Referrals

NHS Referrals

If you are a patient at Northampton General Hospital and have any questions or queries about an outpatient appointment, when your planned operation is expected to take place, or if you want to cancel or rearrange an appointment with the hospital, please contact their Outpatient Contact Centre on 01604 545555.

We do not have access to the hospital booking system and will not be able to provide you with the information you need.

If you are a patient at either Horton General Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital or Churchill Hospital and have any questions or queries about an outpatient appointment, when your planned operation is expected to take place, or if you want to cancel or rearrange an appointment with the hospital, please contact the Oxford Patient Contact Centre on 01865 231405. 

Hospital Wait Times for Appointments

Please see My Planned Care, this website will allow patients to access waiting times for all hospitals across the county within each department.

Private Referrals

Please contact your insurance company in the first instance, and they will advise you the best consultant and hospital where you can be seen for your particular speciality.

Once you know this information, please call the Secretary on 01280 709573 and we can complete your referral for you.

Walk in X-Rays

Open access between 9:30am to 4:00pm every weekday.

Patients can turn up at The Horton Hospital with a completed x-ray request (normally sent electronically). Patients will then be x-rayed in order of arrival.

Patients not wishing to wait can call Radiology on 01295 229185 to make an appointment.

NHS e-Referral Service

The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) combines electronic booking with a choice of place, date and time for first hospital or clinic appointments. Patients can choose their initial hospital or clinic appointment, book it in the GP surgery at the point of referral, or later at home on the phone or online.

Using the service

If you're a patient, find out more about appointment booking on the NHS website.

Whether you're using e-RS for the first time, or an existing user wanting to make the most of the service, NHS Digital provides a range of material for referrers (such as a general practice), providers (a hospital or clinic) and commissioners.

Further information can be found on the NHS England website