Referring clinicians (internal and external to Northeast Health Wangaratta) are responsible for:

• considering options available to patients in the community setting and informing patients of their current treatment options, so they can participate in decision-making about future care and treatments
• ensuring referrals to health services for non-admitted specialist services are made with the agreement of the patient, recognising the content of any advanced care directive and including that the patient has agreed that their personal and health information can be shared with the health service
• complying with statewide or local referral criteria and provide complete and accurate information on the referral request to streamline the referral process and patient access
• providing your contact details and indicate your preferred method of communication for correspondence with us
• continuing to monitor the condition of the patient and notify us if there is a change in their condition that could affect the urgency of treatment, or the care required

Useful Links

• Murray Health Pathways
• Minimum referral information
• Statewide referral criteria