Contacts for bowel cancer screening
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program:
- General questions about the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR)—1800 627 701.
- Information about how to do the Faecal Occult Blood Test (Helpline)—1800 738 365.
Cancer Screening Branch—Queensland Department of Health
Contact the Cancer Screening Branch by emailing cssb@health.qld.gov.au
GE Nurse Coordinators and Health Promotion Officers
Search contacts within Queensland according to their Hospital and Health Services (HHSs). For any areas not shown, call 1300 766 927 and you will be redirected to your local GE Nurse Coordinator.
| HHS | Location | Preferred referral method | GE Nurse Coordinator | Health Promotion Officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns and Hinterland | Cairns Hospital | Fax: (07) 4226 8233 |
(07) 4226 9390 0407 392 762 Fax: (07) 4226 8233 | 1300 766 927 |
| Central Queensland | Rockhampton Hospital |
Fax: 1300 017 155 Secure transmission service via Medical Objects or Healthlink using the electronic referral form. Central Qld referrals |
(07) 4920 5747 Fax: 1300 017 155 | (07) 4920 5748 |
| Central West | Longreach hospital |
Fax: (07) 4658 4757 Central West referrals | (07) 4658 4700 | (07) 4920 5748 |
| Darling Downs | Toowoomba Hospital | Fax: (07) 4616 5922 |
(07) 4616 6823 0448 618 085 Fax: (07) 4616 6144 |
(07) 4616 6848 0447 155 530 |
| Gold Coast | Gold Coast University Hospital |
Fax: (07) 5687 4495 Secure transmission service via Medical Objects, Healthlink or Argus to: QHealth, Gold Coast Health Outpatients |
(07) 5687 4947 0403 444 475 Fax: (07) 5687 7815 |
(07) 5687 4949 0403 449 226 |
| Mackay | Mackay Base Hospital |
Fax: (07) 4885 5929 Electronic Referral: Secure messaging system via Mackay Health Pathways |
(07) 4885 5922 0428 794 069 Fax: (07) 4885 5929 | (07) 4885 5920 |
| Metro North |
Central Patient Intake, Aspley Community Health Centre |
1300 364 938 Fax: 1300 364 952 | 1300 766 927 | |
| Metro South | Princess Alexandra Hospital |
1300 364 155 Fax: 1300 364 248 ReferralHub_MS@health.qld.gov.au |
(07) 3176 1047 0447 798 400 Fax: (07) 3176 1295 |
(07) 3176 1046 0427 710 342 |
| Metro South | Logan Hospital |
1300 364 155 Fax: 1300 364 248 ReferralHub_MS@health.qld.gov.au |
(07) 3299 6528 0408 727 523 Fax: (07) 3299 8129 | |
| North West | Mt Isa Hospital | Fax: (07) 4744 4083 |
(07) 4744 4457 0447 182 122 Fax: (07) 4744 4083 | 1300 766 927 |
| South West | Toowoomba Hospital | Fax: (07) 4616 5922 |
(07) 4616 6823 0448 618 085 Fax: (07) 4616 6144 |
(07) 4616 6848 0447 155 530 |
| Sunshine Coast | Nambour Hospital |
(07) 5470 6700 Fax: (07) 5470 6377 |
(07) 5470 5254 or (07) 5370 3196 Fax: (07) 5470 5431 | 1300 766 927 |
| Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast University Hospital |
(07) 5202 6633 Fax: (07) 5202 0555 Electronic Referral: Secure messaging system via medical software SC-SCUH-ACC-CN-REFERRALCENTRE@health.qld.gov.au SC-SCUH-Gastro-Assessment-Clinic@health.qld.gov.au | ||
| Sunshine Coast | Gympie Hospital |
(07) 5489 8637 Fax: (07) 5489 8589 |
(07) 5489 8637 Fax: (07) 5489 8589 | |
| Torres and Cape | Cairns Hospital | Fax: (07) 4226 8233 |
(07) 4226 9390 0407 392 762 Fax: (07) 4226 8233 | 1300 766 927 |
| Townsville | Townsville Hospital |
Fax: (07) 4433 0940 TSV-Medicine-Referrals@health.qld.gov.au |
(07) 4433 1238 0447 182 122 Fax: (07) 4433 0940 | 1300 766 927 |
| West Moreton | Ipswich Referral Suite | Ipswich Hospital Smart Referral System |
Clinical Nurse Consultant (07) 3413 7816 Fax: (07) 3810 1869 |
(07) 3817 2530 WMCancerSceeningHPO@​health.qld.gov.au |
| Wide Bay | Hervey Bay Hospital Maryborough Hospital |
Fax: (07) 4325 6638 Wide Bay referral guidelines |
(07) 4122 8321 0447 057 310 Fax: (07) 4122 8325 | 1300 766 927 |
| Wide Bay | Bundaberg Hospital |
Fax: (07) 4303 8299 Wide Bay referral guidelines |
(07) 4150 2488 0447 057 310 Fax: (07) 4303 8299 |
Last updated: 17 July 2023
