If a GP or another member of our health care team believes you need hospital treatment or specialist care elsewhere, they will refer you on to the appropriate specialist.
Your GP should give you a form explaining where your referral has gone and giving details of any action you need to take.
Referral Assessment Service(RAS)
All referrals, except re-referrals, are sent through the Referral Assessment Service(RAS).
The RAS team will contact you once they have received the referral to offer you the opportunity to select a Hospital of your choice for treatment.
You will also be able to book your appointment at this time, if one is available; if there are no appointments available then you will be put onto that Hospital’s waiting list and will be contacted directly by them in due course.
- It is important that we have up to date contact details for you in order for referrals to process. Could you please check that we have your home and mobile telephone numbers where applicable as well as your current address at the time of referral.