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MSDEC referrals to Neurology

How to refer to Neurology

Neurological emergencies

if you think the patient has a neurological emergency:  

  • Monday to Sunday, 24 hours a day: call Neurology SpR on call via switch board  
  • Complete a PICS referral (Requests -> Neurology Referral)  
  • For a patient with a suspected stroke, please call the stroke nurses (Monday to Sunday, 24 hours a day)  

Routine referrals

  • Monday to Sunday, 09:00 - 17:00  
  • Refer via PICS after discussion with a registrar or consultant  
  • The patient will be reviewed within normal working hours on the same day or the following day  
  • Monday to Sunday, 17:00 - 09:00 
    • Refer via PICS after discussion with a registrar or consultant   
  • If admitted, the patient will be reviewed within normal working hours the  following day  
  • If you feel the patient could go home or would benefit from being seen in the neurology hot clinic, please call the Neurology SpR (Medical SpR or consultant to call only out of hours)   

If you are discharging a patient with a chronic neurological condition who is known to the CNS team (epilepsy, MS, neuromuscular disorder, headaches) and you feel they would benefit from further review as an outpatient, please refer directly to the CNS team.

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Last reviewed: 31 January 2025