Pathology Referrals
Pathology Providers Near You
When may I need a Pathology referral?
Consult a Doctor/GP any day by phone or video from anywhere.
(Fully qualified and Australian Medical Board-certified Doctors)
Psychologists, Dietitians, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists are available by phone/video.
Referral to Specialists and allied health of any specialty.
Pathology is a very complex area of medicine. Without a pathology referral from a qualified health practitioner it’s unlikely you would know which test you need. And even if you did, being able to interpret the results takes expert training. So, it is unlikely any pathology lab would agree to perform the test without a referral. Then there is also the fact Medicare will not cover pathology tests without a referral for a Pathologist.
The GPs at National Telemedicine Doctors are able to provide pathology referrals.
Pathology tests and importance
A pathology test is a way for doctors to assess, diagnose and determine treatment for certain diseases and other conditions. These tests examine samples of your body’s tissue, including biopsied tissue, urine, faeces, or blood.
Pathology tests are important because they help nurses and doctors to diagnose, prevent, monitor and manage a host of conditions such as: infections, cancers, chronic diseases, and allergies.
Read more: https://www.labtestsonline.org.au/
Test preparation
Many pathology tests have some preparation stage. This usually involves fasting or not drinking certain liquids. It’s important that you follow the pre-test instructions. If you don’t, you need to inform the pathology team. In some cases, the test will have to be postponed if you don’t follow the instructions. When you’re discussing the tests with your doctor be sure to mention all prescription medications, as well as any non-prescription or herbal medications you are taking.
- What needs to be done before, during, and after the test?
- Which are the best tests for you, and why those?
- Will follow-up tests be required?
- Are abnormal test results important?
- What do the test results mean for your health; is treatment required?
Who should read the test results?
The best person to read your test results is the doctor who requested the tests. Sometimes test results will come back abnormal. This isn’t always a bad thing. If you have enough tests done, eventually something abnormal will show up. Your doctor will assess your results and let you know whether an abnormal test result is a sign of a problem or if there’s anything that needs to be done.
OUR SERVICES – IN BRIEF
The following health practitioners are currently working through National Telemedicine Doctor’s platform –
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Practitioners
offering services through our platform
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Referral Services
(any specialty)
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| General Practitioners (GPs) | Specialist Referrals |
| Clinical Psychologists | Allied Health Referrals |
| General Psychologists | Pathology Referrals |
| Dietitians | Radiology Referrals |
| Physiotherapists | |
| Podiatrists |
Click here or on the links above to access detailed information about all the common types of services offered at National Telemedicine Doctors.
Pathology and diagnostic imaging providers in all states
For patients’ convenience and to find a pathology service provider near them, below is a list of some pathology and diagnostic imaging providers in all states – consumers can take any request form to one of these organisations (subject to availability of relevant required service at the facility). The highlighted organisations* can share patient’s reports with My Health Record.
Source: Australian Digital Health Agency
| State | Pathology reports | Diagnostic Imaging reports |
|---|---|---|
| All | Sonic Healthcare Bowel Cancer Screening Laboratory | |
| Australian Capital Territory | Capital Pathology | |
| Australian Capital Territory | InfinityPATH | Ken Tan Obstetric Care* Canberra |
| Australian Capital Territory | The Canberra Hospital | The Canberra Hospital |
| Australian Capital Territory | University of Canberra Hospital | |
| New South Wales | AustPath | Advanced Radiology Clinics* ARC Radiology Tweed Heads, Kingscliff, Murwillumbah |
| New South Wales | Capital Pathology Goulburn and southern NSW | Beachside Radiology* Coffs Harbour |
| New South Wales | Centre for Eye Health – University of NSW and Guide Dogs NSW/ACT* | |
| New South Wales | Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology | Lakes Radiology Morisset* |
| New South Wales | InfinityPATH | Lavington x-ray* |
| New South Wales | Southern IML Pathology | MeasureUp* Sydney Pitt Street Clinic |
| New South Wales | Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology | Nepean Imaging* Blaxland Penrith, Richmond, Springwood |
