{"id":218,"date":"2024-08-08T02:39:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:00:00","slug":"referral-pathways-for-cambridgeshire-and-peterborough","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/referral-pathways-for-cambridgeshire-and-peterborough\/","title":{"rendered":"Referral Pathways for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Current referral pathways for Cambridgeshire<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 771px;\" width=\"848\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>HOSPITAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"275\"><strong>EMAIL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"130\"><strong>WEB BASED<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"130\"><strong>PHONE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">PCH<\/td>\n<td width=\"275\">Soon (within 2 weeks) &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nwangliaft.ophthsecs@nhs.net\">nwangliaft.ophthsecs@nhs.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Routine \u2013<\/p>\n<p><u>nwangliaft.centralreferralteam@nhs.net<\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"130\"><strong>ROUTINE ONLY<\/strong><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Cinapsis<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\">Urgent (within 24-48 hours) <strong>01733 678795 or 01733 677015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If no answer or out of hours \u2013 call switchboard (01733 678000) and speak to on call Ophthalmologist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">HH<\/td>\n<td width=\"275\">Soon (within 2 weeks) &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"mailto:nwangliaft.emergencyeyes@nhs.net\">nwangliaft.emergencyeyes@nhs.net<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Routine \u2013<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"mailto:nwangliaft.centralreferralteam@nhs.net\">nwangliaft.centralreferralteam@nhs.net<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"130\"><strong>ROUTINE ONLY<\/strong><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Cinapsis<\/td>\n<td width=\"130\">Urgent (within 24-48 hours) <strong>01480 847437<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If no answer or out of hours \u2013 call switchboard (01733 678000) and speak to oncall Ophthalmologist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Addenbrookes<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For more information about referral pathways please see &#8221; Useful documents &#8211; Addenbrookes Documents&#8221; for more referral information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Routine referral\u00a0 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please refer on Cinapsis or via GP (preferably on Cinapsis)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Emergency referral\u00a0 &#8211; <\/b>Emergency &amp; urgent (&lt;2 weeks). Email Hourly triage by nursing team.<\/h3>\n<p>Monday \u2013Friday 9 -3.45pm Attach images\/ OCT if available to:-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Add-tr.emergency@nhs.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">add-tr.emergencyeye<\/span><\/a><a href=\"mailto:Add-tr.emergency@nhs.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@nhs.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emergency out of hours &amp; cannot wait until next working day:- Telephone on-call ophthalmologist via switchboard 01223 245151 If unable to contact send to A&amp;E with copy of referral<\/p>\n<h3><b>Wet AMD referrals<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Please refer on Cinapsis or via e-mail to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:add-tr.amd@nhs.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add-tr.amd@<span class=\"il\">nhs.net<\/span><\/a> (preferably on Cinapsis)<\/p>\n<p>We are creating a rapid access pathway for suspect wet AMD. We hope that this will improve our referral to treatment times for patients and align the current multiple referral routes. Please see the attachments below:-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Letter-to-optoms-1.docx\">Letter to optoms (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/SUR340-Rapid-access-AMD-service-3.pdf\">SUR340 &#8211; Rapid access AMD service (3)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/NWAFT-wet-AMD-referral-form-1.pdf\">NWAFT wet AMD referral form (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Cataract referrals and post-op forms<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3>All cataract referrals and post-op forms to Addenbrooke\u2019s need to be submitted via an accredited optometrist on Cinapsis<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Hinchingbrooke-<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Routine referrals<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email directly to Hinchingbrooke ideally via NHs.net account with copy to GP and to patient:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Nwangliaft.hheyereferrals@nhs.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nwangliaft.hheyereferrals@nhs.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Emergency referrals<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email directly to Hinchingbrooke ideally via nhs.net account with copy to GP and to patient: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Nwangliaft.emergencyeyes@nhs.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nwangliaft.emergencyeyes@nhs.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Cataract referrals<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All cataract referrals to Hinchingbrooke need to be submitted directly via an accredited Optometrist, otherwise the referral would need to be submitted via GP<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Peterborough City Hospital &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Routine\/ emergency<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email directly to PCH ideally via nhs.net account with copy to GP and patient: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Nwangliaft.ophthsecs@nhs.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nwangliaft.ophthsecs@nhs.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>ACES<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2005, ACES is an independent provider of NHS Eye Care Services where patients are able to receive eye care in the community from consultant ophthalmic surgeons. Our ACES clinics house the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies, allowing us to provide NHS patients with timely, high quality cataract and general ophthalmic care without the need for a hospital visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are proud to offer the following services to the community:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre &amp; Post-op Cataract Care, Cataract Surgery, General Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Care, Oculoplastics and YAG Laser Treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Telephone:<\/strong>\u00a00333 188 2937<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:aceseyeclinic.enquiries@nhs.net\">aceseyeclinic.enquiries@nhs.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ui=2&amp;ik=58052d07a5&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1824686608166421849&amp;th=195296cd722c0559&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1824686608166421849&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ9o3JGJSn1xG27jPks8_tnqF8V8j2Ja_GfoFm4rppvzs2XqmEJETNJWzoUuv8wE1u-lkKga6tpZLkU2RApE6UCSbbZf3QewOA0vGbOizc8-CAyx51bz2N71j9Y&amp;disp=emb&amp;zw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Cinapsis<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronic referral system where referrals can be sent to Addenbrookes, Hinchingbrooke or PCH hospitals directly. An account with Cinapsis is required to refer via this system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinapsis.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cinapsis.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/9XjgayD7KU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/9XjgayD7KU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Spa Medica<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For cataract referrals, YAG, Wet AMD, Diabetic Macular Oedema, and Retinal Vein Occlusions,\u00a0 email referral with copy to GP and patient directly to: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Spamedica.referrals@nhs.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spamedica.referrals@nhs.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spa Medica can now receive referrals for AMD in Peterborough.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information, please follow the link: <a href=\"https:\/\/spamedica.uk\/6V22-95T7-21BE055BB19673DESEUCP201CD531A65718D9\/cr.aspx\">https:\/\/spamedica.uk\/6V22-95T7-21BE055BB19673DESEUCP201CD531A65718D9\/cr.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if there are any issues or queries for Glaucoma, CAT, YAG, Wet AMD, DMO and RVO please contact Ashley Ward on either <u><a href=\"mailto:ashley.ward@spamedica.co.uk\">ashley.ward@spamedica.co.uk<\/a><\/u>\u00a0 or on the mobile : 07938 836 612<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current referral pathways for Cambridgeshire &nbsp; HOSPITAL EMAIL WEB BASED PHONE PCH Soon (within 2 weeks) &#8211; nwangliaft.ophthsecs@nhs.net &nbsp; Routine \u2013 nwangliaft.centralreferralteam@nhs.net ROUTINE ONLY&#8211;\u00a0Cinapsis Urgent (within 24-48 hours) 01733 678795 or 01733 677015 If no answer or out of hours \u2013 call switchboard (01733 678000) and speak to on call Ophthalmologist HH Soon (within 2 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/referral-pathways-for-cambridgeshire-and-peterborough\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Referral Pathways for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/cambridgeshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}