We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Will new patient booking system be a cure for previous nhs. However, you have the right to think about your choices, compare different options and book your appointment at a later stage. The nhs ereferral service, the successor to choose and book, is planned to. Everyone working for, or on behalf of, the nhs is responsible for the information they access and have a legal duty to respect patient confidentiality and keep information secure under the data. You can take some time to consider the information and decide in the next few days, just tell your gp that you need more time and they will tell you what to do. Change your appointment st georges university hospitals. Choose and book is a national it system that enables patients to choose where they wish to attend their first outpatient appointment and to book a convenient date and time from the choices available to them at their gp surgery. Information about the nhs ereferral service previously known as choose and book for booking and changing appointments at guys and st thomas.
Choose and book to be relaunched news article pulse today. Even if you opt to have treatment locally you should be able to. To book an appointment at one of the royal berkshire nhs foundation trust locations you can book online now or call the appointment line tal on 0345 60. By phoning an appointments line, booking over the internet, or booking at the gp surgery, patients have a. The trust actively encourages gps to make hospital appointments via the ereferral system, formerly know as choose and book. It is an nhs scheme that allows patients in england to choose the hospital they want to go to for their treatment and book an appointment on a date and time that suits them. Nhs ereferral service formerly choose and book referrals we are committed to receiving primary care referrals via nhs ereferral service. During the appointment booking process the nhs ereferral service will allow the referral to enter the asi process if there are no slots available for booking at the time of the appointment search. You can choose the date and time of your appointment and your gp may be able to book your appointment there and then. The service combines electronic booking for patients with a choice of place, date and time for first hospital or clinic appointments. The nhs ereferral system replaced choose and book in june 2015. If you have been referred by your gp for an appointment with a healthcare provider, you should be able to book your appointment using the nhs ereferral service ers. If you are referred to a consultant, the scheme gives you the right to choose your preferred hospital or clinic.
East kent hospitals nhs trust, and dartford and gravesham nhs trust, will be offering appointments in this way. Book online or login to change your ers appointment. Contact nhs direct wales if you are ill and have any questions about health. Book an appointment using the nhs ereferral service book an appointment using the nhs ereferral service university hospitals birmingham nhs foundation trust is not responsible for the contents or the reliability of external websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Nhs england the future of nhs englands choose and book. Choose and book york teaching hospital nhs foundation trust. I understand that in england, a patient chooses their. Gp representatives are recommending that practices tell patients to ring the choose and book appointments line if they are no slots available at their chosen hospital. When properly implemented, choose and book can provide significant benefits, not only for patients but also for referrers, providers and. For more info on how to schedule, rebook, and cancel your. If youre a patient, book or manage your ereferral visit nhs. Below is a list of topics that cover the most common queries we receive about nhs ereferrals and making an appointment.
There is a significant flow of patients from wales to england in all areas of healthcare and also from england to wales in primary healthcare. Advice and guidance a tool to support referral management. Nhs choose and book, also known as the nhs ereferral service, is an excellent initiative that allows patients to choose where they receive their specialist treatment. It provides patients with much more in the way of certainty and enables them to remain in control and ensure that they are.
Nhs ereferral service formerly choose and book referrals. Nhs ereferral service ers is used to make around 70,000 referrals daily. It allows patients to choose their initial hospital or clinic appointment, and book it on the spot in the surgery or later on the phone or via the internet. A guide to choose and book page 3 of 4 for the patient choose and book is a secure and reliable method of displaying available services from which choices can be made regarding ongoing medical care. Document library nhs ereferral service nhs digital.
On the telephone by contacting the national telephone appointments line tal on 0345 608 8888. Nhs england today clarified the future of its choose and book programme, following an article in the observer newspaper at the weekend. The new service will be functionally equivalent to choose and. Choose and book is accessed through the secure nhs n3 network. The new choose and book system risks becoming another white elephant in nhs it. When you and your gp agree you need a referral to a specialist, choose and book shows your gp which locations provide appropriate treatment, and you can choose a date and time to suit you. New choose and book system will be based on flight bookings 12 jun 20. For information on coronavirus please go to our page on coronavirus. Nhs england aims for 100% of practices to use ereferrals service.
