Persistent pain clinics
There are 6 persistent pain management services in Queensland:
- North Queensland persistent pain management service
- Sunshine Coast persistent pain management service
- The Professor Tess Cramond multidisciplinary pain centre (Brisbane northside)
- Metro South persistent pain management service (Brisbane southside)
- Gold Coast interdisciplinary persistent pain centre
- Queensland interdisciplinary paediatric persistent pain service
Referral pathways
The referral should be directed to the closest, most appropriate service for the patient. Download the referral pathway tool (PDF 298 kB), or refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate service.
It may be helpful to check with the particular pain service you are intending to refer to as some are shared geographical locations. GPs can use their local HealthPatways to refer.
| Medicare local | Queensland Health multidisciplinary pain service |
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Far North |
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Central and North West |
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Central Queensland |
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Darling Downs - South West |
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West Moreton - Oxley |
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Wide Bay |
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| Metro South |
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| Gold Coast |
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The referral should be directed to the principal pain medicine physician in the relevant service.
North Queensland persistent pain management service
Clinics, enquiries and referrals:
Ground floor
281-285 Ross River Road
Aitkenvale Qld 4814
Postal address:
IMB 117 PO Box 670
Townsville Qld 4810
Phone: (07) 4433 2218
Fax: (07) 4433 2223
Email: NQPPMS@health.qld.gov.au
Clinic hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Sunshine Coast persistent pain management service
Postal address:
PO Box 547
Nambour Qld 4560
Phone: (07) 5470 6785
Fax: (07) 5370 3587
The Professor Tess Cramond multidisciplinary pain centre
Postal address:
Level 4, James Mayne Building
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Herston Qld 4029
Phone: (07) 3646 6141
Fax: (07) 3646 6142
Metro South persistent pain management service
Postal address:
Central Referral Hub
PO Box 4195
Eight Mile Plains Qld 4113
Phone: 1300 364 155
Fax: 1300 364 248
Gold Coast persistent pain management service
Postal address:
Suite 3, Campus Alpha
2 Investigator Drive
Robina Qld 4226
Phone: (07) 5668 6825
Fax: (07) 5680 9539
Statewide persistent pain management clinical network
The Statewide persistent pain management clinical network (SPPMCN) is led by a multidisciplinary steering committee with geographical and service delivery representation including both public and private specialists.
