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Doctors call for self-referrals for lung cancer checks to be rolled out across UK as 20pc wait at least two weeks to see a GP Michael Searles is The Telegraph's Deputy Health Editor. He covers health ...

The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has introduced an online maternity self-referral service, allowing expectant mothers to self-refer and directly book their first midwife appointments. Using ...

Expectant mothers can now refer themselves directly to maternity services without seeing a GP first. The new NHS self-referral process, part of a wider drive to improve digital access, allows people ...

BRITS with lung cancer symptoms are self-referring for life-saving tests rather than waiting for a GP to do so. Self-request chest x-ray services have been established in a number of locations, ...

The Health Secretary said GP referrals can be a "waste of everyone's time" WOMEN could refer themselves for breast cancer scans under plans to slash NHS delays. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the ...

Wes Streeting said the move will have the added benefit of freeing-up GP appointments for other patients and could soon be expanded to more conditions. The health secretary made the announcement at ...