To refer a patient to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre please complete the referral form and email to
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Please be sure to include as much clinical information, including relevant reports and diagnostic information, as possible. This will help us to assess and treat the patient more quickly.
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Note that most cancer patients require multi-disciplinary assessment. By selecting “all services” on our referral form you will ensure prompt assessment by all relevant clinicians.
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If referring to a specific clinician, please include their full name to enable accurate Medicare billing and prevent administrative delays. For more information on Medicare referral requirements see our Specialist Clinics funding document.
Contact details
For referral enquiries phone the Outpatient Referral Team on (03) 8559 5021
Download templates to refer a patient
Download and install an auto-populating referral template for Medical Director, Best Practice or ZedMed, following these instructions. Complete and email to
Refer a patient guidelines
These guidelines will help you to provide the most relevant referral information and they also have tumour stream specific contact details.
- Breast cancers
- Early Drug Development Clinical Trials
- Early phase drug clinical trials
- Familial Cancer Centre
- Gamma Knife
- Genitourinary cancers
- Gynaecological cancers
- Haematological cancers
- Head and neck cancers
- Late effects of cancer
- Lower gastrointestinal cancers
- Lung cancers
- Melanoma and skin cancers
- Neuro-oncology cancers
- Neuroendocrine tumour (NET)
- Paediatric cancers
- Sarcoma cancers
- Upper gastrointestinal cancers
- Voluntary Assisted Dying
Medical Professionals can also access the Health Pathways resource, when considering the best options for their patients.
Refer a patient - additional information
Refer a patient to a clinical trial
View our list of open recruiting trials to which you can refer a patient.
To refer a patient for a clinical trial, please complete the referral form and include:
- A request to be considered for a clinical trial
- Medical history
- Latest scans
- Blood results
- Histology
- Contact details (email and phone)
For more information, contact our clinical trials enquiry coordinator:
- Business hours Monday to Friday between 9am - 2pm
- Email:
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Radiation Oncology Services
Patient referrals can be made to our consultant Radiation Oncologists at Peter Mac sites in Melbourne, Bendigo, Box Hill, Moorabbin, and Sunshine.
We are a public hospital, meaning there are no costs for Medicare eligible patients.
Referrals are prioritised based on the patient’s medical needs. A consultation is usually scheduled with one of our Radiation Oncologists within one to two weeks of receipt of the referral.
- Refer to the Gamma Knife
- SABR: Make a booking via
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Referring Medicare ineligible patients
For patients who are ineligible for Medicare, please contact our Medicare Ineligible Patient Coordinator on 03 8559 5267. This includes patients without a Medicare card and/or patients visiting from overseas.
Referring current inpatients
To refer a current hospital inpatient to us, please contact the relevant Registrar through our switchboard on 03 8559 5000. If you are unsure of which specialty to refer to, ask our switchboard to put you through to the relevant cancer stream nurse coordinator.
After accepting inpatient transfer, an interhospital patient handover form must be completed.
Refer a patient for a bone Marrow Biopsy
Book a bone marrow biopsy through the
- Phone: (03) 8559 5142
- Fax: (03) 8559 5519
- Email:
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Booking must be made by the close of business, the day prior. Numbers are limited, but you should discuss urgent cases/additions to the daily list with the duty Laboratory Haematology Registrar or the access coordinator.
Minimum patient information required to refer a patient
- Patient’s full name and their Date of Birth (DOB)
- UR (Unit Record) number
- Diagnosis/clinical notes/indication for procedure
- Name of Treating Team, requesting Doctor and contact details including pager number and the primary consultant
- Notification of VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci), MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and/or any infections requiring isolation is essential
Refer a patient to psychiatry
Referrals can be made by directly contacting our Psychosocial Oncology Program on
Refer a patient to radioisotope therapy
Health practitioners can submit a referral via
Refer a patient to late effects
Our Late Effects Service works with the patient’s General Practitioner to provide screening and surveillance of the possible long-term effects of cancer and its treatment:
- Download a copy of the Late Effects Guidelines for GPs.
Late Effects (long term follow up) Service:
- Download a copy of the Late Effects Service Referral Guideline.
Refer a patient for mainstream genetic testing through the Parkville Familial Caner Centre
Cancer specialists can learn more about how to arrange mainstream genetic testing for a cancer patient.