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Referrals

Your doctor may refer you to a hospital for further treatment. Our referral letters usually leave the Surgery within a few days of your consultation.

 

If you have any queries regarding your hospital appointment you should ring and ask for the speciality and hospital to which you have been referred. They will be able to give you details of your appointment including waiting times.

Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital & Glenfield Hospital are all part of The University Hospitals of Leicester (known as UHL).

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Details of the ‘Hospital Hopper’ bus service can be found at:- http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/patients/getting-to-hospital/bus-travel/hospital-hopper-bus/

University Hospitals of Leicester Tel: 0300 303 1573

We also refer patients using the Electronic Referral Service (ERS). If you were referred via this method, the Surgery should be your first point of contact.

Average waiting times for referral to treatment as at October 2024:

Gynaecology = 16.4 weeks

ENT  = 18.1 weeks
Dermatology = 8.9 weeks 
2 week wait BREAST = 2-4 weeks
2 week wait ENT (Head & Neck) = 8-12 weeks
Urology = 14..7 weeks
Cardiology = 16.7 weeks  
Orthopaedics =19.6 weeks 
Gastroenterology = 13 weeks
Hepatology = 12- 15 months 
Sleep clinic = 12 months 
Pain Management = 3-4 months
Vascular= 17-18 months 
Spirometry = 18 months
Neurology = 8.7 weeks 
Colorectal = 17 months routine, 2 months urgent 
Maxillofacial = 12-14 months
ADHD = 29 months
Community Paediatrics = 18 months

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Radiology Requests

DEXA Scans = 11-12 Months

Ultrasounds performed at Hospital  = 6-12 weeks 

Ultrasounds performed in the community = 3 months

MRI Scans= 5 months

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