General Referrals
Healthlink is participating in the National Electronic General Referral project being piloted by the HSE South, Cork and Kerry. The pilot will also include AMNCH as a single site hospital.
A reconfiguration team from the South has been appointed in the lead role to develop and manage a national pilot programme which will implement the system. This group is working on the processes required to enable the receipt of electronic referrals within the hospital setting.
This new electronic form is based on the agreed ICGP/HIQA standard general referral form. The accredited practice management systems are also working to incorporate it into their software. This is an exciting project which should enable GPs to send all referrals into hospitals electronically over the coming years. GPs and patients will further benefit from a confirmed receipt of the referral from the hospital. The hospital will then return a response outlining the follow-up.
