Your urgent suspected cancer referral

01. Receiving an urgent referral

You may get your appointment by post or over the phone. If you have a phone call, the number might not display. Please do answer.

It’s important that you go to all your appointments. If you can’t attend, contact the hospital to rearrange.

If your symptoms change, get worse, or if new symptoms develop, contact your GP surgery.

Handy Hints

• Check your GP has your current contact details.
• If you don’t get appointment details in 10-14 days, contact your GP surgery. Tell them it’s an urgent suspected cancer referral.

02. Going to your appointment

You may be sent straight for tests, or you might speak to a specialist first.

Handy Hints

• Make sure you know where you’re going.
• Check if you can take a family member or friend with you for support.

03. Having tests

You should receive information about your tests and anything you need to do before.

You may need to have more than one test on different days.

Handy Hints

• Ask how you will get your results and how long it will take.
• You can find information about different tests at cruk.org/urgentreferrals

04. Getting results

You might get your results in person, over the phone or by letter.

You may need to have further tests.

Handy Hints

• If you’ve been waiting longer than expected for your results, contact the service that provided your original appointment.
• You can also contact your GP surgery to let them know you are still waiting.