CODE 100 GENERAL MEDICINE The specialty of diagnosing, managing and treating conditions that may be especially complex, difficult to diagnose or involve multiple organs and systems of the body. Internal medicine CODE 200 CARDOIOLOGY The specialty of specialty of diagnosing, managing and treating disorders of the human heart. CODE 205 ENDOCRINOLOGY The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating disorders of internal glands and hormones. CODE 210 GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the gut, liver and associated organs. CODE 215 GENERAL PAEDIATRICS The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating infants, children and adolescents with undifferentiated and complex conditions. CODE 220 HAEMATOLOGY The specialty of specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating disorders of the blood and blood-producing tissues. CODE 225 INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating patients in need of intensive and critical care. CODE 230 MEDICAL ONCOLOGY The specialty of managing and treating patients with tumours. CODE 235 NEUROLOGY The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of the human brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. CODE 240 RHEUMATOLOGY The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating disorders and injuries of human joints, muscles and soft tissue. CODE 300 ANAESTHESIA The specialty of providing general or local anaesthesia, with appropriate supporting care and monitoring, for surgical, diagnostic and other procedures. Other medicine CODE 400 ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY (INCLUDING CYTOPATHOLOGY AND FORENSIC PATHOLOGY) The specialty relating to the tissue diagnosis of disease. Code 405 Chemical pathology The specialty of detecting changes in substances in blood and body fluids, and detecting and measuring tumour markers, hormones, poisons, and therapeutic and illicit drugs. CODE 410 DERMATOLOGY The specialty which provides diagnostic, treatment and preventive medical services related to disorders of the human skin. CODE 415 EMERGENCY MEDICINE The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating patients with acute and urgent illness and injury. CODE 420 GENERAL PATHOLOGY The specialty relating to the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissue and bodily fluids. This specialty has a number of sub-specialties. COCE 425 GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY The gynecologic subspecialty focusing on the medical and surgical treatment of females with tumours of the reproductive organs. CODE 430 MATERNAL-FOETAL MEDICINE An obstetrical subspecialty that focuses on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies CODE 435 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY The specialty which provides for the medical and surgical management of disorders involving female reproductive organs, and to provide care for both pregnant and non-pregnant patients. This specialty has a number of related sub-specialties. CODE 440 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGICAL ULTRASOUND The specialty which provides ultrasound information and diagnosis relating to obstetrics and gynaecology, as well as ultrasound guided interventional diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. CODE 445 OPTHALMOLOGY The specialty providing diagnostic, treatment and preventive medical services related to disorders and injuries of the human eye and associated structures. CODE 450 REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY The subspecialty that focuses on the biological causes and treatment of infertility CODE 455 RESPIRATORY AND SLEEP MEDICINE The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating sleeping and breathing disorders. CODE 460 UROGYNAECOLOGY The gynecologic subspecialty focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of women with urinary incontinence and prolapses of the pelvic organs. Surgery CODE 500 CARDO-THORACIC SURGERY Heart and lung surgery. CODE 505 GENERAL SURGERY The specialty which performs surgery to treat a broad range of medical disorders. CODE 510 NEUROSURGERY The specialty which performs surgery to correct disorders of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves. CODE 515 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY The specialty which performs surgery to treat skeletal and muscular disorders and injuries. CODE 520 OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY The specialty which performs surgery to correct disorders of the ear, nose and throat. CODE 525 PAEDIATRIC SURGERY The specialty which provides surgical care and treatment to children, from birth up to and including adolescence. CODE 530 PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY The specialty which performs surgery to repair and reconstruct muscle and tissue injuries, deformities, or for cosmetic reasons. CODE 535 UROLOGY The specialty which provides medical and surgical treatment to patients with disorders of the kidney, urinary bladder and urethra, and disorders of the male sex organs. CODE 540 VASCULAR SURGERY The specialty which performs surgery to treat patients with disorders of their arteries and veins. Medical practitioners nec CODE 600 CLINICAL GENETICS The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and managing hereditary disorders. CODE 605 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY The specialty concerned with the science and management of drugs and applying this to patients. CODE 610 GERIATRIC MEDICINE The specialty of managing illness and maintaining health in older people. CODE 615 IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and managing immune and allergic disorders CODE 620 INFECTIOUS DISEASES The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating diseases caused by infection. CODE 625 PALLIATIVE MEDICINE The specialty of managing people with terminal illness, emphasising the quality of life CODE 630 REHABILITATION MEDICINE The specialty of managing and reducing disability arising out of illness and injury, and returning normal function as far as possible. CODE 700 PSYCHIATRY The specialty of investigating, diagnosing treating and preventing human mental disorders. Medical imaging CODE 800 DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY The specialty that uses radiant energy techniques for diagnostic medical services and patient care. CODE 805 DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND The specialty that uses ultrasound for diagnostic medical services and patient care. CODE 810 NUCLEAR MEDICINE The specialty that uses nuclear medicine to investigate, diagnose and treat patients. CODE 815 RADIATION ONCOLOGY The specialty that uses radiant energy techniques to investigate, diagnose and treat patients. Other CODE 900 PAIN MEDICINE The specialty of managing severe pain, including prescribing medication, coordinating rehabilitative service and performing pain relieving procedures. CODE 905 ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Diagnoses and treats disorders of teeth and associated structures in the mouth and jaw using surgery and other specialist techniques. CODE 910 MICROBIOLOGY The specialty of diagnosing microbial diseases in patients, such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa. CODE 915 COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH Community-based or government health services for children. CODE 920 NEPHROLOGY The specialty of investigating, diagnosing and treating disorders of the human kidney. CODE 925 OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE The specialty which is concerned with the effects of work on health and rice versa. CODE 930 PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE The specialty which is concerned with the health and care of populations including prevention and health promotion; assessing a community’s health needs; and services to communities and special groups. |