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Useful Management Information
- This speech pathology service manages Head and Neck Surgical patients with swallow and communication deficits, laryngectomy, tracheostomy and trismus.
Minimum Referral Criteria
Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) |
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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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Essential Referral Information
- Head and neck surgical history including type and staging of cancer, surgery, of surgery, chemo/radiation history and treating surgeon
- Reason for referral – please provide information regarding nature of swallowing or communication impairment
- Medical and social history
- Relevant medical imaging and reports
- Next of Kin
If a specific test result cannot be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a clinical override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Additional Referral Information
- Patient awareness of referral
- Any other health care professionals currently involved (e.g. other Allied Health Professionals, Health Clinicians)
- Previous speech pathology or specialist assessment reports
Send Referrals To
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Internal Referrals
Fax
(07) 5687 4497
Post
Allied Health Outpatients
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
(07) 5687 3027
Service Availability
Facilities
Gold Coast University Hospital
Robina Hospital
Tugun Satellite 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.