Useful Management Information
Clients referred to the Better Cardiac Care Program can also access the wider multidisciplinary Chronic Disease and Post Acute Programs Team including the below clinicians:
- A&TSI Nurse Navigation
- Social Work
- Occupational Therapist
- Speech Pathologist
- Dietician
- Psychologist
- Podiatrist
- Exercise Physiologist
- Diabetes Nurse Educator/Nurse Practitioner
The Better Cardiac Care program operates 5 days per week from 0700 – 1600 Monday to Friday
Please note that where appropriate and where available, the referral may be streamed to an associated public allied health and/or nursing service. Access to some specific services may include initial assessment and management by associated allied health and/or nursing, which may either facilitate or negate the need to see the public medical specialist
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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If your patient does not meet the minimum referral criteria
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Essential Referral Information
Please indicate whether the following investigations have been undertaken for this referral to be processed and attach:
- Medical and surgical history
- If client is to participate in the exercise portion of the program - medical clearance to exercise
- FBC, lipids, EFTS, HbA1C
- Please attach medication list
- In addition, please also attach any investigation results you consider to be relevant, including coronary angiography, myocardial perfusion scan, echocardiography and/or exercise stress test results
Additional Referral Information
- A change in patient circumstances (such as condition deteriorating or becoming pregnant) may affect the urgency categorization and should be communicated as soon as possible
- Please indicate in the referral if the patient is unable to access mandatory tests or investigations as they incur a cost or are unavailable locally
- If your patient consents to telehealth, please indicate in the body of the referral
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
Preferred Method About Smart Referrals
Secure Web Transfer
Gold Coast Health
Internal Referrals
Better Cardiac Care (E-Blueslips )
Fax
Post
Better Cardiac Care 1 Hospital Boulevard Southport QLD 4215
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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.