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Improved advice function on NHS e-Referral service
Following feedback, NHS Digital has enabled the NHS e-Referral Service to turn advice conversations into referrals, among other improvements.
Post Covid Syndrome (Long Covid) Community Triage Hubs for WEL Patients
Patients in WEL with Post Covid Syndrome should be referred to the new Community Triage Hubs
NHS Discharge Medicines Service launched
The NHS Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) launched yesterday (Monday 15 February) and is available in all community pharmacies in England
New e-RS Advice & Guidance functionality available
Following recent communications, a change has now been made to the e-RS Advice & Guidance service which enables the receiving service to convert an advice request into a referral without the need to return it to the GP first.
Barts Health update for primary care
Chair of the Barts Health outpatient board Dr Neil Ashman provides an update on services during the Covid-19 pandemic for primary care colleagues in north east London.
NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)
The national service was expanded on 1 November 2020 to include the GP referral pathway to CPCS for minor illness. Patients contacting their GP for an appointment for minor illness symptoms are offered a same-day consultation with a community pharmacist.
Recognition of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions which require urgent or emergency referral to secondary care
In the current context it is important that we continue to recognise Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions that require urgent or emergency referral to secondary care services.
NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) – improved advice and guidance functionality
The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) advice and guidance functionality allows a primary care clinician to seek advice from a secondary care clinician
Arrangements for Barts Health imaging referrals during current pandemic peak
Because of the pressures of the current pandemic surge, we are having to scale back our ultrasound outpatient/GP services to Major Incident level.
Barts Health Routine virtual Kidney referrals
As the pandemic accelerates, staff redeployments and clinical priorities mean that there will be significant delays c. 4-6 weeks in our response to enquiries to virtual Kidney Service
Comms Toolkit available for GP referral pathway to Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)
A toolkit has been produced by NHS England, providing resources to help raise awareness and support the implementation of the GP referral pathway to CPCS for minor illness