| New South Wales | Nepean Diagnostics* Nepean Private Hospital | |
| New South Wales | Newcastle X-Ray and Ultrasound* | |
| New South Wales | South East Radiology* Qscan Group at Bateman’s Bay, Bega Valley Radiology, Bowral District Hospital, Kiama Medical Imaging, Merimbula Radiology Suite, Moruya, Sanctuary Point Radiology, Standish Medical Centre – Nowra, Tahmoor Shopping Village, Ulladulla Radiology Suite | |
| New South Wales | x-ray @thegardens* Albury | |
| New South Wales | SYDPATH – St Vincent’s Pathology Darlinghurst, Narrabri, Moree | St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst |
| New South Wales | Radiology Imaging Solutions* Mount Pritchard | |
| New South Wales | Central Coast Local Health District | Central Coast Local Health District |
| New South Wales | The Children’s Hospital at Westmead | The Children’s Hospital at Westmead |
| New South Wales | Far West Local Health District | Far West Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Hunter New England Local Health District | Hunter New England Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District | Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Mid North Coast Local Health District | Mid North Coast Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Murrumbidgee Local Health District | Murrumbidgee Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Nepean Blue Mountain Local Health District | Nepean Blue Mountain Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Northern New South Wales Local Health District | Northern New South Wales Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Northern Sydney Local Health District | Northern Sydney Local Health District |
| New South Wales | South Eastern Sydney Local Health District | South Eastern Sydney Local Health District |
| New South Wales | South Western Sydney Local Health District | South Western Sydney Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Southern NSW Local Health District | Southern NSW Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick | Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick |
| New South Wales | Sydney Local Health District | Sydney Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Western NSW Local Health District | Western NSW Local Health District |
| New South Wales | Western Sydney Local Health District | Western Sydney Local Health District |
| Northern Territory | Sullivan Nicolaides Patholog | |
| Northern Territory | Alice Springs Hospital | Alice Springs Hospital |
| Northern Territory | Gove District Hospital | Gove District Hospital |
| Northern Territory | Katherine Hospital | Katherine Hospital |
| Northern Territory | Palmerston Regional Hospital | Palmerston Regional Hospital |
| Northern Territory | Royal Darwin Hospital | Royal Darwin Hospital |
| Northern Territory | Tennant Creek Hospital | Tennant Creek Hospital |
| Queensland | Advanced Radiology Clinics* ARC Radiology Palm Beach, Elanora | |
| Queensland | Bayside Radiology* Pialba | |
| Queensland | Bolsover Radiology* Rockhampton | |
| Queensland | Brisbane Diagnostics* Sunnybank | |
| Queensland | Bundaberg Radiology* Mater Hospital and Takalvan Street | |
| Queensland | Cannon Hill Ultrasound* | |
| Queensland | Dental Diagnostics* Chermside and Mt Gravatt | |
| Queensland | Envoi Pathology | Exact Radiology Clinics* Chapel Hill, Gatton, Inala, Ipswich (North) Riverlink, Ipswich (South) UQ, Newstead, Oxley, Springfield Lakes, Sunnybank, Underwood |
| Queensland | InfinityPATH | Gold Coast Radiology* Hope Island, Surfers Paradise |
| Queensland | Mater Pathology* | |
| Queensland | Metro Radiology*Ashgrove | |
| Queensland | NH Diagnostics | Paradise Ultrasound*Benowa |
| Queensland | Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology | Queensland Radiology Specialists*Springwood |
| Queensland | Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service | Wide Bay Nuclear Medicine*Bundaberg Mater and Pialba |
| Queensland | Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service | Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | Central West Hospital and Health Service | Central West Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | Children’s Health Queensland | Children’s Health Queensland |
| Queensland | Darling Downs Health | Darling Downs Health |
| Queensland | Gold Coast Health | Gold Coast Health |
| Queensland | Mackay Hospital and Health Service | Mackay Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | Metro North Hospital and Health Service | Metro North Hospital and Health Service (except Caboolture Hospital) |
| Queensland | Metro South Health | Metro South Health (except Princess Alexandra Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital) |
