Current referral pathways for Cambridgeshire
HOSPITAL | WEB BASED | PHONE | |
PCH | Soon (within 2 weeks) –
Routine – nwangliaft.centralreferralteam@nhs.net |
ROUTINE ONLY– Cinapsis | Urgent (within 24-48 hours)01733 678795 or 01733 677015If no answer or out of hours – call switchboard (01733 678000) and speak to on call Ophthalmologist |
HH | Soon (within 2 weeks) –
nwangliaft.emergencyeyes@nhs.net
Routine – |
ROUTINE ONLY– Cinapsis | Urgent (within 24-48 hours)01480 847437If no answer or out of hours – call switchboard (01733 678000) and speak to oncall Ophthalmologist |
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:-
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)
We are creating a rapid access pathway for suspect wet AMD. We hope that this will improve our referral to treatment times for patients and align the current multiple referral routes. Please see the attachments below:-
SUR340 – Rapid access AMD service (3)
NWAFT wet AMD referral form (1)
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://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 CAT, YAG, Wet AMD, DMO and RVO please contact Ashley Ward on either ashley.ward@spamedica.co.uk or on the mobile : 07938 836 612