertigo, otalgia, otorrhoea, balance disturbance or aural fullness
- Mild/brief orthostatic dizziness
- Hearing aid dispensation (Hearing service program)
- Uncomplicated/chronic symmetrical hearing loss in patients eligible
- Cochlear implants or bone conduction implants for the treatment of single sided deafness in adults
- Simple ear drum perforation as part of acute otitis media
- Aesthetic surgery
- Diving assessments
- Workers’ compensation hearing assessments
- Central auditory processing assessments
- Requests for hearing assessment following failed automated hearing screen (eg – pharmacy; online)
Out of Catchment
Gold Coast Health is responsible for providing public health services to the people who reside within its boundaries. Special consideration is made for patients requiring tertiary services or for services that are not provided by their local hospital and health service district. If your patient lives outside the Gold Coast Health catchment area and you wish to refer them to one of our services, please indicate relevant medical or social information that will assist with the processing of your referral.
Notes
Please note that where appropriate and where available, the referral may be streamed to an associated public allied health and/or nursing service. Access to some specific services may include initial assessment and management by associated allied health and/or nursing, which may either facilitate or negate the need to see the public medical specialist.
- A change in patient circumstance (such as condition deteriorating or becoming pregnant) may affect the urgency categorisation and should be communicated as soon as possible.
- Please indicate in the referral if the patient is unable to access mandatory tests or investigations as they incur a cost or are unavailable locally.
- If your patient consents to telehealth, please indicate in the body of the referral.
Patient Must Bring
- Medicare card
- Any concession cards (e.g. Pension, Health Care, DVA, PBS Safety Net, ADF, etc.)
- Current medication list
- Reading glasses, hearing and mobility aids
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Booking and 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.