NHS referral service
If you have been referred for more treatments or tests, you can check on the referral using our online form. You will need a letter of referral from your GP if you would like to see a private specialist or consultant.
If you have questions about your referral:
- Telephone the hospital number on your appointment letter (if you have one)
- Telephone RMS Kernow (Referral Management Service) on 01872 226700
Private Referrals
If you want a private referral, first research where you want to go. Private hospitals can give you information and let you know if you need a GP referral.
Hospital Waiting Times
The NHS created the My Planned Care website for patients to find out how long they have to wait at hospitals. The site will grow in the next few months to offer more help for patients during their wait.
Check a referral using your NHS account
You can book a referral through the NHS referral service. You can also check a referral by using the NHS website or App.
You will need your NHS account login details and the NHS App to access the App.
Find out more about referrals
You can find more information about referrals on the Appointment and online consultations page on the NHS website.
ADHD AND AUTISM DIAGNOSIS
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THEIR 19TH BIRTHDAY.
In response to long waiting lists and an acknowledgement that most support in children and young people is needs-led, rather than diagnosis dependent, the new approach involves Neurodiverse Profiling, which takes about 45-90 minutes.
To arrange Neurodiverse profiling, you should:
- Speak to their school for a professional trained in the profiling tool.
- Alternatively, you can email cft.ndcornwall@nhs.net to identify someone who can help if the child/young person is not currently under a healthcare or school professional trained in the profiling tool.
For more information, pls visit Parent Carers Cornwall website: Neurodiversity Hub, which has lots of information (including videos) to empower parents/carers as well as your child or young person to learn about and understand their needs, and develop strategies to help them.
ADULTS ADHD SERVICES
Options include:
A. NHS referral (local service)
1. Contact the surgery via our website www.staustellhealthcare.nhs.uk, click on the online contact form, and select “other admin request”.
2. We will send you a form to complete. This form is for your referral to the local ADHD service. It needs to be filled in with lots of detail including the time and length of symptoms, especially those before to the age of 12.
3. Return the form to the surgery, and you will be placed on a waiting list for an appointment.
4. The referral will then be sent on.
The local ADHD service is provided by Cornwall CFT NHS Trust. You can read more about their service online here https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/adhd-service/. There is a long waiting time for the referrals, but the service is expanding. We recognize the impact the long wait might have. Below are useful resources to explore during this time.
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/mental-illnesses-and-mental-health-problems/adhd-in-adults
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
B. Right to choose provider: You can choose an alternative NHS-funded provider under the Right to choose scheme. Please check if they will provide prescriptions and follow-up care. The medication prescribed for ADHD needs ongoing monitoring and health tests, and we will not accept prescribing requests from private ADHD assessments.
C. Private provider – You may choose to self-fund an assessment through a private clinic.
If you wish to use a Right to Choose or private provider, you must research and select the provider yourself.
Once you have chosen, please provide us with:
The provider’s name
Their email address (for referral submission)
A copy of the provider’s referral form (if required)
Any other specific instructions from the provider about how to send the referral.
We can then send the referral.
Other services at our surgery
You can access a range of services and clinics through our surgery. Find out more about the medical services and clinics available in your local area.