Specialist Palliative Care in Aged Care (SPACE)
Community

Available through
Face to Face
Telehealth
Telephone
Adult

Urgent Advice

For urgent advice, please contact the registrar through switchboard 1300 744 284 or our GP Only Enquiry Line 5687 0003.

To discuss an urgent referral, please contact the following:

  • Business hours: 1300 763 218
  • After-hours: Palliative Care consultant or registrar on-call on (07) 5668 6000

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Out of Scope Services

The following conditions are out of scope for this service:

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
Last updated 25 July 2025

Send Referrals To

Smart Referrals

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Secure Web Transfer

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Internal Referrals

Palliative Care qhRefer

Fax

(07) 5687 4497

Post

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Enquiries

Business hours: 1300 763 218 After-hours: (07) 5668 6000

Service Availability

Dr Andrew Broadbent
Medical Director Palliative Care

Facilities

Gold Coast University Hospital
Robina 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.

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