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Referral

Phone number: 0121 752 1673
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  • All referrals from Primary Care should be sent via ERS
  • Routine tertiary referrals sent by email must be sent using secure NHS.net accounts. Sending via a non/NHS.net account is not encrypted.
  • Please see below on intructions for urgent referrals and Tertiary Oncology referrals.

Referral to the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

As a NHS patient, you can choose where you want to be treated. If you would like to be referred to us please ask your GP to refer you to The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital 

Reasons people choose us for their care

  • We perform the most elective orthopaedic procedures in the NHS
  • We offer among the best patient exerience in the NHS
  • We deliver among the best clinical outcomes in the NHS
  • We have the shortest local waiting times

Referral Forms

Oncology Referrals

GP non-urgent referrals

All primary care referrals should be submitted by eReferrals / ERS. 

GP referrals for routine or urgent non-2ww patient referrals should download and complete this form in its entirety and return. 

If you have an enquiry regarding submitting a referral, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

GP 2WW (two week wait) Referral

If you wish to refer a patient with a suspected sarcoma, who fits within the NICE Guidelines criteria for a 2ww referral, please complete and send the following referral form via NHS eReferrals. 

If you have an enquiry regarding submitting a referral, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Spinal Referral Oncology Form

If you need to make a spinal oncology referral for patients with MSCC, metastatic or primary spinal tumours, we use an online referral system ensuring speed of access and accurate information transfer and recording of all spinal oncology referrals,

Please visit 'refer a patient'

Tertiary referrals

We provide a national service for Orthopaedic Sarcoma and Metastatic Bone Disease. If you need to transfer a patient or request an opinion through our MDT, complete the form and return to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Opinion only

If you require an opinion through our Sarcoma MDT, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Emergency Inter-Hospital Transfer

Emergency Inter-Hospital Transfer

If you wish to make an emergency inter-hospital transfer referral, the following form should be downloaded.

Please send the completed form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Imaging Referral

Imaging Referral

Imaging Department
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
0121 685 4135
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GPs please fill one of these forms in for imaging referrals, including repeat injection referrals.

Physiotherapy Self Referral

Physiotherapy Self Referral

Please complete the form to access our physiotherapy service. Your form will be assessed and we will contact you via telephone initially.