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Chronic pain (Health Independence Program service)

Statewide referral criteria for chronic pain conditions

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital Health Independence Program chronic pain service for adults

Conditions

New persistent or chronic pain related to COVID-19 infection

Criteria for referring adults with new, persistent or chronic pain related to COVID-19 infections to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital.

Pain that requires complex medication management

Criteria for referring adults with pain that requires complex medication management to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital

Persistent or chronic neuropathic pain

Criteria for referring adults with persistent or chronic neuropathic pain to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital

Persistent or chronic pain in cancer survivors

Criteria for referring adults with persistent or chronic pain who are cancer survivors to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital.

Persistent or chronic post-surgical or post-traumatic pain

Criteria for referring adults with persistent or chronic post-surgical or post-traumatic pain to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital

Persistent or chronic primary pain

Criteria for referring adults with persistent or chronic primary pain to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital

Persistent or chronic secondary headache or orofacial pain

Criteria for referring adults with persistent or chronic secondary headache or orofacial pain to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital.

Persistent or chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain

Criteria for referring adults with persistent or chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital

Persistent or chronic visceral pain

Criteria for referring adults with persistent or chronic visceral pain to a chronic pain (Health Independence Program) service in a Victorian public hospital

Reviewed 30 May 2025

Statewide Referral Criteria

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