Expedite your Hospital Appointment

Last Updated: Monday, 06 October 2025

We understand that waiting for hospital appointments can be frustrating and inconvenient. Hospital waiting lists are managed based on clinical priority to ensure those with the most urgent needs are seen first. While we sympathise with your situation, we can only assist in expediting hospital appointments if we determine it is clinically appropriate. To support you in this process, we have provided a template letter that you can use to contact the hospital directly. This letter can help you formally request a review of your appointment timing. Please note, contacting the hospital yourself with this letter may sometimes help highlight your concerns, but the final decision remains with the hospital based on clinical urgency.

Date

Outpatient Appointments

Hospital name and address

Dear Sir / Madam,

Your full name

Your date of birth

Your NHS Number (if you know it)

Your address

Your preferred telephone number

 

This patient was referred to you for assessment of:

Write your original problem here

They await a first appointment, but report the following change in their condition since referral:

Explain briefly what has changed since Concept House/ Sefton Road Surgery referred you to the specialist

We request that you take the following action:

· Pass the original referral letter and this letter to a clinician to determine whether their assessment might be expedited

· Contact the patient directly to inform them the outcome of that decision, and their likely wait for an appointment

· File this letter, and document your decision, in the patient’s hospital medical record.

Yours sincerely

Name