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Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Making a referral

Whilst every effort is made to ensure enough capacity is available to see all patients there are occasions when appointment slots are unavailable. In this situation please use the 'defer to provider' functionality within Choose and Book. We will be notified and contact the patient within four days to arrange a suitable appointment. 

Our Trust recognises, supports and encourages the use of the national Choose and Book system for receiving referrals for outpatient appointments (including fast track breast referrals). 

Choose and Book provides a full directory of all the secondary care services available under Free Choice via the Directory of Services as well as those services locally commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning Group. 

GPs and practice staff can direct the patient to use the Choose and Book telephone appointments line or the internet where they are able to complete the booking themselves. This also identifies location of services and an indicative waiting time. 

You can access service-specific guidance to help shortlist the most appropriate services and highlight any helpful preliminary investigations. Advice and guidance from specialists can be sought prior to referral, supporting the development of better referral pathways and closer collaboration with secondary care colleagues. 

  • Cancer Referral Forms arrow icon
    • Suspected Cancer Referral Forms (Referrals to WUTH) arrow icon
      • Suspected Breast Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected CUP and MUO Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected Gynaecological Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected Haematological Cancer Referral Form Modified: 07/08/2018 10:28AM | Download:
      • Suspected Head and Neck Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected Lung Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected Skin Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected Upper GI Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected Urological Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:30AM | Download:
      • Suspected Colorectal Cancer Referral Form Modified: 11/10/2018 2:50PM | Download:
      • Non Specific Rapid Diagnostic Service (NS RDS) 2Ww Referral Form Modified: 22/09/2023 11:59AM | Download:
    • Suspected Cancer Referrals Additional Information (Referrals to WUTH) arrow icon
      • Suspected Cancer Referral Patient Letter Modified: 01/08/2018 10:31AM | Download:
      • Suspected Skin Cancer Referral Information Modified: 01/08/2018 10:31AM | Download:
      • Suspected Upper GI Cancer Referral Information Modified: 01/08/2018 10:32AM | Download:
      • Suspected Urological Cancer Referral Information Modified: 28/08/2018 11:00AM | Download:
    • Suspected Cancer Referral Forms (Referrals to other Trusts) arrow icon
      • Suspected Brain and CNS Cancer Referral Form Modified: 01/08/2018 10:33AM | Download:
    • Suspected Cancer Referrals Additional Information (Referrals to Other Trusts) arrow icon
      • Suspected Sarcoma (Bone) Cancer Referral Information Modified: 01/08/2018 10:33AM | Download:
      • Suspected Sarcoma (Soft Tissue) Cancer Referral Information Modified: 01/08/2018 10:34AM | Download:
    • Family History Referral Forms (Referrals to WUTH) arrow icon
      • Breast Family History Referral Form Modified: 11/10/2018 2:52PM | Download:
      • Colorectal Family History Referral Form Modified: 11/10/2018 2:51PM | Download:
    • WUTH Cancer Services Directory 2022 Modified: 02/12/2022 9:50AM | Download: