This policy outlines the Trust’s processes for managing patients who are not emergencies. This overview is intended for GPs and referring clinicians, as well as patients, and sets out the principles of the policy and what patients and GPs should expect from us.
Access policy
Urgent suspected cancer referral forms
Available via Ardens and referral via e-RS for GPs
Head and neck suspected cancer – referral form
Lower GI suspected cancer – referral form
Lung or pleural suspected cancer – referral form
Assessment clinic for straight to test – patient booklet
Referral forms and criteria
Audiology – Hearing aid direct referral form
Audiology – Referral criteria for adults with hearing difficulties
Endoscopy – Routine open access upper GI referral form
GP fertility assessment referral form
Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic referral form
Rapid Access Heart Failure Referral Form
Rapid access TIA service referral form
Non-site specific pathway service (NSSP) referral form
Non-site specific pathway service (NSSP) information leaflet
Urgent fracture referrals only
Radiology walk-in services
X-ray walk-in information leaflet
Children’s care pathways – urgent
Asthma pathway in the community
Asthma pathway in a hospital setting
Bronchiolitis out of a hospital setting
Bronchiolitis in a hospital setting
Bronchiolitis – parent advice sheet
Diabetes referral pathway for children and young people
Febrile child – Management by a non-paediatric practitioner
Febrile child – Management by a paediatric practitioner
Paediatric chronic fatigue service
Suspected cancer – paediatric pathway
Children’s care pathways – referral forms, criteria and supporting information
Paediatric allergy referral pathway
Sleep toolkits for professionals
