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How to refer
FOR CLINICIANS ONLY

You can refer to these
clinics from ANY
East Kent GP surgery.
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Step 1
Click the image below to
access referral forms for
these clinics.

 

 

 

Step 2
Please print out and
complete your selected
form and either fax or
post it to us:

Fax
01233 811408

Address:
Consultant-led Clinics
Wye Surgery
Oxenturn Road
Wye
Kent TN25 5AY

Phone
Paula Newman or
Maxine Bible
0844 387 8419 Ext 200

Google map of our
location

Consultant-led Clinics

General Surgery

If you are a GP in East Kent you can refer patients to this NHS Consultant-led General Surgery Clinic, held at Wye Surgery. To do this, please download a General Surgery Referral form.

> Consultant in charge
> Where surgery is performed
> Benefits of using this service
> Referral criteria
> Exclusions
> Referral process and follow-up
> Clinic information
> Contacts for further information

Consultant in charge

This NHS general surgery clinic is run by Mr Robert Heddle and his team.

Where surgery is performed

All operations or surgical procedures will be carried out under the NHS at one of the following hospitals:

  • St Saviours Hospital, Hythe
  • Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury.

Benefits of using this service

  • Very short waiting times
  • Free parking and easy disabled access at Wye Surgery
  • Highly efficient service - 20 year track record with consistently high levels of patient satisfaction.

Referral criteria

  • Gall stones (confirmed by ultrasound)
  • Abscesses
  • Hernia repair
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Hernia redo
  • Anal fissure and fistula
  • Lumps and bumps
  • Sinuses or fistula repair
  • Venous ulcers suitable for skin grafting
  • Haemorrhoids.

Exclusions

  • Imaging
  • Other investigations
  • Other conditions requiring surgery or surgical procedures.

Referral process and follow-up

  1. When we receive your completed Referral Form we will allocate an appointment and send your patient a confirmation letter
  2. Our letter asks the patient to contact us to confirm they will keep the appointment
  3. After your patient has been seen, the consultant will send the referring GP a report/letter
  4. Follow up appointments and procedures will be booked directly by the consultant at the patient’s chosen hospital.

Clinic info

  • Clinics are held on one Tuesday a month from 2-4pm
  • Appointment length is 10 minutes
  • Patients are asked to arrive 15 minutes early for their appointment. If a patient is late, they may not be seen.

Contacts for further information

Please call and speak to either Paula Newman or Maxine Bible on:
0844 387 8419 Ext 200

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