Refer a patient

Please select the type of referral you would like to make: 

• General outpatient referral
• Two week wait referral
• Rapid assessment
  
  

General outpatient referrals

The vast majority of outpatient appointments can be booked via the Appointments Department using the following methods: 

• Online: NHS e-Referral service
• Tel: 020 8836 3044

Please note: The following departments accept referrals directly:

Direct referrals

Specialty	Address
Podiatry	Department of Podiatry Queen Elizabeth Hospital Stadium Road London SE18 4QH
Sexual Health	Dr. S. Mitchell, Dr. J. Russell or Dr S. Kegg Trafalgar Clinic for Sexual Health Queen Elizabeth Hospital Stadium Road London SE18 4QH
Speech and Language Therapy	Speech and Language Therapy Department Queen Elizabeth Hospital Stadium Road London SE18 4QH

Two week wait referrals

Email referrals for suspect cancer

Due to popular demand, Queen Elizabeth Woolwich is now able to receive suspected cancer referrals via email.

You can use the address LG.CWT@nhs.net to attach the suspected cancer referrals authorised by the South East London Cancer Network.

This email address should only be used for suspected cancer referral proformas.

Emails sent with a receipt request will be sent an automatic receipt in reply. There will be no manned reply from this email address.

You will be notified of your patient's appointment soon after the referral being received.

This email is to be used by NHS professionals only.

Referrals for Suspect Cancer

Specialty	Email
Suspected Cancer Breast Colorectal Dermatology Gynaecology Haematology Lung Neurology Upper GI Urology	LG.CWT@nhs.net

Rapid Assessment

Clinic	Queen Elizabeth Hospital
DVT	Completed Assessment form to be sent to the Medical Diagnostic Centre Tel: 020 8836 5032
Paediatrics	Happy Hippos via A&E only
Ultrasound Please note that patients will not always be scanned on the sites to which the request is sent dependent on capacity	Obstetrics Tel: 020 8836 4797 For pregnancy ultrasound, use Maternity Care referral form General Ultrasound Tel: 020 8836 4734

 

Please select the type of referral you would like to make: 

• General outpatient referral
• Two week wait referral
  
  

General outpatient referrals

The vast majority of outpatient appointments can be booked via the appointments department using the following methods: 

• Online: NHS e-Referral
• Email: tlh-tr.LewishamReferrals@nhs.net
   

Please note: The specialties below should be booked directly using the appropriate email.

Specialty referrals

Specialty	Electronic
24Hr Tape/OA Echo	N/A
Acute Foot Service	N/A
Anticoagulant	N/A
Audiology (Over 60s)	N/A
Diabetic Eye Screening	N/A
Dietetics	tlh-tr.LewishamDietetics@nhs.net
Elderly Care (Stroke/TIA/Falls)	N/A
Genitourinary Medicine	LH.SexualHealth@nhs.net
Haematology	N/A
HIV (Alexis Clinic)	LH.AlexisClinic@nhs.net
Midwifery	LewishamMidwives@nhs.net
Physiotherapy	LH.PhysiotherapyDirectReferrals@nhs.net
Sexual and Reproductive Health	LH.SexualHealth@nhs.net
X Ray (Urgent referrals only)	N/A

Two week wait referrals

Specialty	Telephone	Email
Breast Services	020 8836 5966	N/A
Suspected Cancer Breast Colorectal Dermatology Gynaecology Haematology Head and Neck (ENT) Lung Neurology Upper GI	020 8836 5966	N/A

 

If you would like to find out more about a service, or have a question for one of our consultants you can contact a department directly using the email addresses below.

Please Note

These email addresses have been set up to provide information only. Referrals cannot be accepted via these accounts.

At this stage, these email addresses relate to services in Lewisham only. We have plans in place to introduce email accounts for services in Greenwich shortly.

Email Addresses

Anticoagulation	LH.anticoagulation@nhs.net
Cardiology	LH.cardiology@nhs.net
Colorectal Surgery	LH.colorectalsurgery@nhs.net
Community Paediatrics	LH.communitypaediatrics@nhs.net
Elderly Medicine	LH. elderlymedicine@nhs.net
Endocrinology	LH.endocrinology@nhs.net
ENT	LH.ENT@nhs.net
Gastroenterology	LH.gastroenterology@nhs.net
General Surgery	LH.generalsurgery@nhs.net
Gynaecology	LH.gynaecology@nhs.net
HIV Services	LH.alexisclinic@nhs.net
Midwifery	LH.midwifery@nhs.net
Neonatal Paediatrics	LH.neonatalpaediatrics@nhs.net
Obstetrics	LH.obstetrics@nhs.net
Paediatric Medicine	LH.paediatricmedicine@nhs.net
Paediatric Surgery	LH.paediatricsurgery@nhs.net
Radiology	LH.radiology@nhs.net
Respiratory Services	LH.respiratory@nhs.net
Sexual Health	LH.SexualHealthReferrals@nhs.net
Vascular Surgery	LH.vascularsurgery@nhs.net

 

Antenatal Clinic

T: 020 8836 4339

Antenatal/Postnatal Ward

T: 020 8836 4788 or 020 8836 4789

Birth Centre

T: 0208 836 5797

Colposcopy Department

T: 020 8836 4509 or 020 8836 4896

F: 020 8836 6183

Day Assessment Unit  (DAU/FAU)  

T: 020 8836 4873

F: 020 8836 5359

Delivery Suite

T: 020 8836 4522 or 020 8836 4523

F: 020 8836 4381

Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU)

T: 020 8836 4897

General Gynaecology 

T: 020 8836 4397

F: 020 8836 4784

Maternity Admin  

T: 020 8836 5055

F: 020 8836 4514

Maternity Direct Access Referral Line

T: 07787 841986