Barts - Adult squint/neuro-ophthalmology advice and refer service

Please download Barts Health 3 minute briefing for specialist advice

ENT Services replacement at Royal London Hospital

As you are aware Communitas have been providing ENT services across North East London. However, there are Adult and Paediatric Emergency Services at Royal London Hospital site that are still available on eRS.  These services will be closed on eRS and replaced with email two day triage service.

NELFT Psychiatric drug deprescribing clinic

Optometrist Referrals to Ophthalmology - Single Point of Access (SPoA) for City and Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest

On 30 October 2023 a new single point of access for optometrist referrals was made available for the Inner North East London boroughs. The outer boroughs have an existing services which remains unchanged.

Wait Well, Stay Well patient site

We are encouraging our GP and hospital consultant colleagues to direct patients to the website while they are waiting, it can provide them with information to help them to manage their condition and stay healthy.

Tower Hamlets Together Staff 'Integrated Care' Awards 2023

Do you know of a colleague or team deserving of a Tower Hamlets Together Award? If so, don’t miss your chance to nominate.

Notice to GPs for Information (City and Hackney/Newham/Tower Hamlets/Waltham Forest)

A single point of access (SPoA) for optometrist referrals is shortly to go live on the 30 October. This will allow community Optometrists to refer directly to Secondary care without the need for a GP referral.

Asylum Seekers in Contingency Accommodation - Diphtheria enhanced surveillance study

Asylum Seekers in Contingency Accommodation - Diphtheria enhanced surveillance study

Change to Newham foot health service

From 29 September, the Newham Foot Health service will no longer be operating from its Stratford base in Ferns Road. Going forward, the service will be provided from its two other sites.

BHRUT's update - 15 September

BHRUT announces that they will be introducing an electronic patient record.

Proposed changes to eye surgery in North Central London

The NHS in North Central London (NCL) has developed proposals which will allow an estimated additional 3,000 eye (ophthalmology) surgery procedures to take place a year and reduce waits for sight saving surgery for some patients by up to four weeks.

CT KUB Pathway for Whipps Cross Hospital

Whipps Cross University Hospital will be starting a GP Direct Access pathway for non-acute CT Kidney, Ureters and Bladder (KUB) scans from Monday 17 July 2023.