Neurosurgery Referrals Database
Nick Phillips, Ian Anderson and Ryan
Mathew
Notes
• Please view this presentation in
slide show mode in order to get
links to the web pages
• http://www.leedsneurosurgery.com/
refer/
• There are links to the relevant
webpages for ease of use on:
• Slide 5 – How to get started
• Slide 6 – Making a referral to
Neurosurgery
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The Leeds Teaching Hospitals
NHS Trust
Benefits for referrers
• Easier to refer - not needing to remain on hold
while switchboard are trying to contact the on-call
neurosurgeon (who may be operating)
• Quick responses
• Documented decisions and plans that can be
printed and placed in patient notes
• Time and date-stamped referrals and responses
• Improved Communication - Removing the need
to re-discuss with neurosurgery if initial
conversations aren't recorded in the notes
• Consistency of care (and therefore responses
and plans) within neurosurgical registrars and
consultants, rather than having to start from
scratch the next day with a new neurosurgeon
on-call
• Easier to call - the on-call mobile is kept free for
truly life-threatening emergencies, so that these
can be given the immediate attention that they
require
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The Leeds Teaching Hospitals
NHS Trust
Benefits for the Neurosurgical
department
• Focus capacity - Ability to triage
referrals effectively and deal with
these sequentially without being
repeatedly disturbed by bleeps that
may or may not require urgent
attention
• Improved Documentation - Written,
documented plans of action can be
provided for patients
• Auditable database of referrals in
order to monitor and improve
standards of care for patients
• Improved Communication - Less
time spent re-discussing plans for
patients will allow for more prompt
responses to queries.
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How to get Started
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What will I need?
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Register for the site – Click image or link
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http://nww.referrals.leedsth.nhs.uk/neurosurgery/
Click the Request Logon link to register for the site (right
hand side) and proceed to complete this process
You will receive an e-mail with details of how to activate your
account
Activate your account
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GMC Number, An NHS (Trust or nhs.net) email account, A
computer on an NHS Network
Click the Activate Logon link to activate your account (right
hand side)
That’s it
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Once registered, your account will last you for your career.
You do not need to create a new account if you change NHS
Trusts etc. however please amend your contact details
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How to make a referral
• Once you have activated your
account, go to the site again and
click the Referring Hospitals
link to make a referral
• Once a referral is made, the oncall neurosurgical registrar will
receive a text message to inform
them of this and they will review
the referral and offer advice
• You will receive responses to
online referrals via the same
system
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Frequently Asked Questions
• It's a life-threatening emergency, what should I
do?
• For a patient that needs an immediate decision about
a life or death issue please call the on call Reg 07979
928 120
• We would expect these patients: are being kept
fasted, pre-operative bloods sent and their scans
electronically transferred to the Leeds PACS system
(if referring from outside LTH NHS Trust).
• I only want some advice, can I just ‘phone you?
• Any advice regarding a patient constitutes a referral
and must be undertaken via the online system. This
ensures that all parties involved are given a full set of
information before advice is given, rather than
potentially dangerous off-the-cuff advice based on a
snapshot of the clinical picture
• Who should use this system?
• Referrers from provider NHS Trusts & GP’s
• *Some GPs may find that their particular NHS server
is not recognised if they try to use the system – in this
case please call the on call Reg 07979 928 120
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Key Contacts
• If you have any further
questions or feedback please
contact:
• Nick.Phillips@leedsth.nhs.uk
• Ryan.Mathew@nhs.net
• Ian.Anderson@leedsth.nhs.uk
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