What to expect if you're referred to us

If your GP refers you to our hospital for a non-urgent condition, we aim to provide your treatment within 18-weeks. 

For urgent cases, this time reduces to two weeks.

We’ve developed a short leaflet to help guide you through the process and tell you how it works. You can download a copy here 

It covers:

• What we ask of you
• How booking appointments works
• What happens if you need to cancel, or miss your appointment
• What happens after a consultant has seen you for the first time
• How you can choose to delay your treatment
• Who to ask about your care or planned treatment.

You can find out more about your rights as a patient on the referral to treatment (RTT) 18-week pathway on the NHS website: www.nhs.uk , and view the Trust’s full patient access policy here.