Return to Statewide referral criteria - Specialties
Home
Statewide Referral Criteria
Statewide referral criteria - Specialties
Dermatology - adults

Dermatology - adults

Statewide referral criteria

Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital dermatology services for adults

Conditions

Alopecia

Criteria for referring adults with alopecia to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Assessment of acne management

Criteria for referring adults for assessment of acne management to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Assessment of dermatitis (eczema) management

Criteria for referring adults for assessment of dermatitis (eczema) to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Assessment of psoriasis management

Criteria for referring adults for assessment of psoriasis management to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Assessment of vitiligo

Criteria for referring adults for assessment of vitiligo to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Blistering eruptions, rash of unknown cause and adverse drug reactions

Criteria for referring adults with blistering eruptions, rash of unknown cause or adverse drug reactions to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Chronic skin ulcers

Criteria for referring adults with chronic skin ulcers to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Criteria for referring adults with hidradenitis suppurativa to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Melanoma - dermatology

Criteria for referring adults with suspected or known melanoma to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Skin and nail infections and infestations

Criteria for referring adults with skin and nail infections and infestations to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Skin lesions and other skin cancers - dermatology

Criteria for referring adults with skin lesions and skin cancers other than melanoma to a dermatology service in a Victorian public hospital

Reviewed 03 November 2025

Statewide Referral Criteria

Home
Browse all conditions
Browse conditions by specialties
- Cardiology
- Atrial fibrillation
- Chest pain
- Hypertension
- Lipid disorders
- Palpitations
- Syncope or pre-syncope
- Children's orthopaedic
- Back trauma in children
- Assessment of atraumatic back and spine conditions in children
- Foot and ankle trauma in children
- Assessment of non-traumatic foot and ankle conditions in children
- Knee trauma in children
- Assessment of atraumatic knee conditions in children
- Clavicle and shoulder trauma in children
- Hip trauma in children
- Assessment of atraumatic hip conditions in children
- Assessment of atraumatic shoulder conditions in children
- Upper limb and hand trauma in children
- Suspected or confirmed bone or soft-tissue tumour in children
- Children's surgery
- Abdominal wall, groin and umbilical hernias in children
- Assessment of congenital hand anomalies in children
- Assessment of ear anomalies in children
- Assessment of subcutaneous lesions and lumps in children
- Assessment of tongue mobility in children
- Birthmarks – children's surgery
- Foreskin and penis conditions in children
- Testis conditions in children
- Trigger finger or thumb in children
- Chronic pain (Health Independence Program service)
- New persistent or chronic pain related to COVID-19 infection
- Pain that requires complex medication management
- Persistent or chronic neuropathic pain
- Persistent or chronic pain in cancer survivors
- Persistent or chronic post-surgical or post-traumatic pain
- Persistent or chronic primary pain
- Persistent or chronic secondary headache or orofacial pain
- Persistent or chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain
- Persistent or chronic visceral pain
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Diabetes-related foot complication
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Metabolic bone disease - endocrinology
- Thyroid mass - endocrinology
- Type 1 diabetes - endocrinology
- Type 2 diabetes
- ENT
- Gastroenterology
- Chronic refractory constipation
- Chronic refractory diarrhoea
- Cirrhosis
- Coeliac disease
- Constipation with sentinel findings
- Diarrhoea with sentinel findings
- Dysphagia - diagnostic gastroscopy
- Dysphagia - gastroenterology
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Persistent iron deficiency
- Positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) - diagnostic colonoscopy
- Rectal bleeding - gastroenterology
- General surgery
- Abdominal wall and groin hernias
- Advice on inherited breast cancer (high- risk patients)
- Assessment for breast reconstruction surgery
- Breast lumps and other conditions
- Breast reduction surgery
- Carpal tunnel and other nerve compression syndromes
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Gallbladder stones and polyps
- Hand fractures and infections
- Hiatus hernia
- Known or suspected upper gastrointestinal malignancy
- Known or suspected hepatobiliary malignancy
- Melanoma
- Perianal lumps
- Rectal bleeding - general surgery
- Skin lesions and other skin cancers
- Stenosing tenosynovitis including trigger finger
- Suspected or confirmed breast cancer
- Gynaecology
- Contraception
- Dysplasia/abnormal cervical screening test
- Endometriosis
- Ovarian and other adnexal pathology
- Persistent or unexplained intermenstrual bleeding
- Persistent pelvic pain
- Persistent, heavy menstrual bleeding
- Post-coital bleeding
- Post-menopausal bleeding
- Pregnancy choices
- Joint pain
- Osteoarthritis of the hip
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Osteoarthritis of the shoulder
- Other hip conditions
- Other knee conditions
- Other non-traumatic shoulder conditions
- Progressive lower back pain
- Shoulder trauma
Long COVID
- Neurology
- Epilepsy and seizures
- Headache
- Motor weakness or paraesthesia
- Movement disorders and dystonia
- Stroke or transient ischaemic attack
- Vertigo - neurology
- Obstetrics
- Congenital anomalies
- Fetal growth restriction
- Maternal isoimmunisation
- Maternal medical conditions
- Multiple gestation
- Obesity
- Placenta accreta
- Pre-eclampsia
- Shortened cervix
- Type 1 diabetes - obstetrics
- Ophthalmology
- Respiratory
- Adult sleep disorders (specialist sleep services)
- Assessment of asthma management
- Lung nodules
- Persistent cough
- Suspected or confirmed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Suspected or confirmed interstitial lung disease
- Unexplained chronic breathlessness
- Rheumatology
- Ankylosing spondylitis (inflammatory back pain)
- Crystal arthritis (gout)
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Lung nodules
- Metabolic bone disease - rheumatology
- Urology
- Haematuria
- Lower urinary tract symptoms
- Prostate cancer (suspected or confirmed)
- Recurrent, uncomplicated urinary tract infection
- Renal mass
- Renal tract stones or renal colic
- Scrotal abnormalities
- Urinary incontinence
- Vascular
- Aortic aneurysm
- Carotid artery disease
- Deep vein thrombosis
- High-risk foot ulcers
- Hyperhidrosis
- Lymphoedema
- Non-healing or chronic lower leg ulcers
- Varicose veins

Share this page

Facebook , opens a new window
X (formerly Twitter) , opens a new window
LinkedIn , opens a new window

Was this page helpful?

YesNo

Tell me your email for content rating