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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).

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.

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WAITING TIMES FOR HOSPITAL
AND RADIOLOGY APPOINTMENTS
AS AT MAY 2023

Hospital Waiting Times

Gynaecology = 12-15 months 
ENT ADULTS = 17-18 months
ENT PAEDIATRICS - 15-16 months
Dermatology = 12 months 
2 week wait BREAST = 4-6 weeks
2 week wait ENT (Head & Neck) = 8-12 weeks
Urology = 9 Months
Cardiology ADULTS = 3-4 months 
Cardiology PAEDIATRICS = 7 months 
Orthopaedics =2 and a half years
Gastroenterology = 15 months for routine referrals – 3-6 months for urgent referrals
Hepatology = 12- 15 months 
Sleep clinic = 12 months 
Pain Management = 3-4 months
Vascular= 17-18 months 
Spirometry = 5 months 
Neurology = 6 months
Colorectal = 17 months routine, 2 months urgent 
24 hour blood pressure = 4 months
Maxillofacial = 12-14 months
ADHD = 29 months
Community Paediatrics = 18 months

RADIOLOGY WAITING TIMES

DEXA Scans = 11-12 Months
Ultrasounds performed at Hospital  = 7 - 8 months
Ultrasounds performed in the community = 36 months
MRI Scans= 5 months

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