Nurse Navigator OncologyOutpatient
Urgent Advice
To discuss an urgent referral or gain some urgent advice, please contact the Oncology Nurse Navigator during Monday – Friday Business hours 0458 455 679 or GCNAV_health.qld.gov.au
Are you referring to the right service?
- For patients diagnosed with a cancer and identifies as First Nations People, consider referring to the Mcgrath Cancer First Nations Navigator.
- Patients with a confirmed cancer diagnosis under the age of 26, consider referring to the adolescent and young adult service.
- People with urgent complex psychosocial risk requiring community navigation can be referred to complex care nurse navigation.
Conditions
Out of Scope Services
- Patients under the age of 26 > consider the AYA cancer service.
- First nations people > consider the First Nations Mcgrath nurse navigator.
- Hematological malignancies.
- Any person already receiving care co-ordination with the palliative care team.
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
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
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Internal Referrals
Nurse Navigator - Oncology qhRefer
Fax
Post
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.