The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) provide a range of specialist and outpatient services for patients within the Southern Adelaide and greater Adelaide regions as well as country and interstate patients. Locations include Flinders Medical Centre, Noarlunga HospitalThe Jamie Larcombe Centre and GP Plus Health Care Centres (Aldinga, Marion and Noarlunga). 

See also: Outpatient referral information for GPs

Where to send your referral?

Referrals to SALHN outpatient services should to be faxed to the relevant specialty to minimise triaging delays. See the Outpatient Clinic and Community Services contact details in SALHN (PDF 58KB) to find the fax number for a given SALHN specialty.

GP triage criteria/referral guidelines

Note: Some SALHN specialities have transitioned to the statewide referral guidelines. 

If you cannot find the relevant SALHN referral guideline refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC)

GP management guidelines related to certain conditions or symptoms

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Allergy and Immunology

^ Back to top

Audiology

Audiology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 110KB)

^ Back to top

Cardiology

^ Back to top

Colorectal

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Dermatology

Specialist Dermatology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 305KB)

^ Back to top

Diabetes (education management - nursing)

^ Back to top

Diabetes - medical

Diabetes (Medical) referral and management guideline (PDF 102KB)

^ Back to top

Ear, nose and throat

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Endocrine medical service

Endocrine outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 113KB)

^ Back to top

Gastroenterology

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

General medicine

General Medicine outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 109KB)

^ Back to top

General surgery

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Geriatric medicine

Geriatric Medicine outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 91KB)

^ Back to to

Haematology

Haematology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 108KB)

^ Back to top

Hepatopancreaticobiliary

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Hypertension and cardiovascular risk

Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 87KB)

^ Back to top

Liver / hepatobiliary

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Nephrology / renal

Nephrology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 112KB)

^ Back to top

Neurology

Neurology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 112KB)

^ Back to top

Neurosurgery

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Nutrition and dietetics

Nutrition and Dietetics outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 92KB)

^ Back to top

Occupational therapy

Occupational Therapy outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 88KB)

^ Back to top

Oesophago-gastric surgery

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Oncology

Oncology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 130KB)

^ Back to top

Ophthalmology

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Orthopaedics

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Pain management

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Palliative care

Palliative Care outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 128KB)

^ Back to top

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 111KB)

^ Back to top

Podiatry

^ Back to top

Rehabilitation medicine

^ Back to top

Respiratory and sleep services

Respiratory and Sleep Services outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 128KB)

^ Back to top

Rheumatology

Rheumatology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 92KB)

^ Back to top

Social work

Social Work outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 128KB)

^ Back to top

Speech pathology

Adult Speech Pathology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 129KB)
Paediatric Speech Pathology outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 131KB)

^ Back to top

Stroke

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) outpatient service description and triage guideline (PDF 150KB)

^ Back to top

Upper GI and HPB surgery

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Urology

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top

Vascular

Refer to the statewide Clinical Prioritisation Criteria

^ Back to top