Referring your patients to our hospital is simple, provided they meet the safe criteria for treatment…
In order to be referred to us for treatment, the patient must:
- have a Body Mass Index of 42 or less for general anaesthetic, or a BMI of 45 of less for local anaesthetic (under 160kg and able to transfer independently)
- be 16 years old or over
- not be pregnant
- not require complex rehabilitation or have a chronic disease that would require immediate post-operative care in an ITU
- not have sickle cell anaemia, renal failure, a high suspicion of cancer, or have had a cardiac arrest in the last six months
As long as the condition is managed, and the patient is stable upon admission for treatment, we can accept patients with:
- Angina
- Asthma
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Dementia.
For referral queries, please contact our team on 0333 321 0943.
If the patient meets the above criteria, you can refer them to us via the NHS e-Referral Service (Choose and Book)
Please send all referrals via the NHS e-Referral Service. We are now paperless as per NHS England requirements and can only accept GP referrals via this method.
This applies to all referrals except Radiology (ultrasound, MRI and X-ray) which should be sent via secure NHS email to: uksh-radiology@nhs.net.
Please detail the patient’s medical history and any other relevant information you feel it would be beneficial for our consultant to know.
If you are a dental practice and would like to refer a patient for oral surgery please send the referral form which you can download below to: dentalreferrals.careukegd@nhs.net.
Please note:
At Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Devizes we provide day surgery, with our in-patient surgical procedures carried out at our in-patient hospital, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Emersons Green, near Bristol.
The procedures carried out at our Emersons Green site are: primary hip replacement, total hip replacement, primary knee replacement, total knee replacement and uni-knee replacement.
All pre-operative and post-operative appointments can be offered at Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Devizes, if this is more convenient for your patient.
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