Paediatric Learning Inner-Directed Oral Nutrition (LION) Outpatient
Urgent Advice
For urgent advice, please contact the registrar through switchboard 1300 744 284 or our GP Only Enquiry Line 5687 0003.
Are you referring to the right service?
- For patients who require medical intervention or work up of a diagnosis consider referring to pediatrics.
- For patient with medical developmental concerns, consider a referral to Child development services.
Conditions
Out of Scope Services
- Resides outside of GCHHS catchment
- Not requiring MDT support for feeding
- Eligible for NDIS therapies or accessing private support and not showing signs of readiness for tube wean.
- Patients eligible for CDS mealtime clinic.
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.
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
Preferred Method
About Smart Referrals
Secure Web Transfer
Medical Objects Account: GQ42150009Z
HealthLink EDI: Qldgchsd
Internal Referrals
Paediatric Learning Inner-Directed Oral Nutrition (LION) qhRefer
Fax
Post
Booking and Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
Service Availability
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.