Early Pregnancy Assessment and ManagementOutpatient Service
Urgent Referrals
- To discuss an urgent referral or arrange an urgent outpatient appointment please call the Emergency Pregnancy Assessment and Management service on 07 5687 5061 between Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm.
- Outside of these hours, please contact the Registrar on call through switchboard 1300 744 284 or our GP Enquiry Line 5687 0003.
Are you referring to the right service?
- For pregnancy complications/concerns over 16 weeks gestation, please refer to Maternity Assessment Centre
- For general antenatal care – please refer to Maternity services
- For high risk first trimester screening – please refer to Maternal Fetal Medicine
- For Gynaecological related conditions – please refer to Gynaecology
- For complication post medical or surgical termination of pregnancy – refer to Gynaecology
Conditions
Out of Scope Services
The following conditions are out of scope for this service:
- Pregnant woman over 16 weeks gestation
- High-risk first trimester referrals
- Routine Antenatal Care
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.
Notes
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.
- A change in patient circumstance (such as condition deteriorating or becoming pregnant) may affect the urgency categorisation 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.
- 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.
- A change in patient circumstance (such as condition deteriorating or becoming pregnant) may affect the urgency categorisation 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.
Patient Must Bring
- Medicare card
- Any concession cards (e.g. Pension, Health Care, DVA, PBS Safety Net, ADF, etc.)
- Current medication list
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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.