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All referrals forwarded to Northern Health Clinics are triaged to ensure that clients are referred to the most appropriate service and that referrals are responded to according to priority.
To reduce clinical risk and facilitate access, minimum referral information is required. All referrals must include:
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Reason for referral
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Working diagnosis
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Medical History – current and relevant past
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Current medications
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Relevant Investigations and pathology – please include reports and histology
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Current management of condition and response to this
Please note: Referrals that do not meet the minimum referral criteria will be returned to the GP with a request for additional information. The patient will be advised of this.
The Northern Health Specialist Clinics listing below provides information about conditions seen, location, frequency of clinics, required clinical referral information/investigations, and consultant names. Please click on relevant Clinic to access the Clinic Service Statement.
Specialist Clinic wait times are soon to be published by the Department of Health and will be able to be viewed via the following link. Victorian Health Services Performance - Department of Health, Victoria, Australia. In the interim please contact the relevant clinic should you wish to discuss wait times.
In addition to the Clinic Statements, Pre-referral Management Guidelines are provided to assist GPs in the management of selected conditions. These guidelines provide additional specialist clinical information with suggestions for appropriate work up and management prior to referral.
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