Patient Pass
Please note, the Patient Pass site can only be accessed from a Trust device
Patient Pass is the new referral management system that has taken over from Orion, for all Neurosurgery Emergency, Neurology On Call and Neurology RANA referrals.
Referrals for advice on inpatients are screened daily by the respective teams, but for any time critical advice you can still follow any referral with a phone call to the on-call team via switchboard (0151 525 3611).
For neurosurgery referrals only: As of Wednesday 26 November 2025, at 08:30am, Orion has been turned off and no new referrals can be made through their system. All new referrals will need to be made through Patient Pass.
However, any existing referrals at this time will still be available on Orion until closed.
How do I create an account?
You can create your Patient Pass account to send a referral to The Walton Centre, by following this link: https://patientpass.uhliverpool.nhs.uk
Please note, a valid NHS.net or organisational email address will be required.
We also have a 'Getting started with Patient Pass' guide below, that you can follow.
Patient Pass external user guide
How do I make a referral?
You can refer to the above 'Getting Started with Patient Pass' guide or click on the relevant document for the action you wish to make.
Patient Pass 1_How_to_make_a_referral
Patient Pass 2_How_to_retrieve_a_draft_referral
Patient Pass 3_How_to_add_observations
Patient Pass 4_How_to_add_an_image
Patient Pass 5_How_to_add_a_document
Patient Pass 6_How_to_add_an_action
Patient Pass 7_How_to_complete_an_action
Patient Pass 8_How_to_add_a_message
Patient Pass 9_How_to_close_a_referral
Patient Pass 10_How_to_download_a_record
Patient Pass 11_How_to_search_for_a_referral
Patient Pass 12_Referral_list_and_icons
Patient Pass 13_How_to_create_a_user_account
Patient Pass 14_How_to_setup_an_on-call_user
Patient Pass 15_How_to_handover_the_referrer
Please follow this video tutorial when Patient Pass is live, to see the process from start to finish of how to make a referral through Patient Pass
To watch the video on YouTube, please click here.
Key contacts for making a referral to The Walton Centre:
If you are having IT issues, you can contact The Walton Centre IT Team on 0151 556 3017.
If you are having trouble completing the referral, please call switchboard and ask for the neurosurgery emergency referrals, on 0151 525 3611.
If you would like to give feedback about the system or would like to be part of our bi-monthly external stakeholder meetings that will aim to streamline our use of Patient Pass, please email: wcft.patientpass@nhs.net
| Speciality | Site | Status |
| Neurosurgical emergency | The Walton Centre | LIVE |
| Neurology On Call | The Walton Centre | LIVE |
| RANA | The Walton Centre | LIVE |
| Thrombectomy | The Walton Centre | Coming soon |
| Neurophysiology | The Walton Centre | Coming soon |
| Neuro-rehab | The Walton Centre | Coming soon |
| MSCC referrals and advice | The Walton Centre and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre | Coming soon |