Letters, Referrals & Reports

GP Referrals

You are entitled to ask for a referral for specialist treatment on the NHS. However, whether you will get the referral depends on what your GP feels is clinically necessary in your case.

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

If you ask your GP to refer you to a specialist, they will probably suggest that you first try various tests, or treatment options, to see whether your condition improves. Generally, you cannot self-refer to a specialist within the NHS, except when accessing sexual health clinics or accident and emergency (A&E) treatment.

A specialist will only see you with a letter of referral from your GP. The letter will give the specialist essential background information, such as your medical history, and it will also contain details that the specialist needs to pay particular attention to.

Private Referrals

If you want to see a private specialist, you are still advised to get a letter of referral from your GP. However, whether you see a private specialist, with or without a GP referral, or are referred to an NHS specialist, your GP is not obliged to accept the specialist’s recommendations. For more information, read: Do I need a referral for private treatment?

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If you need information regarding New or Existing referral,letter or report  please complete the form. we will come back to you with 3-5 working days . please click on the link to complete the form .

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If You like to speak to secretary please call 0161 271 3040 between 12:00 and 15:00 Option 2, Please note we do not accept a new request over the phone

to request complete the online form or  e-mail us at Kapur.familycare@nhs.net.

 

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Request a Letter from Your GP

“I need a letter from my GP”

Our doctors are frequently asked to provide private or ‘To Whom it May Concern’ letters or reports for third parties. The standard fee for this is £30, which is payable in advance. More complicated letters or reports may attract a higher fee.

“Why do I have to pay?”

The preparation of these letters or reports is not covered by the NHS. The doctor must complete them during their own time and as such there is a fee payable. All letters require the doctor to take time to review a patient’s medical records to ensure that the information provided is correct, then the doctor has to dictate the letter, and finally a medical secretary has to type and print it.

“How long will it take?”

Private letters do not take priority over NHS work and hence may take some time to prepare. Please allow at least 28 days .

“But I need it today/tomorrow/next week/sooner than that!”

In genuinely urgent cases, we will do our best to meet your deadline; however, we cannot promise this. If you cannot wait, we will refund your fee if the letter has not yet been written.

“The doctor has to write these exact words…”

We are very sorry, but we usually cannot accept requests for the doctor to write the letter in a specific way. The doctor will write what he or she knows is supported by your medical record, and his or her opinion on what that should be is final. Please use the form linked below to request your letter, but note that our doctors reserve the right to refuse your request or provide alternative wording.

Please note: if you insist on the doctor changing your letter to suit what you think it should say, or if you want to dictate the contents, we will withdraw our offer to write the letter and refund your fee. Please remember that the doctor is not obliged to write a letter for you at all, as this is not an NHS requirement.

“I want the doctor to write me a job reference.”

These kinds of requests are not appropriate and we will not be able to write a letter for you.

Examples of suitable requests:

Fitness to travel, or cancellation of holidays

Confirmation of medication or a medical condition

Letters for school, universities, employers or courts, etc.

Letters to the Council/housing requirements

Example of requests we cannot fulfil:

Confirmation of address or other proof of residence or ID (We have no means of verifying this

Countersigning passport applications (A GP is no longer required on the form)

Letters stating something that is not supported by your medical record

If you understand and agree to the above terms and still want the GP to write a Private Letter, please complete the form