Two Week Wait (2WW) Referral – Advice Sheet
Referral
Your doctor has referred you to be seen by
a specialist/ consultant within the next two
weeks.
The 2ww bureau will contact you by
letter/telephone to offer an appointment
within 14 days.
Please make sure that you are available to
attend an appointment within 14 days – if
you are not available you must inform your
GP as soon as possible.
The Two Week Fast Track Scheme
This is a National scheme that is being run
to help people who are displaying
symptoms or, who have had a test result
that may suggest the presence of Cancer
and need to be seen by a specialist as
quickly as possible.
This will help to quickly exclude or
diagnose any serious conditions and
help you access the right treatment
options as soon as possible.
Why am I being referred?
Hospital Information
Your doctor wants you to see a specialist
as quickly as possible so that the right
treatment/tests can be decided upon. It
does not automatically mean that you
have cancer.
Your appointment will be at one of the
following hospitals:
When will I be seen?
Wycombe Hospital
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2TT Tel: 01494 526 161
After your doctor has contacted the
hospital, the 2ww bureau will get in
touch to offer a date for you to be seen.
Please ensure that you make yourself
available to attend within 14 days – it is
very important.
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Mandeville Road
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP21 8AL Tel: 01296 315000
You can bring a member of your family
or a friend along with you to your
appointment.
Amersham Hospital
Whielden Street
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0JD Tel: 01494 434 411
If you have not received a date to be
seen after five days then contact your
GP surgery in the first instance.
Getting the right treatment
at the right time in the right
place can save lives
NF88/MDT June 2014