Hospital ‘expedite letter’

Posted by: Katherine - Posted on:

Only the hospital can compare your needs with those of other patients on their waiting list and they will action your request accordingly.

If you want to inform a hospital of a change in your symptoms, you may use the template provided when contacting the hospital. (Copy and paste template, then add your details and remove any brackets as necessary)

You should post your letter to either Outpatient Appointments for first letter appointments or your consultant’s secretary for follow-up care.

Letter for a first appointment with a specialist:

Dear Consultant,

I am awaiting care from you for

<Write your original problem here>.

I have been referred by my GP at Northgate Surgery.

I await an appointment and / or treatment but report the following change in my condition since my referral was sent to you:

<Explain briefly what has changed since your referral>

I request that you take the following action:

• Review my hospital notes alongside this letter to determine whether my care might be expedited

• Contact me directly to inform me of the outcome of that decision, and my likely wait for further care

• File this letter and document your decision in my medical record.

Letter for a for a follow-up appointment:

Dear Consultant,

I am receiving care from you for <Write your original problem here>.

I await a follow-up appointment and / or treatment but report the following change in my condition since your last contact with me:

<Explain briefly what has changed since your last contact with the specialist>

I request that you take the following action:

• Review my hospital notes alongside this letter to determine whether my care might be expedited

• Contact me directly to inform me of the outcome of that decision, and me likely wait for further care

• File this letter and document your decision in my medical record.

Hospital addresses

Pinderfields Hospital

Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
St. James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF

Leeds Dental Institute

The Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU