If your GP refers you for treatment, you have the right for any non-emergency treatment to start within a maximum of 18 weeks or for the NHS to take all reasonable steps to offer you a range of alternatives if this is not possible. Where cancer is suspected you have the right to be seen by a specialist within a maximum of two weeks from GP referral.
If your GP refers you to see a consultant you will ordinarily have a choice of a number of hospitals. You might want to choose a hospital based on a variety of factors, for example – one where you have been treated before or that has good outcomes for your treatment, or is nearby for friends or family to visit you.
NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group aims to ensure that you are seen as soon as possible, at a time that is convenient to you. The Governing Body has approved a set of pledges to support this. To view these pledges please click here.
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