This site contains the South Australian Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) for most frequently referred haematology / oncology conditions.
Haematology / Oncology conditions
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all conditions for outpatient services and does not exclude consideration for referral unless specifically stipulated in the general genetics exclusions section.
- Abdominal Mass In A Child
- Anaemia, Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia and Other Blood Film Disorders
- Cancer Survivorship (Long Term Follow Up)
- Leukaemia (All Types)
- Lymphadenopathy and/or Mediastinal Masses
- Masses Suspected of Being a Malignancy (All Other)
- Thrombotic and Bleeding Disorders
Out of scope
Not all medical conditions are covered by the CPC, as certain conditions may be considered out of scope or managed by other specialist services:
- histiocytic disorders
- acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura – refer through emergency via general paediatrics.
- non-complicated iron deficiency - refer to paediatric medicine
- intracranial mass including brain and spinal cord tumours – please see Neurosurgery Brain / Spinal tumours - Paediatric CPC or contact on-call neurosurgery registrar via switch board. If unsure, please feel free to also contact paediatric haematology oncology for advice
Exclusions for public specialist outpatient services
Not all genetics conditions are appropriate for referral into the South Australian public health system. The following are not routinely provided in a public specialist outpatient service:
- carriers of haemoglobinopathies (thalassemia and sickle cell disease)
- GP Fact Sheet: Genetic Testing - Thalassaemia and Haemoglobinopathies (PDF 135KB)
- pregnant couples with screening bloods indicating a risk of thalassemia/haemoglobinopathy in the foetus should be referred to the Haematology molecular multidisciplinary meeting team at the Royal Adelaide Hospital via Health.CALHNCancerHaematologyReferrals@sa.gov.au. The aim of this is to clarify antenatal risk assessment or clarify diagnosis
- carriers of haemoglobinopathies do not need to be referred to haematology
- carriers of sickle cell disease do not need to be referred to haematology or genetics outpatients unless they are planning on having a family - Sickle Cell Trait and Sickle Cell Disease - GP Information Sheet (PDF 231KB)
- haemochromatosis
- G6PD deficiency
Emergency information
See the individual condition pages for more specific emergency information.
Feedback
We welcome requests for further information or feedback on the CPC and website, please refer to the relevant form below.
Please email the completed form to Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.
Review
The Haematology / Oncology CPC will be reviewed in June 2026.
Evidence statement
For a copy of the evidence statement, please email Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.