Hepatology
Specialty
Unless otherwise specified, secondary Care Hepatology clinics on eRS are found under:
Specialty: ‘GI and Liver (Medicine and Surgery)
Clinic Type: ‘Hepatology’
If appropriate and available in the practice area (see below), consider direct referral for community fibroscan instead of secondary care hepatology.
Winchester: Gastroenterology General Clinic Triage Service – Winchester & Andover HHFT-RN5
Andover: Gastroenterology General Clinic Triage Service – Winchester & Andover HHFT-RN5
Basingstoke (found under clinic type: ‘lower GI (medical) excl IBD’):
Gastroenterology General RAS (Triage) Service – Basingstoke & Alton – HHFT- RN5
This service is run through mid Hampshire healthcare and GP practices can book directly into clinics using cross organisational slots. See below link for more information and guidance:
Mid Hampshire Liver fibroscan | GP Portal (westhampshireccg.nhs.uk)
Referral via eRS to: Hepatology – General – Southampton – UHSFT – RHM
Please note that the ‘Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic’ clinic is for surgical referrals and NOT medical referrals.
Solent Medical Services (SMS) provides a Community Fibroscan service ONLY for Southampton facing practices (this is because any onward referrals will only be made to UHS)
Referrals are for patiens >18yo with an ELF >9.5 and a negative non-invasive liver screen (normal results for Autoantibodies, Immunoglobulins, Hepatitis screen, Ferritin)
All of this information (including result values) MUST be included in the referral
Referral is via eRS service found under specialty ‘community healthcare,’ clinic type ‘prevention and screening.’ : SMS Community FibroScan Service
More information can be found at:
West Hampshire fibroscan service | GP Portal (westhampshireccg.nhs.uk)
eRS referral: Hepatology (RAS) Referral Assessment Service-Salisbury FT-RNZ
Community fibroscan services currently available are for UHS facing practices or Mid-Hampshire practices. See their ribbons for more information.
eRS referral to: Liver Disease – Royal Bournemouth Hospital – R0D
Specific chronic hepatitis B&C clinic: Liver Disease – Royal Bournemouth Hospital – R0D
eRS referral: Hepatology Service- Poole Hospital NHS FT – R0D
eRS referral: Liver Conditions Clinic – Gastroenterology – Poole Hospital NHS FT – R0D
Specific chronic hepatitis B&C clinic: Hepatitis B and C Service – Gastroenterology – Poole Hospital NHS FT – ROD
Community fibroscan services currently available are for UHS facing practices or Mid-Hampshire practices. See their ribbons for more information.
eRS referral: Hepatology Service-Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust-Queen Alexandra Hospital-RHU
Alternatively there is a nurse led clinic specifically for patients with diagnosed NAFLD: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nurse-Led Clinic-Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust-QA-RHU
Community fibroscan services currently available are for UHS facing practices or Mid-Hampshire practices. See their ribbons for more information.
Advice and Guidance can be sent to the gastroenterology department for further discussion if required: Medical Gastroenterology Advice and Guidance-PHU-QAH-RHU
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