A written request to a specialist outpatient service for either investigation and/or diagnosis, advice on or provision of treatment/management, and/or reassurance and second opinion for the patient.
Specialist outpatient services (hospital non-admitted patient care). This definition is not intended to apply to community based services.
Implementation in Metadata Sets
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Policy Framework for the Management of Specialist Outpatient Services in Queensland Public Hospitals (January 2005).
Non-admitted patient; Outpatient clinic; Referral