Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) |
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Referral Guidelines
Referral Guidelines
Referral to the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome service can be made as follows:
Consultant Referrals
Referrals should be received in writing from a medical consultant. Please send written referrals by email or by post to the address below:
CRPS Service Lead
Bath National Pain Centre
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RNHRD & Brownsword Therapies Centre
Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
Once a patient has been referred to the service our admin team will contact the registered GP by email to request the supporting information as outlined on this page.
GP Referrals
The service is commissioned to accept GP referrals only if they are submitted via the
e-Referral Service (e-RS).
To locate our service on e-RS, please search using the following information:
- Service Name: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) RAS RUH Bath RD1
- Specialty: Pain Management
- Service Location: Royal United Hospital
- Service ID: 7984037
- Postcode: BA1 3NG
- Priority: Routine
Current CRPS UK Guidelines & Budapest Criteria
Budapest Criteria for diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Supporting information
The following information should be presented within the referral letter and notes:
- The disease duration, the triggering event, the treatment thus far, procedures to date, current therapy and the current problem and the reasons for referral.
- Copies of all clinical letters from psychological, therapeutic, mental health or psychiatric assessments, interventions or admissions.
- All correspondence for the past year relating to the patient’s clinical status complete with previous interventions, dates and outcomes including all clinical discharge letters from any previous admissions.
- All recent reports - i.e. MRI, CT etc
- Up to date GP summary
Failure to include or provide this information may result in the referral being declined.
Funding
Prior funding approval is not required for patients living in England.
For people outside of England, local area funding approval will need to be obtained before a referral is submitted.
For further information and service charges, please email our administration team:
Private Referrals
The Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Service accepts private referrals in writing.
For further information and service charges, please email our administration team: