Ophthalmology provider contact details

Fax and other contact details for ophthalmology providers in and around Birmingham

Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre:

Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre

City Hospital

Dudley Road

Birmingham B18 7QH

Also includes the eye department at Sandwell Hospital you must clearly state which hospital the patient wishes to be referred to but note that eye casualty is only available at BMEC

On your GOS 18 or other referral letter please state which hospital and which clinic you are referring to

e.g. To BMEC glaucoma fast track clinic or To Sandwell Ophthalmology Medical Retina Clinic etc

General Ophthalmology referrals: Fax to 0121 507 6711 (tel 0121 507 4151 for queries)

Cataract referrals with choice of provider: Fax to 0121 507 5636 (tel 0121 507 4151 for queries)

Fast Track wet AMD referrals: Fax to 0121 507 6726 (tel 0121 507 6714 co-ordinator Charlotte Hill for queries)

Fast track glaucoma referrals: Fax to 0121 5076726 (tel 0121 507 6714 co-ordinator Charlotte Hill for queries)

Urgent referrals to eye casualty should be made by contacting the eye casualty triage nurse on:

telephone No 0121 507 6780 fax No 0121 507 6773/6711

The triage nurse will discuss with you whether the patient should be sent immediately or next day. You should give the patient a short written referral letter for them to present on arrival in the eye casualty department or fax your referral letter to the above fax number once you have spoken to the nurse.

Fast track referrals for Wet AMD, Retinal Vein Occlusion or Glaucoma should be faxed to 0121 507 6726 (tel 0121 507 6714)

Heart of England Foundation Trust

Includes

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital - Bordesley Green Birmingham

Good Hope Hospital - Sutton Coldfield

Solihull Hospital - Solihull

You must clearly state which hospital your patient wishes to be referred to

General Ophthalmology Referrals: Fax to: 0121 424 8952 or 8954 (tel 0121 424 1233 for queries)

Cataract referrals with choice of provider Fax to: 0121 424 8952 or 8954 (tel 0121 424 1233 for queries) NB all cataract surgery now carried out at Solihull Hospital although initial assessment may be done at all three sites.

Fast Track AMD Clinic: Fax to: 0121 424 4464 (tel 0121 424 4612 for queries)

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust

Includes Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Edgbaston

General ophthalmology referrals: Fax to: 0121 371 6918

Fast track wet AMD clinic: Using the form issued by UHB (can be found on the "Forms" link on the home page) fast track referrals should be emailed to [email protected]

Birmingham Children's Hospital

All referrals for children aged 16 or under Fax to: 0121 333 9461 (tel 0121 333 9462 for queries)

Midland Eye Institute - Solihull

50 Lode Lane

Solihull

B91 2AW

Staffed by most of the consultant ophthalmologists working at Heart of England Foundation Trust

Able to offer NHS Direct Cataract with choice of provider and YAG laser capsulotomy via the NHS

Fax referrals to: 0121 705 5995

Optegra Birmingham Eye Hospital - on the Aston University Site

Aston Triangle

Birmingham

B4 7ET

Staffed by visiting consultant ophthalmologists, many of which also work at BMEC

Able to offer NHS Direct Cataract with choice of provider and YAG laser capsulotomy via the NHS

Fax referrals to: 0121 204 3821 (tel 0121 204 3800 for queries)

The Westbourne Centre - Edgbaston

53 Church Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 3SJ

Staffed by visiting consultant ophthalmologists many of which also work at BMEC or UHB. Regular surgeons include Yajati Ghosh (BMEC ocular plastics), Nick Glover (UHB), Magid Nesim (BMEC) and Mark Wevill.

Offers NHS Direct cataract with choice of provider but not YAG.

Also holds NHS general ophthalmology clinics able to accept referrals for visual defects, external eye problems, eye lid disease ocular plastics, minor ops (lumps and bumps) keratoconus (including collagen cross linking), macula disease. Often able to arrange appointments at short notice. For further information click on the link to the "Westbourne Presentation" below.

NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT referrals for glaucoma, visual field problems, optic nerve damage or any acute conditions.

All referrals should be faxed to 0121 455 0313 (tel 0121 456 0897 for queries Steph Perkins)

or by email to [email protected]

Queries to [email protected]

Focus Birmingham

For patients with low vision Focus Birmingham is able to provide many services from supply of low vision aids to home visits to assess the patients requirements and to train them in the use of their LVAs

Please see the Focus Birmingham website for further details www.focusbirmingham.org.uk