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Request clinical support.

Two ways in. Tell us who you are below and a senior nurse takes it from there. We call before anything begins, so there are no clinical details to enter here.

Tap whichever applies to you. The form below changes to suit.

Enquiry or referral

Start the conversation.

For patients, family members, carers and support coordinators. Health professionals referring a patient can switch tabs above.

Sending this just starts a conversation. No clinical details needed here. A senior nurse will call you before anything begins.

We endeavour to respond same day, and within 24 hours.

In an emergency, call 000. CareLink is not an emergency service.

Online referral

Referral form

You don’t need a full clinical picture here. A senior nurse will call to take the detail and confirm the next step.

Referrer details

Your name

Role

Organisation or practice

Phone

Patient details

Patient name

Date of birth

Suburb

Patient or next of kin phone

Funding pathway

Urgency

Routine Within 48 hours Urgent

For urgent clinical needs, call 0402 739 355 directly. A senior nurse will take the referral over the phone.

A senior nurse will contact you after receiving this referral to confirm clinical details, discuss care requirements and confirm the next step. You do not need to include a clinical summary here.

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Sending a discharge summary or D904? Email it as a PDF to referrals@continuumcarelink.com.au and reference the patient name. Our clinical team picks it up with the referral.

How referrals work

Four steps, no black hole.

Send the referral

Complete the online form below, or call for anything time-critical. Email discharge summaries and D904 forms directly to referrals@continuumcarelink.com.au

Prompt clinical review

A senior nurse reviews and triages every referral on clinical need, and confirms receipt with you.

Care commences at home

Assessment first, then care delivered under the referring doctor’s orders and care plan.

Structured updates back to you

Progress notes, wound imaging where relevant, and immediate escalation of clinical concerns.

What referrers receive

A reporting loop you can rely on.

Acknowledgement of every referral received
A named senior nurse contact for the patient
Progress notes at intervals agreed with you
Photographic wound documentation where relevant
Immediate escalation of clinical deterioration
A closure summary when care concludes