Onward Referral Process

The GP Link Worker will complete a Referral Form to the service provider that will have relevant information for the Service Provider to receive the person. Depending upon the Service Provider identified will determine what and how much information is shared with the Service Provider. Extracts from the initial Assessment Form carried out by the GP Link Worker will be shared with the Service Provider. This information will be included within the Social Prescribing DPIA and form part of the MoU between NHS Grampian and the Service Provider signed-up to the Social Prescribing project.

The following information is an example of what could be shared by the GP Link Worker and Service Provider:

Name

Address

Date of Birth

CHI Number

Prescription Code

Practice Code

GMC Number

Appropriate/Relevant medical information only as appropriate to support the referral

Patient Contact Details

GP Practice Contact Details

GP/Nurse Name

An example of the proposed Referral Form from the GP Link Worker to the Service Provider can be found at Appendix 6.

At the point of when the Patient no longer requires the services of the GP Link Worker or has been transferred to another Service Provider it is advised for a Closure Summary Letter sent to the Patient and copied to the GP Practice.