Post Acute ProgramsCommunity
Urgent Advice
For urgent advice, please contact the registrar through switchboard 1300 744 284 or our GP Only Enquiry Line 5687 0003.
Are you referring to the right service?
- For all Chronic Conditions please refer to Chronic Disease Services
- For patients with a gastrostomy or jejunostomy, please refer to Gastrostomy Dietitian Service
- For patients with Type 1 Diabetes, please refer to Diabetes Resource Centre
- For patients requiring assessment and therapy of communication impairments secondary to aphasia, cognitive-communication impairments, dysarthria and apraxia of speech, please refer to Speech Pathology
- For patients requiring Assessment and therapy of voice disorders, please refer to Speech Pathology
- For patients requiring assessment and implementation of LSVT program for Parkinson’s disease patients (individualised), please refer to Speech Pathology
- For patients requiring assessment and therapy of fluency disorders (i.e. stuttering), please refer to Speech Pathology (Allied Health)
Conditions
Out of Scope Services
- Patients under 18 years of age
- Workcover patients
- Patients residing in a Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF)
- Patients accessing NDIS
- Patients accessing a Level 3 or 4 Home Care Package through My Aged Care
- DVA Gold Card Holders
- Patients currently receiving inpatient services including HITH or GEMITH
- Patients seeking Antenatal care
- Patients accessing GP Management Plans
- Patients accessing an Eating Disorder Management and Treatment Plant
- Head and Neck Cancer (non-palliative)
- Acute Mental Health conditions
NB: Individual services within the Post Acute suite can consider accepting the above patients on a case-by-case basis
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
- Appropriate clothing and footwear for sessions
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Gold Coast University Hospital
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.