Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - No category 1 criteria
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Play Skills Concern
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Play Skills Concern.
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Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - No category 2 criteria
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. Recommended to be seen within 90 – 180 calendar days - Children with delays in play skills in the absence of a diagnosis including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Intellectual Disability (ID) may be seen by OT. It should be noted that children with significant delays in play skills are likely to be seen through an alternate pathway, as it is unlikely this is an isolated concern. - See Development delay in children < 6 years [https://www.goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au/referrals/conditions/development-delay-in-children-less-6-years-paediatric]
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Description of difficulties with play skills
Out of scope / wrong door
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: - Children who require developmental monitoring/surveillance (in the absence of developmental delay) should be referred to GP or Child Health Nurse. - Educational assessment of school age children - 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 - Health screening assessments including on entry to foster care - Acute paediatric concerns - Developmental Allied Health intervention services will not be provided for Children who are eligible for Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) / National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) For children who are non-Australian citizens but still meet clinical criteria for an underlying disability as defined by ECEI/NDIS, CDS Gold Coast is unable to provide long term allied health intervention services. - Allied health developmental intervention services are not provided for children who are school-age (prep to year 12)
Parent service: Child Development Services
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- 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
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