Adult sleep disorders (specialist sleep services)

Adult sleep disorders (specialist sleep services) — referral criteria for Respiratory services.

Eligibility

At least one must be met for the patient to be eligible for referral.

Clinically suspected or confirmed adult sleep disorders (specialist sleep services) with initial primary-care work-up completed

Routine referral criteria

Determine Category 2 or 3 urgency.

Symptomatic patients with a high probability for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea based on Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS) and a high probability for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea based on a STOP-Bang or OSA50 score

Patients with new, or worsening, sleep issues unresponsive to current medical management that require further advice on sleep management

Driving assessments

Requests for sleep studies for patients that are ineligible for, or unable to access, a General Practitioner (GP) requested sleep study

Usually managed in primary care

Patients who have purchased their CPAP machine from an external supplier experiencing technical problems should return to their supplier for advice.