Referral Process
Referral occurs because your eye specialist has identified a tumour (lump) in your eye. In many cases this will be benign but there is a chance that it may be malignant. We aim to see all patients within two weeks of receipt of referral.
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- Ocular Oncology Department Office
Eye specialists refer patients to us by sending a letter or fax or by making a telephone call. As soon as we receive your referral we will send you:
- details of your appointment time and place;
- A copy of the Liverpool Ocular Oncology Centre Guide for Patients;
- a questionnaire, to confirm that details regarding your name, date of birth, address and general practitioner are all correct;
- a request for permission to send a copy of a report on your condition to your optometrist (i.e., optician) after your first visit to our centre. It is important to give optometrists this feedback, for educational purposes, but your consent is needed as optometrists are not doctors; and
- a request for permission to use your data, any surplus tissues, and any images for research, teaching and quality control purposes.
Completed forms should be returned to the ocular oncology secretary.
If you live too far from Liverpool to travel on the same day, our secretary will arrange accommodation for you and any accompanying relatives. We pay the hotel for the room (single or double) so you will only need to pay for breakfast and any extras (telephone, parking, etc). The accommodation will either be at a hotel or in apartments across the street from the hospital.
The hotel selected is a short taxi ride from the hospital. There are, of course, several other hotels around Liverpool and if you do not mind travelling a greater distance to the hospital or contributing to the cost, if the hotel is more expensive, then our secretary would be happy to find alternative accommodation. If you travel to our centre by car, please aim to arrive early in case you are delayed.
If you have any special requirements please let us know by mail or phone and we will do everything we can to meet your needs.
