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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 — Irritable infant < 1 year.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Maternal depression - Significant vomiting - Poor weight gain/ weight loss - High level of maternal or infant distress. - Infant < 6 months - A child: - at risk of entering the child protection system (0 – 18 years of age) - currently in out of home care (OOHC) (0 – 18 years of age), - 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. - Thriving child > 6 months
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.
- Age of onset of irritability - Report presence or absence of concerning features: - Frequent daily vomiting - Blood in stools - Irritability has no day/night variation with persistent screaming overnight and in the mornings as well as afternoon/evenings - Weight loss or failure to gain weight - Diagnosed or suspected maternal depression - Inappropriate interaction or attribution to the baby by the mother – anger or resentment towards the infant. - Developmental delay - Confirmation of out of home care (OOHC) (where appropirate)
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: - Patients 16 years and over should be referred to the appropriate Adult Outpatient service closest to home. - Services that should be initially provided by primary care or community based allied health care for children, including well infant care and advice, parenting and behaviour management for young children, developmental services for children with mild developmental delay - Educational assessment of school-age children - Gold Coast University Hospital does not offer the following Paediatric specialty services. - Referrals will be redirected to General Paediatrics for initial assessment, management and consideration of referral for tertiary care at Queensland Children’s Hospital: - Immunology - Renal Paediatrics - Gastroenterology - Genetics (RBWH)
Parent service: Paediatric Medicine (General Paediatrics)
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