Referrals to specialist outpatient services within Logan Hospital must be in writing, and as a minimum contain the following:
• Patient demographics including Medicare number and Interpreter requirements
• Patient's mobile phone contact number and an alternate postal or contact address (if not the same as usual residence)
• Reason for referral (including the problem to be assessed, degree of loss of function, pain experienced)
• Results of relevant investigations (pathology, radiology, histology)
• Current medications and doses, prescribed and over the counter (note any recent changes in drug therapy)
• Allergies (drug/topical preparation)
• Relevant information about the patient's condition such as previous medical/surgical treatment (include systemic and topical medications prescribed for the condition) and details of any associated medical conditions which may affect the condition or its treatment (e.g., diabetes)
• Relevant psychological and social issues impacted by condition
• Smoking and alcohol history.
• hard or electronic copies of radiology
• relevant microbiology/pathology and other investigations
For facial fractures:
• CT face, contact registrar to arrange an outpatient appointment review within 5-7 days
For salivary glands:
• sialogram or US or CT as indicated
For skin cancer (head/neck/face):
• biopsy results
For oral cancer:
• biopsy results
For facial deformity:
• plain skull films