IMPORTANT - Completed Referral Forms Should Be Submitted Via Secure Nhs.Net Email To

IMPORTANT - Completed Referral Forms Should Be Submitted Via Secure Nhs.Net Email To

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REFERRAL FOR
Community Palliative Care: / Hospice Community Team
Outpatient Services: / Day Services / Outpatient Medical Clinic / Nurse-led Clinic
Inpatient Admission: / Symptom Control / End of Life Care / Assessment
For more information about what each service offers, please refer to our website
REFERRED BY
Name: / Contact number:
Designation: / Date:
PATIENT DETAILS
Surname: / DoB:
Forename: / CHI:
Address: / Postcode:
Tel. No.:
Religion: / Marital status: / Please select from menuSingleMarriedCivil PartnershipDivorcedSeparatedWidowed
Ethnicity: / Please select from menu1A Scottish1B Other British1C Irish1K Gypsy/Traveller1L Polish1Z Other white ethnic group2A Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups3F Pakistani/Pakistani Scottish/Pakistani British3G Indian/Indian Scottish/Indian British3H Bangladeshi/Bangladeshi Scot./Bangladeshi Brit.3J Chinese/Chinese Scottish/Chinese British3Z Other Asian/Asian Scottish/Asian British4D African/African Scottish/African British4Y Other African5C Caribbean/Caribbean Scottish/Caribbean British5D Black/Black Scottish/Black British5Y Other Caribbean or Black6A Arab/Arab Scottish/Arab British6Z Other ethnic group98 Refused/not provided by patient99 Not known / Is patient aware that referral is being made? /
Current location of patient: /
IF REFERRING FROM HOSPITAL
Hospital: / Ward:
Consultant: / Tel. No.:
NEXT OF KIN DETAILS
Surname: / Address:
Forename:
Relationship to patient: / Postcode:
Tel. No.: / Aware of referral: /
GP DETAILS
Name: / Address:
Tel No.:
Postcode:
Aware of referral: /
SOCIAL SUPPORT
Lives with: / DN in attendance? /
DN Name: / DN Tel No:
Care Package? / / Details:
MEDICAL INFORMATION
Diagnosis: / Date of Diagnosis:
Metastatic Disease:
Treatment to date (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy etc.):
Patient’s understanding of disease & prognosis:
Mobility: / Housebound? /
Personal care: / Continence:
Past medical history:
Current medication:
Allergies: / Pacemaker? /
CURRENT ISSUES
Please choose the severity of the following from 0 to 4; 1 being none and 4 being overwhelming
Agitation / / Spiritual/existential distress /
Nausea/vomiting / / Patient distress/anxiety /
Dyspnoea / / Family distress/anxiety /
Constipation / / Confusion /
Ascites / / Depression /
Distress due to care environment / / End of life care (last 48 to 72 hours of life) /
Other (please specify)
Pain (please give numerical scale rating) / No pain / / Severe Pain
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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