Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Acute or active organ threatening Connective Tissue Disease
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Connective Tissue Disease - SLE, Scleroderma, MCTD, Sjogren’s Syndrome and undifferentiated or overlap CTDs
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Connective Tissue Disease - SLE, Scleroderma, MCTD, Sjogren’s Syndrome and undifferentiated or overlap CTDs.
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Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Connective Tissue Disease on established treatment and stable - Likely Connective Tissue Disease requiring assessment and management
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - Connective Tissue Disease for exclusion with minimal symptoms
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Relevant history, of onset and time since onset - Specify symptoms and examination findings including joints/muscles, mouth ulcers, Raynaud's alopecia, skin rashes or ulceration, dysphagia or GORD, sicca symptoms - Extra-articular manifestations including kidney, lungs, cardiac, neurological - FBC, E/LFT, CRP and ESR - Anti-CCP and Rheumatoid Factor (RF) - ANA, ENA, dsDNA, C3, C4 - CK (if myalgia/muscle weakness) - Urine analysis for MCS, casts and protein
Out of scope / wrong door
- There are currently no out of scope conditions for this service.
Parent service: Rheumatology
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
HealthPathways
Sign in for localised assessment and management. HealthPathways does not send the referral. Register: gchealthpathways@health.qld.gov.au