New digital system for Opticians links with hospital care in Northamptonshire
The Eyecare Electronic Referral System (EeRS) is a new digital platform to improve and accelerate eyecare referrals and communications across Northamptonshire.
Your optician can now send digital referrals and images directly to hospital when something needs further investigation.
The referral is integrated into the hospitals system and allows for a faster, more accurate response to your optician’s request, including direct feedback on the outcome of the referral.
It removes the need for your GP to process referrals and removes email and post processes currently in place, empowering experts in eyecare to better manage patient care.
The first 10 opticians successfully went live on 14 April.
Director of Digital for Northamptonshire ICB, Kirstie Watson said: “Building digital tools that work across the system supports our aim to enable better care for patients. I am excited that the new Electronic Eyecare Referral System delivers new, wider connections to healthcare professionals in Northamptonshire”