MECS Direct Electronic Routine Referrals to Cannock Chase Hospital - 25/01/2018FAO: All South Staffordshire MECS Practitioners and Practice Lead Contractors Whilst the quality and safety of South Staffordshire MECS is increasingly being remarked upon by GPs and commissioners, a number of local GPs have expressed some frustration that routine referrals from MECS are still being made through the GP in most instances, rather than directly to the Eye Department. Whilst this is largely a historical anomaly, one can sympathise with GPs when they grumble that they are performing little more than a clerical service, as they will rarely (if ever) deflect such referrals to the Eye Department if requested to make them by the optometrist. Following discussions with service commissioners, GPs and CegedimRx (formerly Webstar Health), SASPEC has secured a direct electronic referral mechanism from the South Staffordshire MECS OptoManager module to Cannock Chase Hospital. Here are the salient points:
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