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Sunday 22 December 2024
Salisbury Foundation Trust

Useful Information about your appointment/s

For information on getting to the hospital, please visit the following page: Coming Into Our Hospital Ìý

Typical care pathwayÌýÌý

If your GP has any concerns, they will refer you to the Non-Specific Symptoms (NSS) Pathway here at the hospital for further testing.ÌýÌý

Before your first appointment, it would be helpful if you could consider any relevant information on the following beforehand:Ìý

  • Past Medical History - previous illnesses or operations.Ìý
  • Regular medications - a list of prescriptions is useful.Ìý
  • Family History - close relatives who may have had a diagnosis of cancer.Ìý

There are some useful links available on the following page, to help you prepare for appointments: Preparing for your appointmentsÌý

For your initial appointment, you will receive a call from our NSS Pathway Navigator who will explain the service to you and the process from referral to diagnosis. During that initial call they will also schedule a telephone call with a member of the clinician team. This involves taking a full medical history and discussing your current symptoms and concerns. This call usually takes 20 – 40 minutes.ÌýÌýÌý

You will be referred for further tests to determine a diagnosis, for information on the tests which may be involved, please visit ‘tests and investigations which may take place’ (LINK)Ìý

The results from these tests will be reviewed at a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meeting, where a group of medical specialists will review the results to determine a specific diagnosis.ÌýÌý

It is intended that the pathway will lead to one of the following outcomes:ÌýÌý

  • Referral on to a site-specific specialist cancer pathwayÌý
  • Referral to other speciality for onward management of a non-cancer diagnosisÌý
  • Discharged back to the care of the GP with advice and reassurance (if required)Ìý
Typical Care Pathway
Getting to the Radiology Department
Getting to the Endoscopy Unit
Getting to the Pathology Department (blood tests)

Our staff at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.

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