Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Abnormal USS suggestive of urinary tract tumour or suspicion of malignancy - Haematuria and/or sterile pyuria
Urology · Refer Your Patient
Lower urinary tract symptoms (female)
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Lower urinary tract symptoms (female).
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Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Bladder stones - Acute change in long-term catheter
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - Recurrent UTI (> 3 per year) - Persisting bladder or urethral or perineal pain - Socially limiting (severe) - Ineffective physiotherapy/continence nurse management - Ineffective anti-cholinergic and beta3 adrenergic agonist therapy
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Full perineal examination - MSU M/C/S results - USS urinary tract results - Smoking history (even if negative)
Out of scope / wrong door
- Circumcision for cosmetic reasons - Aesthetic surgery - Sexually transmitted infections– refer sexual health clinic - Genital ulcers and warts – refer sexual health clinic provided verrucous carcinoma is excluded - Vasectomy and vasectomy reversal - Ejaculatory disorders - Catheter change/maintenance - Proteinuria – refer nephrology - Small epididymal cysts <2cm - Asymptomatic simple renal cyst
Parent service: Urology
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
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