Most referrals to other specialists will require you seeing or speaking with a GP, however there are a number of services locally, listed below that you are able to make self-referrals to.

If your doctor has referred you to a specialist for further care you will be asked to book your appointment using the ‘NHS e-Referral’ system.

You will receive a letter from us within 2 weeks giving details of how to book your appointment and any passwords you may need.

To track your e-Referral you will need the following details to log into the e-Referral website:

• Your date of birth
• Reference number – this will be on the first page of your letter
• Password – this will be on the second page of your letter

To track an e-Referral, click here.

Did you know Lincolnshire’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) programme has helped to facilitate more than 75,000 diagnostic tests across the county? The programme offers patients access to dedicated NHS facilities in the heart of communities, outside of a busy hospital setting. Grantham’s CDC on Gonerby Road, Gonerby Hill Foot, has been open to patients since April 2022, offering calm clinic spaces and free parking.

Through a GP referral Patients can access:

• Plain film X-ray 
• Non-obstetric ultrasound 
• Echocardiogram 
• Diabetic Eye Screening 
• DEXA scanning
• MRI, currently based in a mobile unit at Grantham and District Hospital 
• AAA screening 

Further investment at the former Moy Park site will also see state-of-the-art CT and MRI scanners open for GP's to make patient referrals in mid-March. In addition, the facility will also be offering investigations such as blood testing, ECGs and asthma tests in the future.