Information Sheet 2; Making Urgent & Routine Referrals: GPs and Practice Staff

Information forUrgentGP Paediatric Referrals

Bedford Hospital Trust / If a ‘Blue Light’ Ambulance is required, request for Ambulance as normal, the Ambulance will NOT take the child to Bedford Hospital Trust, but will divert to the nearest hospital trust.
Please use alternate Trusts for Urgent Referrals
Addenbrookes Paediatric Services / Paediatric Emergencies please contact the Paediatric on-call team bleep 151 -002 via the GP switchboard telephone 01223 216151
Paediatric Surgery Emergencies for children aged 12 and under the Paediatric Surgical on-call team should be contacted. The GP Liason Sisters can be contacted for children aged 13 and over: GP Liaison Sistersweekdays 8am – 6pm: bleep 156-0449 via the GP switchboard 01223 216151. Outside these hoursbleep thespecialty SpR on-call via GP switchboard
Urgent General Paediatric referrals should be made to the Rapid Referral Clinic via fax: 01223 586508
Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust Children’s Services (provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust) / The On Call Paediatric Registrar will take GP calls for any child Under 18 with either medical or surgical concerns: 01480 416 416 and request Bleep On Call Paeds Registrar ( 1156)
A SSPAU (Short Stay Paeds assessment Unit) is provided. Children are normally told to come straight to The assessment unit at Holly ward.

Information for Urgent GP Paediatric Referrals

Luton and Dunstable Hospital Foundation Trust Paediatric Services / The L&D provides a full range of Acute Paediatric services
Paediatric Emergencies please contact the Paediatric on-call Paediatric Specialist Registrar bleep 733 via the switchboard telephone 01582 491166
Children will be seen and reviewed on the Paediatric Assessment Unit PAU
which is located on the Paediatric Woodlands Unit
Refer Paediatric Surgery Emergencies to the Surgical on-call Registrar Bleep 361
Children will be seen in Paediatric Emergency Department
ENT, Ophthalmology, Oro-Maxillary Facial Surgery Teams should be contacted via switchboard 01582 491166
Urgent General Paediatric Out-patient referrals should be made by Fax to 01582 497280
Additional Advice may be sought from the Attending Paediatric Consultant, contact via Switchboard01582 491166
Paediatric Senior Nurse Bleep Holder 01582 491166 Bleep 717 can be contacted
East & North Hertfordshire Hospital Trust / Paediatric Emergencies please contact the Paediatric on-call team via the Hospital switchboard telephone 01438 314333
Paediatric Day Services please contact 01438 286325
Urgent General Paediatric referrals should be made to the Rapid Referral Clinic via fax: 01438 781757
Services for children
Over 12 months to 16 years of age
QEII – Treats minor injuries only, 24 hours a day
Lister- Full specialist children’s A&E / emergency department service, 24 hours a day, every day of the week
Babies aged up to 12 months
Where parents/carers of babies need to take them to hospital urgently, they should go to the nearest one with a full children’s A&E / emergency department – which normally will be the Lister hospital in Stevenage
Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust / Paediatric Emergencies: Accept referrals up to 15years + 364 days
Contact Paediatric Registrar on call via switchboard – 01908 660033 on bleep 1631
Paediatric Surgical Emergencies: Accept referrals up to 15years + 364 days
Contact Surgical Registrar on call via switchboard – 01908 660033 on bleep 1557
Contact Gynae Registrar on call via switchboard – 01908 660033 on bleep 1433
Contact Orthopaedic Registrar on call via switchboard – 01908 660033 on bleep 1635
All Blue Light transfers to be diverted to MK Emergency Department for assessment and stabilisation

Information for NON Urgent GP Paediatric Referrals

Bedford Hospital Trust / Riverbank ward- 01234 792204
Also accessible via GPRef;
Please note you will need to register for GPRef professional login to access GP portal links.
Addenbrookes Paediatric Services / Full referral information and proforma’s can be found on the hospital’s GP Portal site:
Also accessible via GPRef : . Please note you will need to register for GPRef professional login to access GP portal links.
Hinchingbrook Health Care NHS Trust Children’s Services (provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust) / Details for Paediatric Outpatients services can be found on
Appointments;01480 423150 / 423151 – Outpatients or Assessment at Holly Ward
Referrals to this service can be made by: Referrals for children aged 0 to 19 (if in full time education) are accepted from children and families, midwives, education staff and schools, acute services, Safeguarding children, GPs, social services and housing.
Self referrals are also accepted.
Contact details: Jacqueline Banks
Community Services Support Manager
01582 532846
Luton and Dunstable Hospital Foundation Trust Paediatric Services / Details for Paediatric Outpatients services can be found on
Accessing the Service; Refer to the Choose and Book service on;

Contact Us Via switchboard 01582 49 11 66
East & North Hertfordshire Hospital Trust / Details for Children’s Outpatient Services can be found on
Non Urgent appointment line for Paediatrics 01438 284940
Non Urgent fax for general referrals 01438 781154
Also accessible via GPRef
Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust / Details for Milton Keynes Children and Paediatrics services can be found on
For referral, appointment and general information, please contact the paediatric clinical service unit. Email or call 01908 826804.

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