Some of our services and clinics have a preferred form or process for GPs and specialists to use when referring a patient. You can find specific referrals information on each of our service pages.

We have provided copies of the preferred referral forms used by our services and clinics for you to download and fill in. Where a specific form is not listed, you may use either a template from your own system or our standard referral form.

Please ensure your referral is signed (including electronically).

The Royal Melbourne Hospital does not accept email referrals.

Standard referral form

Our standard referral form is used by the majority of our services and clinics:

The RMH referral form (327KB - pdf document)
In the interests of providing timely care, please note that the practitioner named on your patient’s referral may not be the same practitioner who provides care at the RMH.

Before faxing your referral

Virtual Specialist Consults

Virtual Specialist Consults (VSC) is an alternative to specialist clinic referrals. This statewide service offers timely specialist expertise for complex patients in the community.

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What to include in your patient referral

If you want to refer a patient to us for care, make sure to include all required and requested information in your referral. This allows us to review and triage your request as efficiently as possible.

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Specialty referral forms

Back Assessment Clinic referral forms
Familial Cancer Centre referral forms
Medical Imaging request forms
Mental Health Services referral forms
Ophthalmology referral form
Spine Virtual Fracture Clinic referral form
Urology referral form
Statewide Referral Criteria for specialist clinics
The Department of Health developed statewide referral criteria to assist GPs and clinicians referring patients to specialist clinics and improve the quality and appropriateness of referrals to specialist clinics in public hospitals.
Health.vic: Minimum information for referrals to non-admitted specialist services
Required information when referring requests to public non-admitted specialist services.
HealthPathways Melbourne
HealthPathways offers clinicians locally agreed information to make the right decisions together with patients, at the point of care.
The RMH referral form (327KB - pdf document)
In the interests of providing timely care, please note that the practitioner named on your patient’s referral may not be the same practitioner who provides care at the RMH.
Contact us
Referrals
We do not accept email referrals
Phone
(03) 9139 4770
Referral Information Line
Fax
(03) 9342 4234
Referrals for Specialist Clinics
GP Liaison
Mon and Thu 9am-5pm
Email
gpliaison@mh.org.au
No referrals
Address
The RMH Royal Park
34-54 Poplar Rd, Parkville, Victoria
Last updated 21 August 2025