Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - No category 1 criteria
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Venous disease
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Venous disease.
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Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Haemorrhage from varicose veins - Venous ulcer - Acute thrombophlebitis (clexane for 6 weeks) - Lipodermatosclerosis
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - Symptomatic varicose veins impacting activities of daily living/work excluding cosmesis (Spider/cosmetic vein)
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- History and examination findings in particular commenting on: - bleeding venous ulcer - venous ulcer - thrombophlebitis - DVT - lipodermatosclerosis - varicose eczema - previous surgery - detail how varicose veins limit activity (executing activities) and participation restrictions (involvement in life situations) e.g. standing long periods at work - Conservative measures trialled - Venous incompletence scan (mapping of varicose veins - If peripheral arterial disease, please indicate if ulcers or ischaemic rest pain - U&E - FBC results - If history of DVT: ensure hypercoagulable screen and coag results If a specific test result cannot 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.
Out of scope / wrong door
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: - Asymptomatic / cosmetic varicose veins (unless within scope of your local health service) - Lymphoedema without arterial or venous disease
Parent service: Vascular Surgery
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
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