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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 — Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Outpatient follow-up for major congenital structural malformations diagnosed antenatally that are associated with impaired kidney function. - A child currently in Out-Of-Home-Care (OOHC) or at risk of entering or leaving OOHC, where they have previously been on a waiting list for this problem and were removed without receiving a service
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Outpatient follow up of congenital structural malformations associated with; - recurrent proven UTIs, or - atypical organisms on proven UTI
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.
- Duration of symptoms - History of recent infection - Any collaboration with paediatric surgery, paediatric urology or fetal medicine unit - Ultrasound (kidney, ureters and bladder) - Pre and post-natal investigations - Confirmation of Out-Of-Home-Care (OOHC) (where appropriate)
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: - Cosmetic not related to congenital anomalies/abnormalities - Conditions of the mature breast - Circumcisions social/religious reasons - disorders of post pubertal menstruation and - conditions of pregnancy - Disorders of post pubertal menstruation conditions of pregnancy - Bariatric Service
Parent service: Paediatric Surgery
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