As well as offering a simplified and fully integrated booking service covering virtually all specialties, the service is a key opportunity to improve the patient experience. The nhs ereferral service ers provides an easy way for patients to choose their first hospital or clinic appointment with a specialist. East kent hospitals university nhs foundation trust. Using choose and book you can, in theory, have treatment at any nhs hospital in the uk. Teleperformance have been awarded a threeyear contract to run the telephone appointment line as part of the nhs ereferral service. Choosing well ensures you get expert advice in the shortest possible time, meaning busy nhs services can help those who need them most. At kent elms corner essex motors is on your left hand side take. You can also choose a clinical team led by a consultant or named healthcare professional, as long as that team provides the treatment you require. On primary care, it is unclear to me whether private provision is considered by the nhs. Claims that nhs choose and book system puts choice before. It is situated on the northern bank of the thames estuary and is approximately 34 miles 55 km east of london. These reports provide detailed information on all appointment slot issues asis generated from within the nhs ereferral service ers. I kept getting reminder letters saying that i hadnt booked my appt and kept ringing them up to have them say that i would hear from the hospital soon. Nhs e referral service and choose and book milton keynes ccg.
The tal has textphone facilities charged at local rate, and the. When using the snomed search facility on choose and book and typing in, for example hypertension the correct service will be made available to offer as a choice to your patient. The patient then follows the booking instructions to access the patient web application pwa or the appointment line tal to choose the place, date and time of their appointment. Patient books appointment online or by telephoning tal. May 10, 2014 the nhs is quietly ditching an electronic booking system for outpatient appointments, choose and book, which has cost. If your gp decides that you need to see a specialist, you can request to have treatment from a list of private hospitals or clinics. From the little i can see, in theory this should be possible in secondary care through the choose and book scheme, although without data i cannot tell whether private provision is a reality or not. Take junction 29 off the m25 and head towards southend on the a127. As an nhs patient receiving treatment at a nuffield health hospital you can focus on your treatment and recovery without the worry of hospital borne infections. Bmi southend private hospital is situated in westcliffonsea and is a suburb of southendonsea.
The nhs ereferral service telephone appointment line tal. By contacting the hospital of your choice directly. Gp admin has the choice discussion and books the appointment with the patient. All nuffield health hospitals have vigorous cleaning standards, and keeping our hospitals clean and free of mrsa and c.
If you have been referred to a hospital or clinic through the nhs ereferral service, booking your appointment online is easy, safe and secure. Nhs ereferral service previously choose and book the royal berkshire nhs foundation trust offers two week wait, urgent and routine new outpatient referrals by ereferral for all applicable outpatient services exclusions include oncology and maternity. Choose and book is the national health services electronic booking system for first outpatient appointments in secondary care. Mar 04, 2014 using choose and book you can, in theory, have treatment at any nhs hospital in the uk.
Choose and book is a national system designed to ensure that patients have a choice in which doctor they see, where they see them, and as much control over when they see them as possible. Mar 24, 2020 the nhs ereferral service ers provides an easy way for patients to choose their first hospital or clinic appointment with a specialist. You can change your cookie settings at any time using our cookies page. Nhs hit by new tech failure as it scraps patient booking system. On the telephone by contacting the national telephone appointments line tal on 0345 608 8888 between 7am and 10pm. Nhs england notes on the nhs ereferral service ers. Choose and book is the service that lets you book, change or cancel a routine hospital appointment either online or by phone. It is a key project within nhs connecting for health and central to the uk governments patient choice agenda. Choose and book will soon be replaced by ereferral which nhs england claims will manage appointments in a modern and effective way gill hitchcock thu 11 jun 2015 02. To be able to book in this way, the trusts patient administration system pas must be compliant with choose and book. Choose and book was an ebooking software application for the national health service nhs in england which enabled patients needing an outpatient appointment to choose which hospital they were referred to by their general practitioner gp, and to book a convenient date and time for their appointment. Choose and book appointments line a national service, can directly book an appointment at the acute trust.
