Milton Keynes (MK CCG)

Information updated in September 2020

The information below relates to routine referrals for patients with a GP in the MK CCG area. Please also see our urgent & emergency services page.

(If you’re unsure which CCG area applies, check the lists available here.)

All routine referrals should be emailed to the MK Referral Management Service (RMS). The email address for routine referrals (only from another nhs.net account) is [email protected]. During the coronavirus pandemic, cases will be dealt with initially by telephone assessment.

For general queries about this service please email Milton Keynes CCG on [email protected], or view the education event presentation available to download from this page (produced for an event in Feb 2019 and amended in Sep 2020.) Patient-specific queries may be sent (only from another nhs.net account) to [email protected]. Further RMS contact details are in the document available for download from this page.

For more detailed local information on referral pathways in Milton Keynes, please download the Eyecare Pathways Milton Keynes document from this page. The latest version was posted in September 2020, and this should be displayed in every consulting room. Please also refer regularly to other information on this page, and look out for email updates.

Remember that you should only email your referrals from an address ending in @nhs.net. Every health professional is personally responsible for protecting patient data, and referrals sent from other email addresses will not be secure. If your practice doesn’t have an nhs.net email address, please check our website here for information on how to get one.

CATARACT ACCREDITATION REFERRAL SCHEME (CARS)

This service ceased on 30th June 2020.

From 1st July 2020 cataract referrals should be treated as any other routine referral and emailed to the RMS on GOS18.

Patient choice for cataract referral

Providers holding a contract with MK CCG to provide cataract services (at November 2019) include:

Milton Keynes University Hospital (default provider)

Ramsay Blakelands

Bedford Hospital

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Northampton General Hospital

Patients may exercise their right of choice to be referred to another provider, but that provider must be listed in the NHS electronic referral service (e-RS). To check if a hospital or clinic is listed, email [email protected].

Cataract referrals in MK should never be sent directly to the hospital/clinic, even when the patient has indicated a choice.