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Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Biomechanical.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Requires intervention (Eg splinting) for prevention of a deformity eg severe Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), at risk scarring crossing a joint, congenital hand conditions. - History of problematic scarring - Identified risk factors eg skin breakdown, dark skin tone, infection - Facial scarring - Nerve associated conditions or injuries - Transfer of accepted vascular referrals from external service for timely garment fitting.
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Functional assessment for congenital hand condition that are not at risk of deformity without urgent care. - Transfer of accepted referrals for scar management, who have started treatment and do not require frequent reviews. - Healed surgical scars without identified risk factors
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - No Category 3 criteria
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Date of injury / onset of symptoms - Mechanism of injury - Location - Surgical details if relevant eg skin graft, muscle flap, wound closure - Length of time to heal for burns or wounds requiring scar management.
- Age >16 years - Infants clinic: over age of 6 months - Continence: Isolated day time wetting, nighttimewetting or general toilet training - Scar: The wounds have healed within 17 days, unless there are clearly documented risk factors (i.e infection, wound breakdown, history of poor scarring outcomes, dark skin tone, early signs of scarring) or exceptional clinical considerations. - Procedural support: No referrals from General Practitioner or private paediatricians can be accepted. where the procedures are occurring at a facility outside of GCHHS. - Peri-operative Service: Surgery/procedural date within 2 weeks of referral date will not be accepted or where the operation is occurring outside of the Gold Coast University Hospital. - Participants of NDIS* *Individual referrals can be considered on a case-by-case basis if they do not meet criteria
Parent service: Paediatric Occupational Therapy
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