Changes to Hospital Referrals

In most circumstances referrals are now uploaded to the Electronic Referral Service and patients will receive an email allowing them to choose (and sometimes make an appointment with) the clinic or hospital they would like to attend. Patients can then click on the relevant link to complete the referral.

If patients do not have internet access there will be a telephone number that they can call to do this.

In certain clinical circumstances our secretaries will continue to call the patient to discuss and complete the referral.

Click on this link for more information on the NHS Choice Framework

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-choice-framework/the-nhs-choice-framework-what-choices-are-available-to-me-in-the-nhs#choosing-where-to-go-for-your-first-appointment-as-an-outpatient

Click on this link for information and guidance on hospital waiting times

• https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/your-care/local-nhs-services/waiting-times