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Early Pregnancy Assessment & Gynaecology Emergency Diagnostic Unit: RFL

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Royal Free London (RFL) offers a seven-day per week specialist service for women who need emergency care for early pregnancy and gynaecological problems at Royal Free and Barnet Hospitals. 

Services offered:

  • assessment and management of women with pain and bleeding in early pregnancy (up to 15 weeks and six days)
  • assessment of women at high risk of an ectopic pregnancy 
  • day case hyperemesis care
  • assessment and management of women with acute gynaecological problems

Unit opening times

Barnet Hospital

Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm 
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: 9am-5pm

Royal Free Hospital

Monday to Friday: 7.30am-8pm with scanning facilities from 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: CLOSED

How to Refer

Barnet Hospital / Royal Free Hospital

020 8216 5233 / 020 7472 6374

GP

Urgent GP referrals are seen on the same day. Non-urgent referrals seen on the same or next day.

A&E

During working hours, women needing EPAGU services who attend A&E will be sent directly to the unit. Out of hours, they will either be given an appointment to attend the next day or will be seen by the on-call medical team. 

Urgent advice

EMIS form

Referral methods: Email

Complete the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) referral form and email to:

Where to find the form

Letter

GP to telephone to make an appointment:
t: 020 7472 6374 during opening hours (Mon-Fri 7.30am-8pm with scanning facilities from 9am-5pm)

Call switchboard:
t: 020 7794 0500 ext 38205 or 31468

Self-referral

020 7472 6374 (rfh: specialist nurse advice during opening hours) or 020 7794 0500 ext 38205 or 31468

Women with a previous ectopic pregnancy or recurrent miscarriage can contact the units directly for an appointment. 

The unit at RFH is able to accept self referrals from all women, but they should contact the unit for an appointment first. 

Locations

Barnet Hospital

The unit is open Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am-5pm (closed on Saturday). For further advice about emergency gynaecology at Barnet Hospital, call the hospital.

RF-TR.BH-epaguFAX@nhs.net 020 8216 5233 https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk EPAGU Level 2, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet, EN5 3DJ

Royal Free Hospital

The unit is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am-8pm with scanning facilities from 9am-5pm, and Saturday 9am-5pm (closed on Sunday).

Rf-tr.epagu@nhs.net 020 7472 6374, 020 7794 0500 ext 38205 or 31468 https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk EPAGU 5th Floor, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG

Service Feedback

020 8216 5233 (Barnet) 020 7472 6374 (RFH)

Review date: Thursday, 09 January 2025

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