All cataract referrals from the eastern and coastal Kent area are handled by the Referral Management Centre. Referrals can be made by either an accredited optometrist or a GP.
On receipt of the referral a Patient Care Co-ordinator will telephone the patient to discuss the options available to them and book the first outpatient appointment at the chosen provider, at a date and time agreed with the patient. Patients not referred via this pathway will not be offered a choice of provider and will not be booked on a one stop cataract clinic with a cataract specialist, which may result in more than one trip to an outpatients department.
Referral Management Centre
Trinity House
110/120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park,
Ashford, Kent.
TN25 4AZ
Tel: 01233 667889
Fax: 01233 667958.
(Oct 2010)
In March 2008 the National Institute for Clinical and Health Excellence (NICE) issued a final appraisal determination (FAD) on the use of ranibizumab (Lucentis) for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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