Please ensure that the patient is aware of the reason for the 2 week rule referral. This will assist our staff to avoid alarming patients when telephoning to arrange an urgent appointment.
Appointment staff will NOT explain to patients that they have been referred for suspected cancer.
Patients not realising that they may have a serious condition will often cancel appointments made, which could potentially cause serious delay in diagnosis.
Referral forms and guidelines:
When referring a patient via 2 week rule, please print them this letter. It contains information about the appointment process. Patient Letter
* Forms can be downloaded in either Word or pdf to enable practices where possible to populate patient information from their practice systems.
** NICE referral guidelines for suspected cancer
