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
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