| Our Rapid Referral Service |
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| About the Service |
This service provides a rapid referral for children who have been seen by their GP and who require an urgent opinion from a paediatrician but not necessarily hospital admission. This clinic will allow ill children to be seen by a paediatrician very promptly, avoid attendance to A&E and, in some admissions, to hospital.
RAC is currently a once a week out-patient clinic run by a Paediatric Registrar under the supervision of a Consultant. General Practitioners access the RAC by discussing the case with the Paediatric Registrar (or Attending Consultant) and then faxing a supporting letter. The child is seen in the next available slot. We expect to see all children booked into the RAC within a week. After the child has been seen, a letter is given to parents and one sent to the referring GP.
Referral Criteria
Children who need early assessment and can’t wait for a routine out-patient appointment.
Exclusion Criteria
Children with acute illness will be seen in Paediatric.
Who Can Refer?
GPs (no Choose & Book facility available)
Diagnostics
Children seen in RAC will have access to:
- Pathology
- Imaging
- ECG and Echo
How is a referral made?
- GPs have all the relevant details for the referral pathway
- Referral will be made directly by fax to the Children’s out-patient department.
- All referrals will be made via the Paediatric Registrar.
- Children will be booked into the next available RAC and parents will be informed by the Paediatric out-patient reception staff.
- Once children have been seen in the RAC, their GP and parents will be sent a discharge letter. Follow-up appointments will be arranged as necessary.
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| Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 October 2013 13:17 |
Rapid Access Centre - Paediatrics