Cataract Referrals
The preferred method for cataract referrals is via Cinapsis
Pre & Post Op Cataract referrals are submitted to the LLR ICB Referral Support Service (RSS) through the Cinapsis system.
There is an icon on the Cinapsis portal for cataract. Please see this guidance for more information: Cataract referral and post op guidance.
For those whose practice is not live on Cinapsis, please see the attached guidance. For further assistance contact Luke Craig, EMMS PCL Director: lukecraig.llrpcl@nhs.net or call 07818531289. If the practice is live but an individual optometrist is not registered, then the system administrator of Cinapsis at the practice can create a new login.
Referrals can still be made via the GP, who will forward the referral to the RSS.
Process for patients
Practices refer cataract patients by Cinapsis or the GP. The patient then receives a text/letter with information to call the Referral Support Service to make an appointment.
The patient is offered an appointment for assessment (for suitability for cataract surgery). They are offered the choices below and are given up to date waiting times. They are also screened for suitability at their preferred clinic and given any further appropriate information, eg. transport availability.
- LRI
- Community hospitals (assessments at Loughborough, Melton Mowbray or Hinckley – surgery takes place at Loughborough hospital)
- Stoneygate Eye Hospital – Leicester
- CHEC – Leicester and Loughborough
- SpaMedica
- Newmedica – Enderby, Leicester
- Optegra Eye Clinic – Leicester
The patient has the surgery at their preferred hospital. They are then directed back to the referring Optometric practice for post-op.
Payment
LLR PCL pays £4.97 for a referral and the practice receives £27.85 for post-op.
Payment process: PCL sends remittances out to practices by the 16th of the following month for review and approval. Practices can either submit invoice based off remittances or just reply to the email confirming they either agree or contest the remittance where further investigation will take place until the matter is resolved. It is hoped this system can be further refined in the future.