Endoscopy · Refer Your Patient
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Iron deficiency (with or without anaemia).
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) or iron deficiency (below the lower limit of the laboratory reference) with any of the following concerning features - no obvious cause - persisting despite correction of potential causative factors - weight loss ≥5% of body weight in previous 6 months - mass palpable on abdominal or rectal examination - positive faecal occult blood test (iFOBT) if asymptomatic
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Iron deficiency without any concerning features
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.
- Family history of gastrointestinal cancer - ELFT - FBC - Iron studies results - Coeliac disease serology results - Menstrual history (if appropriate) If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
- There are currently no out of scope conditions for this service.
Parent service: Endoscopy
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