This site contains the South Australian Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) for most frequently referred allergy and immunology conditions.

Allergy and immunology conditions

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all conditions for outpatient services and does not exclude consideration for referral unless specifically stipulated in the allergy and immunology exclusions section.

Out of scope

Not all medical conditions are covered by the CPC, as certain conditions may be considered out of scope or managed by other specialist services:

  • general anaesthetic allergy testing – consider referral to Anaesthetics
  • contact dermatitis or metal allergy testing – consider referral to Dermatology
  • chronic cough – consider referral to Respiratory
  • atopic eczema if mild or moderate and the sole problem – consider referral to Dermatology

Exclusions for public specialist outpatient services

Not all immunology and allergy-related conditions are appropriate for referral into the South Australian public health system. The following are not routinely provided in a public specialist outpatient service:

  • irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)/suspected food intolerance, except on referral or recommendation from gastroenterologist
  • large local reactions to insect stings without anaphylaxis
  • chronic fatigue syndrome/multiple chemical sensitivity/fibromyalgia, except where there is a good reason to suspect allergy, autoimmunity or immunodeficiency
  • acute or chronic urticaria which has remitted, unless allergic cause suspected
  • known or suspected human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • isolated pruritis
  • elevated antinuclear antibody (ANA) in absence of clinically relevant problem

Emergency information

See the individual condition pages for more specific emergency information.

Feedback

We welcome requests for further information or feedback on the CPC and website, please refer to the relevant form below.

Please email the completed form to Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.

Review

The allergy and immunology CPC is due for review in October 2026.

Evidence statement

For a copy of the evidence statement, please email Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.