Current referral pathways for Cambridgeshire

Addenbrookes-For more information about referral pathways please see ” Useful documents – Addenbrookes Documents” for more referral information

Routine referral  – Please refer on Cinapsis or via GP (preferably on Cinapsis)

Emergency referral  – Emergency & urgent (<2 weeks). Email Hourly triage by nursing team.

Monday –Friday 9 -3.45pm Attach images/ OCT if available to:-

add-tr.emergencyeye@nhs.net

Emergency out of hours & cannot wait until next working day:- Telephone on-call ophthalmologist via switchboard 01223 245151 If unable to contact send to A&E with copy of referral

Wet AMD referrals

Please refer on Cinapsis or via e-mail to add-tr.amd@nhs.net (preferably on Cinapsis)

Cataract referrals and post-op forms

All cataract referrals and post-op forms to Addenbrooke’s need to be submitted via an accredited optometrist on Cinapsis

Hinchingbrooke-

Routine referrals

email directly to Hinchingbrooke ideally via NHs.net account with copy to GP and to patient:

Nwangliaft.hheyereferrals@nhs.net

Emergency referrals

email directly to Hinchingbrooke ideally via nhs.net account with copy to GP and to patient: Nwangliaft.emergencyeyes@nhs.net

Cataract referrals

All cataract referrals to Hinchingbrooke need to be submitted directly via an accredited Optometrist, otherwise the referral would need to be submitted via GP

Peterborough City Hospital – 

Routine/ emergency

email directly to PCH ideally via nhs.net account with copy to GP and patient: Nwangliaft.ophthsecs@nhs.net

ACES

Accepts referrals for cataract surgery, YAG, glaucoma, oculoplastics and general ophthalmology. Routine referrals only, email directly ideally via nhs.net account with copy to GP and patient:

cpicb@acesreferrals@nhs.net

Cinapsis

Electronic referral system where referrals can be sent to Addenbrookes, Hinchingbrooke or PCH hospitals directly. An account with Cinapsis is required to refer via this system.

https://www.cinapsis.org/

https://forms.office.com/r/9XjgayD7KU

Spa Medica

For cataract referrals, YAG, Wet AMD, Diabetic Macular Oedema, and Retinal Vein Occlusions,  email referral with copy to GP and patient directly to: Spamedica.referrals@nhs.net

Spa Medica can now receive referrals for AMD in Peterborough.

For more detailed information, please follow the link: https://spamedica.uk/6V22-95T7-21BE055BB19673DESEUCP201CD531A65718D9/cr.aspx

And if there are any issues or queries for Wet AMD, DMO or RVO please contact Ashley Ward on either ashley.ward@spamedica.co.uk  or on the mobile : 07938 836 612

Any queries regarding Cat or YAG, please contact Jaspal Sembi on either Jaspal.sembi@spamedica.co.uk or on the mobile : 07749 707 591