Urgent referral of a patient the GP believes needs admitting

In Hours

M-F 8-4

Cardiology Registrar

Whakatane Medical Registrar

Out of hours

Medical Registrar on-call

ED MOSS

Urgent advice that may assist in avoiding an acute admission

In Hours

Cardiology consultant on call. Consultants are not always available but will endeavour to be so if a conversation could lead to a different management plan.

Cardiology consultant on call in Tauranga

Out of hours

Not available. Speak to the medical registrar

Not available. Speak to the medical registrar

Urgent advice regarding a patient already known to a department

Write to the department. Unless there is the potential to save an admission correspondence should be by letter. The cardiology registrar is available for urgent advice but the level of that advice varies depending on their stage of training.

Non-urgent referral for an appointment

N/A

BPAC eReferral / letter. If a patient is has or is also being referred privately please indicate this on the referral to save duplication.

Referral to an "urgent" OPA i.e. within one week

In Hours

Not currently available

Not currently available

Non-urgent telephone advice regarding any patient

N/A

Not available. Please write asking for advice. In most instances a reply should be received in two weeks

Non-urgent written advice regarding any patient

N/A

Request advice by eReferral  (advice only) or letter. In most instances a reply should be received in two weeks

Non-urgent written advice pt known to dept.

N/A

Write directly to the consultant that knows the patient. When the consultant is away for over one week a colleague will be monitoring incoming mail.

Non-urgent telephone advice pt. known to dept.

N/A

Not available. Please write asking for advice. In most instances a reply should be received in two weeks