| Queensland | North West Hospital and Health Service | North West Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | North West Hospital and Health Service | North West Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | South West Hospital and Health Service | South West Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service | Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | Townsville Hospital and Health Service | Townsville Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | West Moreton Hospital and Health Service | |
| Queensland | Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service | Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service |
| Queensland | InfinityPATH | Australian Radiology Clinics*Brighton, Salisbury South |
| Queensland | SA Pathology* | Australian Radiology Clinics*– Clare Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Lyell McEwin Health Service, Murray Bridge Hospital, Port Pirie Hospital, Repat Radiology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Riverland General Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. |
| Tasmania | Hobart Pathology | Hobart X-Ray Hobart Dental Imaging* |
| Tasmania | Launceston Pathology | Women’s Imaging*Hobart |
| Tasmania | North West Pathology | X-Ray Newstead*Launceston |
| Tasmania | Launceston General Hospital | Launceston General Hospital |
| Tasmania | Launceston General Hospital | North East Soldiers Memorial Hospital Scottsdale |
| Tasmania | Royal Hobart Hospital | Royal Hobart Hospital |
| Victoria | Bairnsdale & Lakes Ultrasound and X-Ray* | |
| Victoria | InfinityPATH | Bulla Radiology* Essendon |
| Victoria | Melbourne Pathology | GIG Radiology*Cranbourne North, Officer, Pakenham, Rosebud, Traralgon |
| Victoria | MeasureUp*Melbourne CBD Clinic | |
| Victoria | Melbourne Vascular Diagnostics*in the Epworth Centre Richmond | |
| Victoria | Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg | Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg, Werribee Mercy Hospital |
| Victoria | Northcote Radiology* | |
| Victoria | Radiology Imaging Solutions* Altona, Footscray, Hoopers Crossing, Lara, Point Cook, St Albans, Tarneit | |
| Victoria | Shepparton Nuclear Medicine* | |
| Victoria | Southwest Ultrasound – Terang* | |
| Victoria | Sovereign Radiology – Ballarat* | |
| Victoria | TLC Imaging Diagnostic UItrasound* Drysdale | |
| Victoria | Victoria Dental Imaging Group* Caulfield North practice | |
| Victoria | Wangaratta x-ray* | |
| Victoria | Wodonga x-ray* | |
| Victoria | Yarrawonga x-ray* | |
| Victoria | Alfred Health | Alfred Health |
| Victoria | Austin Health | Austin Health |
| Victoria | Ballarat Health Services | |
| Victoria | Australian Clinical Labs Bendigo Health Pathology | Bendigo Hospital |
| Victoria | Eastern Health | Eastern Health |
| Victoria | The Royal Melbourne Hospital | The Royal Melbourne Hospital |
| Victoria | Royal Women’s Hospital | Royal Women’s Hospital |
| Victoria | Western Health | |
| Western Australia | Clinipath Pathology | |
| Western Australia | InfinityPATH | Global Diagnostics* Bunbury, Busselton, Mandurah, Margaret River |
| Western Australia | PathWest* |
Perth Radiological Clinic* Armadale Hospital, Bentley Hospital, Bethesda Hospital, Booragoon, Gosnells, Hollywood Hospital, Innaloo, Joondalup, Joondalup Health Campus, Kalamunda Hospital, Midland, Midland Public Hospital, Morley, Mount Medical Centre, Murdoch, Nollamara, Palmyra, Rockingham, South Perth Hospital, Subiaco |
| Western Australia | Women’s and Breast Imaging* Cottesloe | |
| Western Australia | BreastScreen WA | |
| Western Australia | Fiona Stanley Hospital* | Fiona Stanley Hospital |
| Western Australia | Fremantle Hospital and Health Service* | Fremantle Hospital and Health Service |
| Western Australia | King Edward Memorial (Women and Newborn Health Service)* | King Edward Memorial (Women and Newborn Health Service) |
| Western Australia | Murray Districts Hospital* | Murray Districts Hospital |
| Western Australia | Osborne Park Hospital* | Osborne Park Hospital |
| Western Australia | Perth Children’s Hospital* | Perth Children’s Hospital |
| Western Australia | Rockingham General Hospital* | Rockingham General Hospital |
| Western Australia | Royal Perth Hospital* | Royal Perth Hospital* |
| Western Australia | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital* | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
| Western Australia | WA Country Health Service Goldfields* | WA Country Health Service Goldfields |
| Western Australia | WA Country Health Service Kimberley* | WA Country Health Service Kimberley |
| Western Australia | WA Country Health Service Pilbara* | WA Country Health Service Pilbara |
| Western Australia | WA Country Health Service South West* | WA Country Health Service South West |
| Western Australia | WA Country Health Service Wheatbelt* | WA Country Health Service Wheatbelt |
Source: Australian Digital Health Agency
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