Session information
- Title:
- The interface between primary and secondary care
- Description:
- The session will outline the process of referral between primary and secondary care. It will look at the reasons for referral to secondary care and the considerations to make when requesting specialist advice. This will be followed by a discussion of the importance of good communication and ways in which the interface between primary and secondary care may continue to be improved. You will learn about the different sources of information to guide the referral process and how to effectively write a secondary care referral.
- Hierarchy:
- Ophthalmology (Eye-Site) > Eye-Site 00 Ophthalmology Curriculum > What the Ophthalmologist is able to do (Technical Intelligences) > 8) Information Handling (IH) > IH6 Referrals > The interface between primary and secondary care
- Author(s):
-
Stephanie Holder
- Created:
- 30 Jun 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 15 May 2023
- Keywords:
- 000-1055, foundation, Primary and Secondary Care Interface, referral, patient referral, pathway, rapid access clinics, referral letters, choose and book, national programme for Information technology, NPfIT
- Quicklink:
- 000-1055
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Interactivity
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Self assessments
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Overall rating
4.4/5
4.4/5
Content
4.3/5
4.3/5
Presentation
4.4/5
4.4/5
Interactivity
4.4/5
4.4/5
Self assessments
4.4/5
4.4/5
- Title:
- The interface between primary and secondary care
- Description:
- The session will outline the process of referral between primary and secondary care. It will look at the reasons for referral to secondary care and the considerations to make when requesting specialist advice. This will be followed by a discussion of the importance of good communication and ways in which the interface between primary and secondary care may continue to be improved. You will learn about the different sources of information to guide the referral process and how to effectively write a secondary care referral.
- Hierarchy:
- Ophthalmology (Eye-Site) > Eye-Site 00 Ophthalmology Curriculum > What the Ophthalmologist is able to do (Technical Intelligences) > 8) Information Handling (IH) > IH6 Referrals > The interface between primary and secondary care
- Author(s):
-
Stephanie Holder
- Created:
- 30 Jun 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 15 May 2023
- Keywords:
- 000-1055, foundation, Primary and Secondary Care Interface, referral, patient referral, pathway, rapid access clinics, referral letters, choose and book, national programme for Information technology, NPfIT
- Quicklink:
- 000-1055