How to refer a patient to an anticoagulant clinic

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How to refer a patient to an anticoagulant clinic

If you are discharging a patient who is on Oral Anticoagulation Therapy

(whether the therapy was initiated on the ward or otherwise) they need to be referred to an anticoagulation clinic.

If the patient’s GP is based in Alderley Edge, Bollington, Chelford, Congleton,

Disley, Handforth, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Poynton, or

Wilmslow then the patient should be referred to the Macclesfield anticoagulant clinic following the procedure for local patients below (steps 1-3). If the patient’s GP isn’t based in one of the areas above then follow the procedure for out-of-area patients (steps a-d).

Procedure for local patients

1. Fax fully completed anticoagulant referral form through to x.1198

2. Telephone x.1836 to make an appointment for the patient

3. Inform patient of clinic appointment

If there is nobody available in the office please leave a message on our answerphone and we will contact the patient with details of their clinic appointment.

Procedure for out-of-area patients a.)

Telephone patient’s GP surgery to find out which Trust they have their anticoagulation contract with. b.) Telephone relevant anticoagulant service to arrange an appointment and check that one of our referral forms is acceptable to fax through. c.) Fax referral through to relevant anticoagulant service. d.) Inform patient of clinic appointment.

List of telephone numbers and fax numbers of neighbouring hospitals providing anticoagulation therapy.

Telephone Fax

Leighton

North Staffordshire

Stepping Hill

Tameside

01270 273285

01782 554630

0161 419 5624

0161 331 6311

01270 250639

01782 554359

0161 419 4647

0161 331 6466

Trafford General

Wythenshawe

0161 746 2496

0161 291 4798

0161 746 8545

0161 291 4799

Please make every effort to refer the patient to the appropriate hospital.

ACP017 Proforma for referral of patient to anticoagulant clinic

Authorised by Head of Technical Services

Version 1.0

3 rd September 2010

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