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Under Hospital we cover a number of common questions which include:
We also deal with questions around hospital admission which include
For referrals to outpatients, we cover
Attending outpatients: How do you get referred by your GP to hospital to see a specialist in a clinic (outpatients).
What conditions may not be funded on the NHS?
Under Conditions which may not be funded on the NHS all the treatments which may not be funded under the NHS are included. To search all the treatments considered “low priority” look under “What treatments are usually not funded” in the frequently asked questions section.
NHS community care adults
We have provided a section on the different teams which support adults in the community, a number of which you can self-refer to. When you are under these teams you can contact them all directly without needing to go through your GP practice. These teams include amongst others, district nurses, podiatrists, and occupational therapists, as well as teams covering specific support such as with alcohol and drugs.
You can find more information under the section NHS Community services (Adults).
NHS community care children
We have provided a section on the different teams which support children in the community, a number of which you can self-refer to. When you are under these teams you can contact them all directly without needing to go through your GP practice. These teams include amongst others, health visitors, school nursing team, and speech and language therapists, as well as teams covering specific support such as with healthy living.
You can find more information under the section NHS Community services (Children).
Many teams you can access directly without needing to go through the practice (self-referral). Under Contact details and self-referral the contact details for many community-based services can be found including:
Self-referrals
In the section on “outside practice self-referrals” you can find relevant self-referrals to many teams including under