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Renal referrals (including urgent referrals)

Checked: 12-12-2024 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 11-12-2026

Outpatient Referrals

For routine and urgent consultant outpatient appointments – please refer via eRS

Current waiting times can be accessed here.

More urgent or same day referrals

For a more immediate (within 48 hours) consultant renal opinion please send a query to renalsecretaries@nbt.nhs.uk who will triage the request and can arrange an appointment in the acute renal clinic, or if less urgent they may give advice and advise a standard referral.

For an urgent, same-day renal opinion (for instance, for patients with suspected vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, or nephrotic syndrome not caused by diabetes, please contact the on call registrar (or consultant if not available) via NBT switchboard (0117 9505050).

Advice and guidance

There is no renal A and G service available via eRS. Please see the Advice & Guidance Service page for options.



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