Healthlink provides an electronic messaging service which allows the secure transmission of clinical patient information between hospitals, health care agencies, clinical centres and GPs.
Healthlink is a HSE-funded national service and operates under the management of eHealth Ireland. Healthlink services are free of charge to all GP practices.
Healthlink transfers a range of clinical information from Beaumont Hospital to GPs in the community:
- Lab results
- Radiology reports
- Discharge notifications
- Discharge summaries
- Death notifications
- OPD updates
- Emergency Department attendances
- Waiting list updates
Healthlink also allow GPs to send information into the hospital.
For further information visit the Healthlink Support Centre.Support is available from 9am – 5pm, Mon– Fri.
General Healthlink Referral User Guide