Useful Management Information
Please note that your referral may not be accepted or may be redirected to another service within children’s services (e.g. Children’s Inpatient Unit, Children’s Outpatient Department, or Paediatric Day Assessment Unit)
Helpful resources for parents and caregivers:
Minimum Referral Criteria
| Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) | Children under 18 who are currently experiencing an inpatient admission who require daily support for the following treatments:
Contact with 48 hours
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| Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
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| Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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If your patient does not meet the minimum referral criteria
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Essential Referral Information
- Patient requires daily treatment
- Diagnosis for CHITH treatment
- Admitting team and responsible consultant
- Medical history and history regarding inpatient admission
- Reason for Physiotherapy intervention (if Allied Health referral)
- Estimated date of transfer to CHITH
- Length of treatment required on CHITH
- Paediatric review and follow up plan documented
- Completion of Referral Form
Additional Referral Information
- Proposed medication management plan
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
Not Available
Secure Web Transfer
Not Available
Internal Referrals
Available via internal referral form in essential referral information
Fax
Post
Childrens Hospital in the Home Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
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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.
Child Safety
If you have a reason to suspect a child in Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, contact Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Services . Please consider if mandatory reporting applies.