It seems that, once a GP sends a request to the ER...

It seems that, once a GP sends a request to the ERS, there is no feedback to the patient from either.

The GP can confirm that it has been sent if requested (not automatic), but there is no feedback to the patient that the request has been received by the ERS, processed and referred on, until an appointment is received from a specialist - if it does at all. Patients are in limbo.