I get a lot of enquiries from patients who are wishing to transfer care from their local area.
The previous government set up a system called Patient Choice and as part of this set out a series of rights for patients within the NHS in England - Scotland and Wales are separate from this.
As part of Patient Choice (more details on the NHS website) every NHS patient is entitled to be referred by their GP to a consultant of their choice. This can be anywhere in England and your GP should not restrict you to just your local area.
In practice most GPs are entirely aware of the entitlements so as long as you are clear in what you would like to do this is not really a problem.
I encourage patients to be referred by their GP as this will allow for safe and efficient transfer of information - in particular past medical history, blood tests and other investigation results.
For patients from out of area we operate a very efficient service where I will endeavour to see you, undertake all tests the same day and then you simply come back for surgery - a 2 stop service!
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I can highly recommend Mr. McLaren's expertise and service. I got my GP to refer me to Mr. McLaren direct. I live in Sheffield and as an out of area patient Mr. McLaren promised to have me sorted in just 2 visits and he did! One for the scans, blood tests and a face to face consultation with him and the second visit for surgery. His team at Wycombe Hospital are second to none. It was well worth the two 330 mile round trips it took, knowing I would be in safe and expert hands.
ReplyDeleteI now feel 20 yrs younger and in good health. Three months after surgery my small and very neat scar is virtually invisible. Parathyroid surgery is best done by an experienced surgeon such as Mr. McLaren. Anyone who wants to ask me any questions can contact me on my Parathyroid Forum: http://www.parathyroid-forum.co.uk
Thanks again Mr. McLaren!
Simon Doherty,
Sheffield, UK.