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Cardiology Diagnostics: RFL
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The Royal Free London (RFL) cardiology service offers the following tests:
- 24-hour blood pressure monitor
- five-day loop (Event Recorder) (only available at Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital)
- 24-hour ECG (tape)
- Echocardiogram
- 12-lead ECG (already in use).
Please note: RFL does not offer a walk-in ECG service at any site. Appointments must pre-booked using e-RS. If there are no available slots, select 'defer to provider' and the cardiology team will book an appointment for your patient as soon as one is available.
If you have any questions, contact Chloe Rogers, Assistant Service Manager, via e: chloe.rogers6@nhs.net
Contact details
Barnet Hospital
- Patient and GP enquiries t: 020 3758 2069
- Cardiology admissions co-ordinator t: 020 3758 2069
- Diagnostic GP referrals and results e: rf-tr.cardiology-directaccess@nhs.net
- Barnet secretaries e: rf-tr.bhcardiologysecsfax@nhs.net
Chase Farm Hospital
- Patient and GP enquiries t: 020 3758 2069
- Diagnostic GP referrals and results e: rf-tr.cardiology-directaccess@nhs.net
- Chase Farm secretaries e: rf-tr.bhcardiologysecsfax@nhs.net
Edgware Community Hospital
- Patient and GP enquiries t: 020 3758 2069
- Diagnostic GP referrals and results e: rf-tr.cardiology-directaccess@nhs.net
- Edgware secretaries e: rf-tr.bhcardiologysecsfax@nhs.net
Royal Free Hospital
- Patient and GP enquiries t: 020 3758 2069
- Cardiology admissions co-ordinator t: 020 3758 2069
- Cardiology day ward t: 020 3758 2069
- Diagnostic GP referrals and results e: rf-tr.cardiology-directaccess@nhs.net
- Diagnostic internal referrals and results e: rf-tr.cardiologyinvestigations@nhs.net
- Royal Free secretaries e: rf.cardiologyadmin@nhs.net
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusions
- Royal Free Site: 18 and above
- Barnet and Chase Farm Sites: 12 Lead ECG/24 hour Tape 12 and above
How to Refer
All RFL sites (Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and Edgware Community Hospital) are open for direct-access cardiac diagnostic tests via e-RS. The trust will not accept referrals via email or Advice & Guidance.
EMIS form
Referral methods: e-Referrals
All RFL sites (Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and Edgware Community Hospital) are open for direct-access cardiac diagnostic tests via e-RS. The trust will not accept referrals via email or Advice & Guidance.
When referring the patient in e-RS, select the following:
- Specialty: Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
- Clinic Type: Cardiac Physiology
To directly book the patient into an appointment:
- Pick the test from the drop down list that you require
- Attach to the e-RS referral the correct completed referral form (see below).
Test results are emailed back to the GP. To avoid delay, provide an email address.
Referral forms
- Direct Access Referral Form 24 blood pressure monitoring - RF
- Direct Access Referral Form 24 ECG monitoring - RF
- Direct Access Referral Form Echocardiography - RF
- Direct Access Referral Form five-day loop monitoring RF
- Direct Access Referral Form ECG request RF
Where to find the forms
In local EMIS global document library systems as follows:
- Barnet: BAR Global Documents > Cardiology
- Camden: Camden Global Documents > Cardiology
- Enfield: ENF Global Documents > Cardiology folder
- Haringey: HAR Global Documents > Cardiology folder
- Islington: ISL Global Documents > Cardiology folder
Letter
Referral methods: e-Referrals
When referring the patient in e-RS, select the following:
- Specialty: Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
- Clinic Type: Cardiac Physiology
To directly book the patient into an appointment, please:
- Pick the test from the drop down list that you require
- Attach to the e-RS referral the correct completed referral form (see below).
Test results are emailed back to the GP. To avoid delay, provide an email address.
Locations
Barnet Hospital
Chase Farm Hospital
Edgware Community Hospital
Royal Free Hospital
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