Gastroenterology

Referral criteria

Category A
Local Expertise
Category B
Clinical review, advice and
guidance from MMC
Category C
Care led by MMC
UCLH unless stated otherwise
Uncomplicated inflammatory bowel
disease in remission or inflammatory
bowel disease managed in a specialist
IBD-obstetric service at a local centre
Complex inflammatory bowel disease
without access to specialist IBD-obstetric service at a local centre:
• Active disease despite treatment
• Biologics
• Corticosteroids
• Peri-anal disease
• Pouch/stoma
Complex pancreatitis (RFH)
• Not responding to treatment
• Recurrent disease
• Hypertriglyceridaemia
• IR/surgical intervention
Hyperemesis gravidarumAcute and chronic pancreatitisPortal hypertension (RFH)
ConstipationTreated GI malignancyActive malignancy
GallstonesUnexplained jaundiceDecompensated liver disease/liver failure/cirrhosis* (RFH)
Gastro-oesophageal reflux diseaseAcute fatty liver of pregnancyLiver transplant (RFH)
Coeliac diseaseAchalasia
Viral hepatitisLiver infarction/haematoma
Intrahepatic cholestasis (bile acids <100)Intrahepatic cholestasis (bile acids ≥100)
CholecystitisAutoimmune hepatitis
Viral hepatitisWilson’s disease
HELLPCrigler Najjar syndrome
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with
normal fibroscan and no metabolic
complications
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with
abnormal fibroscan or metabolic
complications
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Haemochromatosis

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