Non-urgent advice: Notice
Many services are now running a telephone-only service due to the COVID19 pandemic. Referrals are being triaged by the hospitals and where appropriate, postponed or cancelled until the current situation improves.
Most referrals to specialists will require you seeing or speaking with a GP. However, there are some services where you can refer yourself which are offered locally:
- Anxiety, stress, low mood, or depression (Turning Point Talking Therapies)
- Mental health support for young people (Kooth)
- Alcohol and / or drug misuse (Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Support)
- Support for parents, partners, families, and carers of people who abuse drugs or alcohol. (GASPED)
- Support for Carers (Carers Wakefield)
- Exercise and weight management (Aspire Health Self-Referral)
- Quit smoking (Yorkshire Smokefree)
- Sexual health and family planning (Spectrum Health)
- Healthy living (Live Well Wakefield and Spectrum People)
Fast Track Referrals
Sometimes your GP will refer you using the fast track pathway (up to 2 week wait for an appointment). This is because your condition needs assessing by a specialist sooner than the urgent (up to 18 weeks) or routine waiting times. Your GP will always explain why they are referring you through the fast track pathway. You will receive an appointment from the fast track office within 2 weeks by post. If you do not receive one within this time, please call the fast track office on 01924 212 507.
Tracking Your Referral
If a 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 two 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:
- Reference number
- Password
Private Referrals
If you want to change your referral to a private referral, please contact us.