Alliance Medical, Europe’s leading diagnostic imaging specialists, and Clanwilliam Group, the leading healthcare, technology and services company have launched private online referrals for GPs throughout Ireland.

Available to Socrates GP users, the service will speed up access for people who are waiting for diagnostic scans by enabling GPs to send referrals immediately and securely online for their patients.

The secure online radiology referrals can be made by GPs using the online referral platform entitled Zeus. It is available directly to GPs for the referral of patients for diagnostic scans such as MRI, to the Mater Private Hospital and CUH in Cork along with sites elsewhere, in Kerry, Dublin, Galway, Kildare and Limerick.

Commenting, Ellen Leacy, Quality Manager at Alliance Medical Ireland said: “We believe that access to medical imaging should be prompt and easy for people but unfortunately that is not always the case. Our partnership with Zeus means that doctors can refer their patients directly for scans, such as MRI, immediately. This reduces the administrative burden within these centres and results in a faster service and ultimately a more timely diagnosis for patients.”

Clanwilliam Group is Ireland’s leading supplier of practice management software to GP Practices and now enables Socrates GPs to refer their patients into hospitals and other healthcare providers securely online. The partnership with Alliance Medical will enable referrals for radiology departments operated by Alliance Medical to be made quickly online.

Emmet Gilhooley, Enterprise Account Manager at Clanwilliam Group, said: “Our Zeus platform is one of the fastest growing products we have in the Clanwilliam portfolio. The addition of the Alliance Medical sites will not only expand the scope of the Zeus network across Ireland but will also enhance the referral process for Socrates users.”

To find out more about Alliance Medical or Zeus, please visit www.alliancemedical.ie & www.zeusreferrals.com.

Furthermore, to see a full list of consultants currently ‘live’ on Zeus, please click here.