Changes to Electronic Referrals at Sydney Local Health District
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is expanding its use of eReferrals for General Practice referrals and rolling out the NSW Health referral management platform, Engage Outpatients. The platform streamlines the triage and management of referrals, and provides secure, electronic communication with GP referrers and patients on the receipt and processing of referrals.
GPs will continue to refer to SLHD outpatient services via HealthLink SmartForms however more Royal Prince Alfred Hospital services are being added.
From Wednesday 11 June 2025, eReferral forms for most RPAH Services, alongside SLHD Women’s Health services, will be hosted in a new link on the HealthLink landing page:
Sydney LHD Women’s Health and RPA Hospital Services
The full list of services being added to this folder is:
| Bone Mineral Density Studies (Endocrinology and Rheumatology) | Cancer Genetics |
| Clinical Genetics | Dermatology |
| Diabetes | Endocrinology |
| Gynaecology (Pelvic Mesh) | Haematology (also for Canterbury Hospital) |
| Hand Therapy | High Risk Foot Service |
| Immunology and Allergy | Infectious Diseases |
| Lipid Clinic | Menopause |
| Metabolism and Obesity | Neurosurgery |
| Ophthalmology | Orthopaedics |
| Orthotics | Paediatric Medicine |
| Paediatric Surgery | Pain Management |
| Palliative Care | Physiotherapy |
| Renal | Respiratory Function testing |
| Respiratory Medicine | Rheumatology |
| Sleep medicine | Urology |
eReferral forms to all existing services across Concord Hospital, Canterbury Hospital, Balmain Hospital and SLHD Community services will remain under Sydney Local Health District Services.
Electronic referrals via HealthLink SmartForms are the preferred method of referral to the majority services across SLHD. GP referrals sent via other methods (fax, email, walk-in) will start to be phased out over the coming months.
For more information on how to submit and update eReferrals, please refer to the HealthLink Smartform user guides.
For service specific information, refer to HealthPathways Sydney.
If you require any support with eReferrals to SLHD, please contact the eReferral Project Team – SLHD-EReferralProject@health.nsw.gov.au or 0476 768 628.
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