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Our Rapid Referral Service |
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Written by Business Unit Support Manager
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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 a once a week outpatient 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 few days. 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 A&E for assessment and further management.
Diagnostics
Children seen in RAC will have access to:
- Pathology
- Imaging
- ECG and Echo
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 12:39 |
Rapid Access Centre - Paediatrics