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Hi everyone

 

Just wondering how long it usually takes before you get an appointment letter after a GP referral to breast screening clinic?

 

Had my appointment at the GPs on Friday after finding a lump in my breast. The GP said she wasn’t concerned so it wouldn’t be an urgent appointment however that I would still likely get seen within a few weeks.

 

Also is it usually a letter I would get or a phone call to arrange the appointment?

 

Thanks in advance!

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My GP referred me on a Thursday and I got a letter through on the Tuesday after that, I was told by my gp that all referrals to breast clinic had to been seen within 2 weeks of referral

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I was referred on the 2nd may and still haven’t received a letter despite having already been under observation for 6 weeks ?

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Hi Flowers,
Presumably you were not referred under the 2 week rule as you say your gp referred as not urgent, which is usual practice.
As appointment slots are manged quite tightly now, you may well get a phone call if one comes up, you may also get a letter. Phoning through appointments is normal practice now, so do answer your phone if an unknown number comes up!
ann