Hi Amay,

I live in the same area. In mid-December my wife was recently referred from our local hospital to a (non-cancer) specialist centre. Last week I rang the centre to ask why she hadn’t yet received an appointment. 

After chasing from one department to the next, it turned out that no referral had been received. The appointments clerk at the centre said “this happens all the time with that particular hospital”. 

I asked our GP to chase it up and the practice manager discovered that a junior doctor at the local hospital had phoned the centre but hadn’t realised he also needed to make written/online referral. You couldn’t make this up!

Eight week’s later, her GP raised a referral and we’re still waiting for an appointment.

It would be worth ringing the Clatterbridge appointments team to double check that they have received a referral for you. If they haven’t, your GP or local hospital will need to raise one.

Good luck!
Dave

Hi Amay,

I live in the same area. In mid-December my wife was recently referred from our local hospital to a (non-cancer) specialist centre. Last week I rang the centre to ask why she hadn’t yet received an appointment. 

After chasing from one department to the next, it turned out that no referral had been received. The appointments clerk at the centre said “this happens all the time with that particular hospital”. 

I asked our GP to chase it up and the practice manager discovered that a junior doctor at the local hospital had phoned the centre but hadn’t realised he also needed to make written/online referral. You couldn’t make this up!

Eight week’s later, her GP raised a referral and we’re still waiting for an appointment.

It would be worth ringing the Clatterbridge appointments team to double check that they have received a referral for you. If they haven’t, your GP or local hospital will need to raise one.

Good luck!
Dave