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Why we’re making changes to the way we use advice and guidance
In the past few weeks, you will have noticed a change to the way that you refer patients into some Barts Health services. That’s because Barts Health is trialling new ‘advice and refer’ pathways as the single point of contact for certain specialties.
BHR - Post Op wound care – reminder to practices
We are aware that a large number of patients are attending the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) for post op wound care which is not part of the UTC remit. From 25 October 2021, UTC streamers will be redirecting patients back to their practice to manage or to refer to the appropriate service.
TNW changes to Rheumatology and Endocrine services available through e-RS
The referral processes using e-RS for Rheumatology and Endocrine services have changed to Advice & Guidance, effective from this week.
Changes to A&G referrals to Barts
From this month, it will no longer be possible to make direct referrals through eRS into some Barts Health services.
BHR - Paediatric Cardiology BHRUT Referrals
If you have and the child is still waiting to be seen and has subsequently presented to A&E for this or a related condition? If this is the case do you feel the patient needs to be expedited based on clinical need?
NHS e-Referral Service enhancements
Two important enhancements have been made to the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS), which provides a streamlined, two-way communication and referral channel between primary and secondary care using digital Advice and Guidance (A&G).
New resources for the GP referral pathway to the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service
Read the new briefing note
Referring patients with minor illness symptoms to a community pharmacist
Practices can refer patients contacting them with minor illness symptoms for a same day consultation with a community pharmacist, using the referral pathway to the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service.
Newham and Waltham Forest diagnostics provision changes update
There has been change in the provision for Ultrasound
Interim guidance for the diagnosis of asthma and COPD
To support clinicians during these difficult and unprecedented times, the CCG in collaboration with Barts Health have produced some interim guidance to support the diagnosis of patients in the absence of routinely available procedures