Referrals

If you have a query regarding an appointment, we ask that you contact the hospital or service directly. You can usually find their direct contact number on your clinic letter on the top right or you can ring the hospital directly and ask the switchboard to transfer you to the appropriate consultant secretary.

Here are some useful hospital numbers:

• 01273 696955 – Royal Sussex County Hospital Switchboard
• 01273 664511 - Brighton Hospitals Patient Liaision Service (PALS)
• 01444 441881 - Princess Royal Hospital Switchboard
• 01444 448678 - Princess Royal Hospital Patient Liaision Service (PALS)
• 0300 131 6770 – University Hospitals Sussex Outpatient Booking Centre
• Sussex MSK - various numbers, click here for more info
• 0300 002 0060 - Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service
• 0300 373 1886 - Diabetes Care for You
• Dermatology services (Brighton General Hospital) - various numbers, click here for more info

Waiting times for certain treatments are much longer than the NHS would normally like. Once the surgery has submitted a referral we are unable to trace the current waiting times for individuals and would recommend that you contact the service you have been referred to direct, or visit My Planned Care (NHS) to get up to date information on waiting times for each hospital.

If your GP has referred you for a hospital outpatients appointment and you have not received your appointment information within 18 weeks from the date you were referred, please contact University Hospitals Sussex Outpatient Booking Centre on 0300 131 6770. 

Referrals can often take weeks/months for triage from submission due to current extensive demand for services. Until referrals are triaged by a specific service, patients are unable to access information via the outpatients system. 

Please also note that, if a referral is submitted as urgent by a clinician, this does not necessarily ensure that it is treated as urgent by the service and may be downgraded to routine at the discretion of the triaging consultant following local protocols and pathways. 

Please do not contact us regarding your appointment waiting time as unfortunately this is outside of our control. 

Brighton Food Bank is open Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 – 16:00.

Please complete all sections of this referral form. This will help the team build a clear picture of your situation and assess how they can help. The form should be self-explanatory, however, here are a few explanations as to why we are asking for specific information.

Age/Gender of Children: Assess specific needs for each child, give appropriate items to children when they are available.

Allergies/Dietary Requirements: Avoid giving food that cannot or will not be consumed to eliminate causing an allergic reaction and food wastage.

Anxiety Sufferer/Accessibility Needs: Assess whether you are able to attend an appointment unassisted.

Benefits: Assess your current financial situation.

If you have any questions regarding the form, please email foodbank@bhcm.org.uk or phone 01273 609484: Option 1.

Click here for the referral form

Once you have completed the form, please return back to the practice, either at reception or emailing to sxicb-bh.clinicalstpeters@nhs.net. The form will be sent onto the foodbank for their assessment.

ECB PCN has commissioned ADHD Aware to run some extra groups for people diagnosed or awaiting assessment/diagnosis for ADHD.

These groups are online and in person, running monthly drop ins – a text will be sent out to patients with the relevant codes from St Peters.

Please see this link for more information ADHD-Aware-Welcome-Pack.pdf (adhdaware.org.uk).