Referring your patients to our hospital is simple, provided they meet the safe criteria for treatment.
In order to be referred to us for treatment, the patient must not:
- require an overnight stay in hospital
- be under 18 years of age
- require obstetrics
- fit American society of anaesthesia categories 4 & 5 and unstable category 3
- be on a Cancer pathway
We cannot accept referrals for patients who have:
- unstable IDDM
- morbid obesity
- a patient/family history of Malignant Hyperthermia
- obstructive sleep apnoea
- severe/critical Aortic Stenosis
- H/o non-compensated &/or recent episode
- severe COPD
- unstable Angina
- had a recent Myocardial Infarction (<6 months)
- have Cardiomyopathy with ejection fracture <30%
- a severe systemic disease with functional limit e.g. arrhythmias, COPD and/or coronary artery disease- not medically controlled
If the patient meets the above criteria, you can refer them to us in various ways:
You can refer via NHS email on the following address: willadamscareuk@nhs.net
Via the NHS e-Referral Service
Via post:
The Bookings Team
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Gillingham
Beechings Way
Gillingham
Kent
ME8 6AD
If you are posting a referral, please detail the patient’s medical history and any other relevant information you feel it would be beneficial for our consultant to know.
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