Referrals from community optometrists to the hospital eye service in Scotland and England.
Rakhee ShahDavid F EdgarAbeeda KhatoonAngharad HobbyZahra JessaRobert YammouniPeter CampbellKiki SoteriAmaad BegSteven HarsumRajesh AggarwalBruce John William EvansPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2021)
Despite the interdisciplinary joint statement on sharing patient information, this audit highlights variable standard of referrals and deficits in replies to the referring COs, with one exception in Scotland. Replies from HES to COs are important for patient care, benefitting patients and clinicians and minimising unnecessary HES appointments.