Since the 1st August the Trust has been live with paper switch off for all GP to consultant referrals. This means that all GP referrals to consultant led services are now received through E-RS (previously known as Choose & Book).
Paper Switch Off Exclusions
- Emergency clinics
- Fracture clinics
- Stroke / TIA
- Ophthalmology emergency (retinal detachment)
- Ambulatory clinics
- Antenatal / Obstetric clinics (not GP referred)
- AHP clinics (not consultant led clinics)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation (not GP referred)
- Clinical Oncology (not GP referred)
- Diagnostics / Imaging
- Prison referrals
- Opticians
- Dentists
- All non-GP to Consultant referrals
- Patients without NHS numbers
