eReferrals via HealthLink SmartForms are the preferred method of GP referral to the majority of SLHD services.
NSW Health’s Engage Outpatients referral management platform streamlines the triage and management of referrals, providing secure, electronic communication with GP referrers and patients on the receipt and processing of referrals.
On November 12 new eReferral forms to Canterbury and Concord Hospitals will be available as well as improvements to the referrer and patient messaging capabilities.
To accommodate the expansion of eReferral to SLHD the service listings on the HealthLink Landing page will change to:
See the full list of services below.
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 or 0477 745 472.
| Sydney Local Health District Hospital Services | Balmain Hospital | Canterbury Hospital | Concord Repatriation General Hospital | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
| Andrology | ✓ | |||
| BMD – Endocrinology | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BMD – Rheumatology | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Breast & Endocrine Surgery | ✓ | |||
| Clinical Genetics | ✓ | |||
| Cancer Genetics | ✓ | |||
| Cardiology | ✓ | |||
| Colorectal | ✓ | |||
| Complex Menopause | ✓ | |||
| Continence care | ✓ | |||
| Dermatology | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Diabetes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Endocrinology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Gastroenterology | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| General Surgery | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Gynaecology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Haematology | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Hand and Microsurgery | ✓ | |||
| Hand Therapy | ✓ | |||
| High Risk Foot Service | ✓ | |||
| Hospital in the Home | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Immunology & Allergy | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Infectious Diseases | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | ✓ | |||
| Liver | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Maternity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Metabolism & Obesity | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Neurology | ✓ | |||
| Neurosurgery | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Ophthalmology | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Orthopaedics | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Orthotics | ✓ | |||
| Osteoporosis | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Pain Management | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Palliative Care | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Paediatric Medicine | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Paediatric Surgery | ✓ | |||
| Pelvic Mesh | ✓ | |||
| Positive FOBT Assessment / Direct Access Colonoscopy | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Physiotherapy | ✓ | |||
| Pelvic Mesh | ✓ | |||
| Plastic Surgery | ✓ | |||
| Renal Medicine | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Respiratory Medicine and Respiratory Function Testing | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Rheumatology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sexual Health | ✓ | |||
| Sleep Medicine | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Short Stay Hernia | ✓ | |||
| Urology | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Upper GI and Endosurgery | ✓ | |||
| Vascular Surgery | ✓ |
| Sydney LHD Aged Care, Allied Health and Community services | Balmain Hospital | Canterbury Hospital | Community Health | Concord Repatriation General Hospital | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Sydney Virtual Hospital |
| Aged Care – Geriatric Medicine | ✓ | |||||
| Community Paediatrics | ✓ | |||||
| COVID-19 Monitoring and Acute Respiratory Monitoring | ✓ | |||||
| Emergency Hospital in the Home | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| High Risk Foot Service | ✓ | |||||
| Hospital in the Home | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Long COVID Assessment | ✓ | |||||
| Physiotherapy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Podiatry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Virtual Fracture Clinic | ✓ | |||||
| Wound care | ✓ |