When your GP considers further investigation of your condition appropriate, you will be referred to a consultant or specialist. In the past, this has usually meant that you have had to visit a hospital where specialist is located. For many patients, this is not a local journey with easy parking and quite often the proposed date for the appointment is not convenient or without delay..

My General Practice provides care that is as convenient as possible for you and you will seen by an appropriate qualified specialist.  For some referrals, the specialist that you see will be from one of the acute hospitals ; he or she comes to meet you at our local premises. As well as providing you with convenience and choice, this process actually saves the primary care trust money which can then be used by local GPs to invest in more local services.