question re fast track 2 week referral&private initial appt.

Hi everyone, my GP told me initially she would urgently refer me to Haematology but I had an appointment through for April. Would it make a difference to call the booking team or has anyone been able to speed up their initial appointment? Also, has anyone gone down the private route of initial private consultation with the consultant that they were referred to? What I mean is, can they see you and then refer you to have NHS treatment? Private appointments are much faster. Any info on this would be really helpful

  • Hi Tar, 

    As you can see here most urgent referrals are meant to take 2 weeks but this can differ depending on what part of the country you're in and how busy the department you're being referred to is. You could get in touch with Haematology to let them know you're willing to take any cancellations that pop up but hopefully some of our members who have been in similar situations will be along soon to offer their thoughts and advice as well.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator