Hospital Referrals

We have close links with Alton Community Hospital (ACH) which offers Physiotherapy services, Hearing Aid Clinics, and a wide range of Outpatient Clinics with visiting consultants from Basingstoke and Winchester. X-ray facilities are available at ACH. If a doctor wants an emergency X-ray taken they will send the patient for X-ray. We have the PACS digital imagery system used by the hospital in the surgery so the doctor will get the result immediately often before the patient has had a chance to walk back to the surgery.

What happens when you are referred by your GP to see a specialist?

Click here for an information leaflet

What happens when you are referred on a Fast track referral?

Click here for Fast Track Referral information

Patient Choice

Patients can be referred to the consultant and hospital of their choice. Please discuss with the referring doctor at the time you are referred where you think would be the best choice for you. There is a range of private hospitals available to you if you require private treatment.

Private Prescriptions

When a GP refers a patient privately, the patient must be aware that they will be responsible for all costs in the appointments – including their first prescription and ongoing prescriptions if deemed inappropriate to switch to primary care or not on the primary care formulary.

All requests for Prescriptions must be received from Consultant in an appropriate letter explaining reasons for treatment option, any hand written notes  will not be accepted

 Policy written 01/01/2015 and guidance taken from the BMA Code of ethics.

If your doctor has referred you to a specialist for further care you will be asked to book your appointment using the ‘NHS e-Referral’ system.

You will receive a letter from us within 2 weeks giving details of how to book your appointment and any passwords you may need.

To track your e-Referral you will need the following details to log into the e-Referral website:

• Your date of birth
• Reference number – this will be on the first page of your letter
• Password – this will be on the second page of your letter

To track an e-Referral, click here.