If your referral request was to your local hospital, you will need to contact them directly.
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 5PD
Website: www.esneft.nhs.uk/ipswich-hospital
Tel: 01473 712233
Alternatively, you can contact the ward or department that you have been referred to directly.
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
Essex
CO4 5JL
Website: www.esneft.nhs.uk/colchester-hospital
Tel: 01206 747474
Alternatively, you can contact the ward or department that you have been referred to directly.
West Suffolk Hospital
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 2QZ
Website: www.wsh.nhs.uk
Tel: 01284 713000
Alternatively, you can contact the ward or department that you have been referred to directly.
Felixstowe Hospital
Constable Road
Felixstowe
Suffolk
IP11 7HJ
Website: www.esneft.nhs.uk/felixstowe-hospital
Tel: 01394 458820
Alternatively, you can contact the ward or department that you have been referred to directly.
E-Referrals (Urgent or Routine)
When you and your GP agree that you need to see a specialist you will be referred via E-Referral to a hospital of your choice. Your referral will be usually be triaged and graded by the hospital consultants. Your name will then be added to the appropriate waiting list and as clinic slots become available you will be sent an appointment. The waiting times will vary depending on the speciality.
When one of the clinicians from the practice has arranged to refer you to a specialist clinic they will discuss with you whether it is urgent or routine. The clinician will try to give an indication of your expected waiting time but is difficult to be precise about waiting times, as this very much depends on current demand at the hospital and any unforeseen circumstances.
If you need to make enquiries about your wait for an appointment at Ipswich Hospital then please phone the Ipswich Hospital Appointments Centre:
NEW Referrals for a first appointment – 01473 702400
Follow up appointments – 01473 703162
If, after contacting the Hospital Appointments Service, you have further questions please use our Track a Referral form.