Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD)

Referrals

How to submit a referral

Non-e-RS referrals

In line with NHS England's Digital First approach, we encourage all external non-e-RS referrals to be submitted digitally.

Digital referrals help reduce delays, improve traceability, minimise the risk of lost or incomplete information, and support safer patient care.

Please submit referrals by email to [email protected].

We will continue to accept paper referrals where necessary. However, referrers will be advised to use digital referral methods in future.

Making a referral

We accept referrals from GPs and other health professionals.

We encourage you to submit referrals by email. Paper referrals will still be accepted where necessary, but we will encourage referrers to use digital referral methods in future.

Urgent referrals

Please email urgent referrals to us with 'URGENT REFERRAL' in the subject box.

Emergency referrals

If you need immediate emergency advice, please call 020 7188 7188 and ask for the on-call ACHD consultant.

Last updated: July 2026

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