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Cervical Cancer

Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Cervical Cancer.

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Cat 1 · 30 days

appointment within 30 calendar days. - Patients with early stage or locally advanced Cervical cancer should be referred to the Gynaecology-Oncology surgical team for evaluation and further investigation / staging. Patients are usually then presented in a multi-disciplinary meeting for treatment planning and further referral if required for Medical Oncology input - Women with a positive oncogenic HPV (16/18) test result should be referred directly for colposcopic assessment, informed by the result of the reflex liquid-based cytology. Women with a positive oncogenic HPV (not 16/18) test result with a reflex liquid-based cytology result of possible high-grade lesion or high-grade lesion should be referred directly for colposcopic assessment through the Gynaecology team initially and then will be referred further to the Gynaecology-Oncology MDT as appropriate - Patients requiring chemotherapy and radiation for locally advanced disease (previously biopsy confirmed and discussed in Gynae-Oncology MDT) For optimum care, patient should be seen within 2 weeks - Patients requiring adjuvant chemotherapy (biopsy confirmed) For optimum care, patient should be seen within 2 weeks - Metastatic cervical cancer (biopsy confirmed

Cat 2 · 90 days

appointment within 90 calendar days. - Patients with previously treated locally advanced cervical cancer that required chemotherapy and require routine follow-up - Transfer of care from another health service

Cat 3 · 365 days

appointment within 365 calendar days. - No category 3 criteria

Essential referral information

Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.

- Previous cancer treatment details including location; dates; treating doctor; details of prior treatment regimes and imaging / pathology results. - Previous screening test results - FBC results - ELFTs results - Histology /cytology results – current +/- previous - CT chest, abdomen and pelvis and MRI pelvis reports

Out of scope / wrong door

- Haematological malignancies (lymphoma, leukaemia or myeloma), should be referred to Benign and Malignant Haematology - Paediatric patients should be referred to Queensland Children’s Hospital [https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/chq/health-professionals/referral-guidelines/]

Parent service: Medical Oncology

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

How to refer — full order

HealthPathways

Sign in for localised assessment and management. HealthPathways does not send the referral. Register: gchealthpathways@health.qld.gov.au

goldcoast.communityhealthpathways.org

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