Key Messages Archive

• Armed forces community
• Patient wishing to expedite their appointments
• 2WW & Symptomatic Breast Referrals
• Abdominal wall hernia policy update
• Consultant to Consultant referrals
• Coronavirus (COVID - 19)
• Formulary & Referral App
• GP Referrals and Pre-choice Triage
• Implementation of the Faecal Immunochemical Test (qFIT) across the South West
• “In Shape for Surgery”
• "In Shape for Surgery" video
• New NHS Devon Hallux Valgus (Bunion)
• New Suspected Cancer Referral forms for NHS Devon CCG and East Cornwall Practices
• North Devon Teledermatology - New service
• Paper Referral Switch Off
• Planned Care Control Centre
• Planned Care News
• Radiology RD&E - routine X-ray's
• Rapid Referral Review Urology Pilot
• RD&E 2ww Office
• RD&E Teledermatology update
• Referral Top Tips - Supporting quality and appropriateness of referrals
• Rezum (Steam Treatment) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Right to choose arrangements for ADHD assessments – GP bulletin 11/10/2021
• Single Clinical Referral Guidance for all Devon Fertility referrals
• Suspected Heart Failure – Serum natriuretic peptides or Echocardiogram?
• Suspected Renal and Ureteric Stones - Eastern
• Tests impacted by Roche reagent shortage
• Update on the implementation of the Faecal Immunochemical Test
• Update to Lung 2WW CRG
• Update to Fast Track Knee/Shoulder Clinics - RD&E

Key messages

• September 23: ADHD and Autism FAQ
• 03/08/2023: Radiology Waiting Times - RDU Northern locality
• 29/06/2023: Update to the Community Access to Neutralising Monoclonal Antibodies (nMAB) and Oral Antivirals for Covid-19 Treatment
• 19/05/2023: Radiology Waiting Times - RDU Eastern locality
• Advice and Referral teledermatology service for non-2WW referrals - RDU Eastern
• Teledermatology for Advice & Guidance and Referrals
• Waiting Times for Routine Care
• Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP)
• Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Monitoring
• Removal of flexible sigmoidoscopy direct access to GPs at NDHT
• Expediting Referrals – how to communicate with Secondary Care
• Devon patient choice statement
• Royal Devon University Healthcare NHSFT - Advice & Guidance

Referral feedback

• To contact the Clinical Referral Guideline Support Team

Referral updates

• 04/08/23 New Bleeding on HRT Clinical Referral Guideline - Eastern locality
• 04/08/23 New Bleeding on HRT Clinical Referral Guideline - Northern locality
• 04/08/23 Update to the Hypertension Clinical Referral Guideline - Eastern locality
• 04/08/23 Update to the Hypertension Clinical Referral Guideline - Northern locality
• 03/08/2023: Radiology Waiting Times - RDU Northern locality
• 29/06/2023: Update to the Community Access to Neutralising Monoclonal Antibodies (nMAB) and Oral Antivirals for Covid-19 Treatment
• 26/06/2023: Update to the Actinic Keratosis Clinical Referral Guideline - Eastern locality
• 26/06/2023: Update to the Actinic Keratosis Clinical Referral Guideline - Northern locality
• 30/05/2023: Update to the Heart Failure - Suspected Heart Failure For Patients With NTproBNP greater than Eastern locality locality
• 30/05/2023: Update to the Heart Failure - Heart Failure - Suspected Heart Failure Pathway For Patients With NTproBNP lower than 2000 Or An Existing Heart Failure Diagnosis Eastern locality
• 30/05/2023: Update to the Heart Failure - Suspected Heart Failure For Patients With NTproBNP greater than Northern locality locality
• 30/05/2023: Update to the Heart Failure - Heart Failure - Suspected Heart Failure Pathway For Patients With NTproBNP lower than 2000 Or An Existing Heart Failure Diagnosis Northern locality
• 19/05/2023: Radiology Waiting Times - RDU Eastern locality