Referral Pathways for Health Practitioners

Who we care for:

  • People aged 16 years or older
  • People diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • People who live local to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

How to access this service

Please complete the below referral form and email this to SVHS.IBD@svha.org.au or call 02 83822388. Please outline the reason for referral.

GP referral form template

https://www.svhs.org.au/ArticleDocuments/5048/Outpatient%20Clinic%20Referral%20Form.pdf.aspx.pdf.aspx?embed=y

  • Please email new referrals to the IBD nurse for triaging: SVHS.IBD@svha.org.au 
  • Please email ongoing referrals to: SVHSIBDadmin@svha.org.au  

Investigations

If available, please provide copies of previous endoscopy reports, relevant imaging, and recent blood results.

State-wide referral criteria for specialist clinics

State-wide referral criteria (SRC) are clinical decision-support tools that give health professionals the referral criteria they need to refer their patients to public specialist outpatient services across NSW. See here for information - https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/outpatients/referrals/Pages/ibs.aspx