PLEASE NOTE THAT, FOR PATIENTS OF BSol GPs  THERE IS AN INTERMEDIATE OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICE OPERATED BY HealthHarmonie.

This service is for conditions not requiring surgical intervention and is particularly suitable for patients with ocular hypertension and suspect COAG.  Click on the link below for lists of conditions that should and should not be referred to HealthHarmonie and how referrals can be made.  Patients can also be referred directly from the PES MECS and/or IOP repeat measures services.

For full details of this service please click on the link below and then click “Birmingham and Solihull CCG” (picture of Selfridges)

https://www.healthharmonie.com/ophthalmology

Fax and other contact details for routine direct referrals to secondary care ophthalmology services in Birmingham.

Click the link below for an  ophthalmology provider quick contact finder:

Ophthalmology Provider Contacts

Sandwell and West Birmingham Foundation Trust

Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre (BMEC) [clinic required]

City Hospital

Dudley Road

Birmingham B18 7QH

Also includes the eye department at Sandwell General Hospital – you must clearly state which hospital the patient wishes to be referred to but note that eye casualty is only available at BMEC

Ophthalmology Department (clinic required)

Sandwell General Hospital

Lewisham Street

Hallam

West Bromwich B71 4HJ

On your GOS 18 or other referral letter please state which hospital and which clinic you are referring to

e.g. To BMEC glaucoma fast track clinic or To Sandwell Ophthalmology Medical Retina Clinic etc

Ophthalmology referrals:

ANY REFERRALS SENT BY EMAIL SHOULD BE MARKED AS “HIGH IMPORTANCE” AND A READ RECEIPT SHOULD BE REQUESTED.

Fax to 0121 507 6711  (tel 0121 507 4151  for queries)

or attach to nhs.net email and send to:

swbh.team-eyereferrals-routine@nhs.net 

Cataract referrals with choice of provider:

Fax to 0121 507 5636 (tel 0121 507 4151 for queries)

Fast Track wet AMD referrals:

Fax to 0121 507 6726 (tel 0121 507 6714 co-ordinator for queries)

or attach to nhs.net email and send to:

swbh.team-eyereferrals-fasttrackamd@nhs.net

 

Fast track glaucoma referrals:

Fax to 0121 507 6726 (tel 0121 507 6714 co-ordinator for queries)

Other referrals requiring urgent attention (within two weeks) can be attached to an hhs.net email and sent to:

swbh.team-eyereferrals-urgentcare@nhs.net

Urgent referrals to the vitreo-retinal clinic can be attached to an nhs.net email and sent to: swbh.team-eyereferrals-vremergency@nhs.net

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust

Includes Queen Elizabeth Hospital – Edgbaston, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital – Bordesley Green, Good Hope Hospital – Sutton Coldfield and Solihull Hospital – Solihull 

General ophthalmology referrals:

Fax to: 0121 371 6918

email to: uhb-tr.appointments-centre@nhs.net 

or bhs-tr.appointments-centre@nhs.net

Fast track wet AMD clinic: Using the form issued by UHB (can be found on the “Forms” link on the home page) fast track referrals should be emailed to:

Queen Elizabeth Hospital:  uhb-tr.wetarmdqehb@nhs.net

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital/ Good Hope Hopsital / Solihull:  uhb-tr.wetarmdhgs@nhs.net

You must clearly state which hospital your patient wishes to be referred to

General Ophthalmology Referrals:

Fax to: 0121 424 8952 or 8954 (tel 0121 424 1233 for queries)

Cataract referrals with choice of provider:

Fax to: 0121 424 8952 or 8954 (tel 0121 424 1233 for queries) NB all cataract surgery now carried out at Solihull or Good Hope Hospitals although initial assessment may be done at all three sites.

Fast Track Wet AMD Clinic:

Fax to: 0121 424 4464 (tel 0121 424 4612 for queries)

Birmingham Children’s Hospital

All referrals for children aged 16 or under Fax to: 0121 333 9461 (tel 0121 333 9462 for queries)

 

CATARACT REFERRALS WITH CHOICE OF PROVIDER CAN BE SENT TO ANY OF THE NHS TRUSTS ABOVE OR TO A NUMBER OF PRIVATE PROVIDERS LISTED BELOW.  MANY OF THESE NOW OFFER POST-OP ASSESSMENT BY THE REFERRING OPTOMETRIST FOR UNCOMPLICATED PATIENTS.

CATARACTS CAN ALSO BE REFERRED VIA OPTOMANAGER (TO BE REPLACED BY OPERA IN DECEMBER 2020) IN MANY AREAS, PLEASE CHECK WITH PRIMARY EYECARE SERVICES LTD OR BY ACCESSING THE CATARACT REFERRAL SERVICES ON YOUR OPTOMANAGER  (OPERA) WEBSITE.

Midland Eye Institute – Solihull

50 Lode Lane

Solihull

B91 2AW

Staffed by most of the consultant ophthalmologists working at UHB Foundation Trust (HGS)

Able to offer NHS Direct Cataract with choice of provider and YAG laser capsulotomy via the NHS

Fax referrals to: 0121 705 5995

Optegra Birmingham Eye Hospital – on the Aston University Site

Aston Triangle

Birmingham

B4 7ET

Staffed by visiting consultant ophthalmologists, many of which also work at BMEC

Able to offer NHS Direct Cataract with choice of provider and YAG laser capsulotomy via the NHS

Fax referrals to: 0121 204 3821 (tel 0121 204 3800 for queries)

or email to optegra.referrals.1@nhs.net

SpaMedica (Hospitals in Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton)

SpaMedica Referrals

SpaMedica House

43 Churchgate

Bolton

BL1  1HU

Fax referrals to: 0161 835 1704 or 0161 839 1423 (0161 838 0870 for queries)

or email to spamedica.referrals@nhs.net 

ALSO OFFERS FAST TRACK WET AMD ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS OF GPs IN the BSol CCG AREA.

The Westbourne Centre – Edgbaston

53 Church Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 3SJ

Staffed by visiting consultant ophthalmologists many of which also work at BMEC or UHB. 

Offers NHS Direct cataract with choice of provider but not YAG.

Also holds NHS general ophthalmology clinics able to accept referrals for visual defects, external eye problems, eye lid disease ocular plastics, minor ops (lumps and bumps) keratoconus (including collagen cross linking), macula disease.  Often able to arrange appointments at short notice.

NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT referrals for glaucoma, visual field problems, optic nerve damage or any acute conditions.

All referrals should be faxed to: 0121 455 0313 (tel 0121 456 0897 for queries Steph Perkins)

or by email to: Westbourne.admin@nhs.net

Queries to: stephanieperkins@westbournecentre.com

Focus Birmingham

For patients with low vision Focus Birmingham is able to provide many services from supply of low vision aids to home visits to assess the patients requirements and to train them in the use of their LVAs

Please see the Focus Birmingham website for further details www.focusbirmingham.org.uk