For clinicians
Referral guidelines
For GPs - to refer a patient for a first appointment at Barts and The London Endocrinology Centre, please use the Choose and Book system or contact us using the details below.
For referring consultants – please use the following contact details to refer an adult patient to us.
Central Appointments (CAO)
1st Floor, 9 Prescot Street
Barts and The London NHS Trust
London E1 8PR
Tel: 020 7767 3200
e-fax: 020 7791 9670
Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm
Clinics available on Choose and Book
General Endocrinology - Endocrinology (SBH)
Diabetes and Metabolism 2 - Diabetic Medicine (SBH)
Endocrinology Telephone Advise
If referring a child or adolescent, please use the following contact details.
Central Appointments (CAO)
1st Floor, 9 Prescot Street
Barts and The London NHS Trust
London E1 8PR
Tel: 020 7767 3200
e-fax: 020 7791 9670
Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm
Out-of-hours and emergency referrals
If you are a patient and under the care of one of our endocrinologists and need some medical advice out of hours, telephone the hospital switchboard on 020 7377 7000 and ask reception to bleep the endocrinologist on call.
For families of children who are cared for our paediatric endocrinologists who require medical advice out of hours, again telephone the hospital switchboard on 020 7377 7000 and ask reception to bleep the paediatric medical registrar on call.
Telephone advice clinic
We are now offering a telephone consultation advice service for primary care physicians seeking advice about patients with endocrine problems.
For more information about how the telephone clinic works and how to use it click here.
Please use one of the following routes of referral:
1) Fax the referral to 020 3465 6148. Mark for the attention of the endocrine telephone advice clinic.
2) Email the referral
3) Telephone the referral to 020 346 55044 (24-hour answerphone)
In all cases please provide the following details:
- Patient name, address and date of birth
- Outline of the clinical query
- Name of GP requesting advice
- E-mail address of the GP [where possible] to confirm telephone clinic appointment time
- Direct contact number for advice call (and if necessary, times of availability or unavailability)
In general we will aim to offer an advice telephone discussion to the GP within 2 weeks of the referral. Most of the consultations will occur between 2 and 4pm on Mondays and Thursdays. However alternative times can be accommodated if requested.
Useful websites for clinicians
For professionals to promote the advance of endocrinology, please go to the following website www.endocrinology.org
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