Emergency Department Liaison Service

GP Liaison Office Opening Hours

• The office is open between 09.30 hrs until 13.30 hrs Monday to Friday.
• The direct line is 01 4142396 
• The fax number is 01 4143890

Useful Direct line phone numbers

• Children's OPD Appointment 01 4142409
• Please refer Elective Orthopaedics for example "Congenital Displasia of the Hip" to Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin.(OLCHC)
• Please Note that requests for all elective ECG 's should be referred to OLCHC
• Children's xray department 01 4143762
• Children's phlebotomy department 01 4143043 (walk-in)
• Cryp Unit (cardiac risk in younger persons) 01 4143058

GP LIAISON SERVICE IN CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

• The GP liaison nurse in the Children’s Emergency Department is Ms Sharon Moran.
• The objective of this service is to improve patient care through effective communication between the children’s emergency department and the General Practitioner and other community services.
• The GP can contact the GP Liaison nurse to access information such as test results and radiology reports. Assistance with queries is also available.  
• The GP Liaison nurse can also offer guidance with regard to the appropriate referral process required for a patient.
• The GP Liaison nurse will keep the GP up- to- date with regard to the patients’ condition and follow-up needs.

GP REFERRAL LETTER

1. Please type the letter if possible.
2. Please ensure patient contact details such as name , address, phone number and date of birth are legible.
3. Enclose your fax number if you wish a discharge summary to be sent by return fax.

Triage Process for GP referrals to the children’s emergency department

• Please ring ahead on 01 4143558 if you are concerned about a patient or need advice.
• Children referred by a GP will undergo exactly the same triage process as a child attending without a GP letter..
• Children will  be seen first by a triage nurse, they are then allocated a category based on the child’s condition and will be reviewed sooner if their condition changes.

Patient Advice

Patient Information leaflets are available to download. We recommend that the GP/practice nurse/public health nurse discuss the leaflet and its contents with the parent/guardian prior to its distribution.

Please set your printer to short edge duplex and double sided if you want to print the leaflet on a single A4 page.

Please click here to access patient advice.