Electronic system secures Mercy’s outpatient bookings

Mercy University Hospital in Cork has become the first hospital in Ireland to introduce an electronic referral system for GPs referring patients for general outpatient hospital appointments.

The general referral form, which the GPs can use, is suitable for all general hospital outpatient appointments.

In January, a number of Cork-based GPs began to refer electronically into the specialities of cardiology, respiratory, and vascular at MUH. More than 250 electronic referrals had been received by the end of July. It has now been opened to all specialities at MUH and is available to all GPs in the catchment area.