Cork, Kerry hospitals back GP electronic referral plan

All of the acute hospitals in Cork and Kerry have now introduced an electronic referral system for GPs referring patients for public outpatient hospital appointments as part of a HSE national pilot project.

The Mercy University Hospital in Cork was the first hospital to accept electronic referrals from GPs. Since then, the other acute hospitals in the region — Mallow General Hospital, Cork University Hospital, South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Kerry General Hospital, and Bantry General Hospital — have made the electronic system available in their areas.

Tallaght Hospital, which was also part of this pilot project, is also accepting electronic referrals to its paediatric services.