As you know our local Trusts have been switching off their paper referrals and moving to NHS e-Referral System (ERS).
Whipps Cross will be making this switch on 3 September. Please ensure you and your practice is ready for this change which will mean you will no longer be able to refer your patients to Consultant-led outpatient services at Whipps Cross through paper referrals. This has already been the case at BHRUT, St Bartholomew’s, Mile End, and Royal London Hospitals since 16 July.
Please make sure you and your colleagues know how to use the electronic-Referral System as this will be the only way you can refer patients to first referrals at Whipps Cross from 3 September.
For more information about the switch-off from each of the Trusts – visit our CCG GP intranet pages, where you can also see an e-RS training video, available on our ERS intranet pages:
http://gp.barkingdagenhamccg.nhs.uk/pmresources/e-referral.htm
http://gp.haveringccg.nhs.uk/practices/e-referral.htm
http://gp.redbridgeccg.nhs.uk/practices/e-referral.htm
These pages provide practices with a step by step on:
Please note the video will starts 10 minutes in.
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