Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Any obvious hormonal excess or deficiency (noting that suspected glucocorticoid deficiency should be referred for Emergency assessment
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Brain tumours (intracerebral, meningioma, skull base, pituitary)
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Brain tumours (intracerebral, meningioma, skull base, pituitary).
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Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Incidental finding on imaging with no neurological deficit e.g. non-functioning pituitary tumour, e.g., epidermoid cyst, arachnoid cyst and/or unusual pathology - Pituitary tumours with no visual impairment, normal pituitary function and/or mild hyper-prolactinemia
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - Pituitary tumours with no visual impairment, normal pituitary function and/or mild hyper-prolactinemia
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- History and examination findings - CT+/-contrast and/or MRI for patients with suspected space-occupying lesion - Pituitary function tests including prolactin if suspected pituitary tumour (e.g. prolactin, random cortisol, growth hormone and IGF1, TFT's)
Out of scope / wrong door
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: The following are not routinely provided in a public Neurosurgery service. - Fusion for back pain due to degenerative disease without correlating clinical symptoms or signs of neural compression - Back and neck chronic pain – degenerative changes without acute neurology [https://www.goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au/referrals/services/neurology] - degenerative changes without acute neurology (please refer to Spinal CPC) (Chronic pain is defined as any pain lasting more than 6 months) - Non-specific headache without concerning features or not requiring surgical intervention should be referred to Neurology. - Acute spinal trauma with neurological deficit should be referred to the Spinal Injury Service at Metro South. [https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/referrals/spinal-cord-injury] - Pathology of the sacrum: refer to orthopaedics
Parent service: Neurosurgery
Send outpatient referrals to
- Smart Referrals preferred (Best Practice or Medical Director)
- Medical Objects GQ42150009Z (lookup qh → QHEALTH, GOLD COAST HEALTH OUTPATIENT)
- HealthLink EDI Qldgchsd
- Fax (07) 5687 4497 — Booking and Referral Centre
- Post: Booking and Referral Centre, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport QLD 4215
- Clinic enquiries 1300 559 083
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