Hello there and thanks for posting

I am sorry to hear about the symptoms your husband has been having and how long it is taking to be seen. This is understandably a worrying time for you both.

There are different referral pathways for people who are seen in a specialist clinic within the NHS. The quickest route is the suspected cancer pathway (known as 2-week wait) but patients need to meet the set criteria to be referred and accepted onto this referral pathway.

Your husband's GP surgery will know the type of referral that has been made for him and if this does need upgrading the GP should be able to do this.

It is really important your husband explains all his symptoms to the GP. They can assess him and if needed run some more tests that also may help speed up the referral process. 

Do remember there are other inflammatory bowel conditions that aren't cancer but still can cause a change in bowel habits and blood in the stools. It will only be further tests that will be able to say for sure what is going on in the case of your husband and get him the best treatment to manage this.

I hope the appointment goes well on Friday and that your husband is seen and gets some answers very soon.

All the best to you both

Naomi