Paediatrics: RFL

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Under Review — this page was due to be reviewed by Thursday, 15 August 2024. The information shown here may be outdated.

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Paediatric services at Royal Free London (RFL).

The Royal Free Hospital paediatric gastroenterology team is no longer accepting referrals from primary care.

Please do not refer children to this service and instead contact your local paediatrician who will refer to the gastroenterology team if required.

The aim is to help reduce the number of inappropriate referrals and to reduce appointment waiting times. This is in line with other tertiary services across north central London.

Patients that have been referred to the paediatric gastroenterology team before Friday 11 August will be seen by the team. Full details can be found in Downloads.

If you have any concerns about patients currently waiting for an appointment, contact the paediatric gastroenterology team at rf-tr.paedgastro@nhs.net The inbox is monitored Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

The RFL maxillofacial team has produced a GP information leaflet on tongue-ties to help reduce inappropriate referrals to secondary care. See Downloads for the full document.

How to Refer

Urgent referrals to RFH

020 7794 0500

For very urgent assessment of an acutely ill child at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH), either on the same day or the following day, contact the consultant paediatrician using the number above (bleep 1000).

Once confirmed, email the referral to rf-tr.paedsurc@nhs.net

Please note: If you have not discussed the referral with the consultant paediatrician and an appointment has not been confirmed, your referral will not be accepted.

EMIS form

Referral methods: Email

For tongue-tie referrals, complete the Baby Tongue Tie Referral - RFH form and send to rf.tonguetie@nhs.net

Where to find the form

  • Barnet: BAR Global Documents > Referral Forms
  • Camden: Camden Global Documents > Children Services
  • Enfield: ENF Global Documents > Paediatric
  • Haringey: HAR Global Documents > Paediatric
  • Islington: ISL Global Documents > Paediatric

Downloads

Review date: Thursday, 15 August 2024