As you know, from next Monday, 16 July, you will no longer be able to refer your patients to Consultant-led outpatient services at BHRUT through paper referrals. They can only be made via NHS e-Referral System (ERS).
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 trusts from:
Trust |
Paper switch-off date |
BHRUT |
16 July |
Royal London Hospital |
16 July |
St Bartholomew’s Hospital |
16 July |
Mile End Hospital |
16 July |
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital |
1 August |
Newham University Hospital |
3 August |
Whipps Cross Hospital |
3 September |
From these dates any paper referrals you submit to these trusts will be returned to you. Avoid delays for your patients and additional work for your practice, make sure you use the electronic-Referral System
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 how to:
Please note the video will starts 10 minutes in.
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