You can read more about our cookies before you choose. For each hospital, a specific list of treatments is covered by the scheme. Choose and book was an ebooking software application for the national health service nhs in england which enabled patients needing an outpatient appointment to choose which hospital they were referred to by their general practitioner gp, and to book a convenient date and time for their appointment originally designed simply as an electronic booking system, choose and book was developed. Rang them up and they said they would write to the hospital and i would hear in two weeks. Notes on the nhs ereferral service ers overview of current position may 2016. One stop services and the majority of outpatient services are provided at our stateoftheart facilities at st helens hospital. From april 2019, teleperformance teams will handle all these telephone contacts from patients who need to make a hospital appointment after a gp referral. When properly implemented, choose and book can provide significant benefits, not only for patients but also for referrers, providers and the wider nhs by delivering choice. The trust first implemented choose and book to book first outpatient appointments in september 2005. Patients can choose their initial hospital or clinic appointment, book it in the gp surgery at the point of referral, or later at home online, or by phoning the telephone appointment line. If you have been referred to a specialist by your gp and you have an appointment reference number and a password you can book, change or cancel your appointment online or.
Bmi southend private hospital private hospital westcliff on. It is impossible to create an ondemand service, so there are some practical constraints that we all have to live with. Joint guidance on the use of the nhs ereferral service 2018 nhs. Choose and book was an ebooking software application for the national health service nhs in england which enabled patients needing an outpatient appointment to choose which hospital they were referred to by their general practitioner gp, and to book a. Using the nhs ereferral service your doctor can refer you for treatment at a bmi healthcare hospital. Health care pathways for patients have always crossed the welshenglish border and continue to do so following devolution in 1999. The nhs ereferral service, the successor to choose and book, is planned to golive on monday 15 june 2015. Beverley bryant, director of strategic systems and technology for nhs england explained the contract on choose and book introduced in 2004 as a national electronic appointment booking service that provides patients with a choice of place, date and time for.
Once i have made my choice, how do i book a hospital appointment. Choose and book is a national electronic referral service which gives patients a choice of place, date and time for their first outpatient appointment in a hospital or clinic. Choose and book is a nhs service that lets you the patient choose your clinic where you want your test and book an appointment which best suits you. The advice from the british medical associations general practitioner committee is designed to take advantage of a department of health instruction that the appointments line tal must forward appointment.
Most gp practices also have staff available to help the patient choose and book their appointment. Tpuk wins major nhs ereferral contract teleperformance uk. Book an appointment using the nhs ereferral service nhs. The service can also help you to find health services in your local area. Beverley bryant, director of strategic systems and technology for nhs england explained the contract on choose and book introduced in 2004 as a national electronic appointment booking service that provides patients with a choice of place, date and. The tal has textphone facilities charged at local rate, and the ability to send out letters in braille and large print. Background and transition arrangements from choose and book to nhs ereferral service. By calling the nhs choose and book helpline on 0345 608 8888 between 7am and 10pm daily. You can also use either of these services to change or cancel your appointment. When you and your gp agree you need a referral to a specialist, choose and book shows your gp which locations provide appropriate treatment, and you can choose a. Choose and book is a national service that combines electronic booking and a choice of place, date and time for first hospital or clinic appointments. Find out more about choosing a hospital or consultant and choosing a mental health service.
The ereferral service allows you to choose the time, date and hospital or clinic for your required treatment. Most services are available via nhs ereferral service. Even if you opt to have treatment locally you should be able to do this using choose and book. The new service will be functionally equivalent to choose and book, meaning no training will be required for users. Gps may face penalties for not using newlook choose and book for referrals. May 08, 20 gps may face penalties for not using newlook choose and book for referrals. Your gp will then discuss with you the clinics which are available to you to book your appointment. Bookings can be made online, using the telephone, or directly in the gp surgery at the time of referral. You can book your appointment via the nhs ereferral service. If patients try to ring the national the appointment line tal national call.