Service lead: Joanne Purcell, Day hospital and outpatients service manager
Tel: 01708 576790
Email: joanne.purcell@nelft.nhs.uk

Referrals

Referrals are accepted from GPs, Queen's Hospital, health & social care professionals and Grays Court (wards).  Referrals are received in letter form or via faxed referral form. Referrals are triaged and prioritised depending on urgency of referral. Assessments and some diagnostic intervention is carried out by nurses and medical staff at Grays Court.

Address:
Outpatient service
Gray’s Court Community Hospital
John Parker Close
Dagenham
RM10 7SR

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm
Telephone: 0203 644 2713 / 2731 / 2753
Fax: 0203 644 2756 or 0203 644 2738
Email: B&DOPD@nelft.nhs.uk
Referral criteria: The service is available to Barking and Dagenham residents who are over 60 years old and registered with Barking and Dagenham GPs. The patients must have had three or more of the following:

• a fall in the previous year
• four or more medications
• balance problems
• unable to rise from a chair of knee height

WEB TEAM NOTE: Falls Assessment Tool for Health Care Professionals, Falls Clinic Referral Form and General Medical Outpatients Clinic referrals forms must be uploaded (stored in information folder)