Patients requiring a referral to secondary care can discuss the option of choose and book with the Doctor. This is a service that allows you to choose which hospital you attend. The benefits are:

• You can choose which hospital.
   
• You can also choose the date and time for your appointment.
   
• You experience greater convenience and certainty. With the old system, your hospital or clinic chose the date and time of your appointment. This may not have been convenient for you. With Choose and Book, the choice is yours.
   
• There is less chance that information will get lost in the post because more correspondence takes place through computers.

The referral will then be processed by your doctor who will provide you with printed confirmation of your referral or appointment. This will includes the UBRN (unique booking reference number) and password, together with details of how to contact the appointment line.

Click here to visit the Choose and Book website