Urgent referrals
There is a daily emergency vascular clinic at St Thomas’ Hospital for patients across the network requiring an urgent appointment within 24-48 hours. The clinic is suitable for any stable patient who requires an urgent opinion including, but not limited to:
- TIA / minor stroke
- critical limb ischaemia without sepsis
- diabetic foot ulcer without sepsis
- acute DVT
- incidental finding aneurysm (non-tender) at or above threshold
- possible digital ischaemia or embolisation
- lower limb ulceration.
To make an emergency referral please phone the vascular registrar on call at St Thomas’ Hospital on 0771 7513 348.
If you are advised by the vascular registrar to refer to the Emergency Vascular Clinic, please complete the urgent vascular referral form (Word 78Kb) and email it to gst-tr.urgentvascular@nhs.net. Please only refer in this way following a discussion with the vascular registrar.
Once you have completed the referral form, and spoken with the vascular registrar, and your patient has been booked into the Emergency Vascular Clinic, please print off this letter (Word 79Kb) and give it to your patient, as it includes details of where they need to come.
Elective referrals
We accept referrals from GPs via e-Referrals (previously known as Choose and Book) direct referral letters.
Network hospital referrals
We also offer vascular outpatient clinics at the below hospitals, please see the referral information below or speak with your GP if you would like to be referred to any of these for your appointment.
Darent Valley Hospital, Kent
Jane Sweeting, secretary to Mr McIrvine and Mr Dialynas
Surgical directorate
Darent Valley Hospital
Darenth Wood Road
Dartford
Kent DA2 8DA
Tel: 01322 428625
Email: jane.sweeting@nhs.net
Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup
Ann Harris, secretary to Miss Becky Sandford
Queen Mary’s Hospital
Frognal Avenue
Sidcup DA14 6LT
Tel: 020 8302 2678 (ext 4361)
Email: ann.harris2@nhs.net
University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich
Anne Bowler, secretary to Mr Donati, Mr Patel, and Mr Zayed
Tel: 020 8333 3000 (ext 6898)
Email: annebowler@nhs.net
Tunbridge Wells Hospital (Pembury), Kent
Deborah Beasley, secretary to Mr Tyrrell
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury
Tonbridge Road
Pembury
Kent TN2 4QJ
Tel: 01892 635873
Fax: 01892 634485
Email: d.beasley@nhs.net
Even if your surgical procedure takes place at Guy's and St Thomas' we will provide post surgical follow-up at the most clinically appropriate local hospital.
Tertiary vascular referrals will be seen in the appropriate specialist clinic.
Please see our consultants’ profiles for further information regarding their specialist interests.
Asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm
We offer a nurse-led clinic for all patients who have had an incidental finding of a below threshold (3-5cm) asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm. If you would like to refer a patient to this clinic please state so in your referral letter.
Referrals from other hospitals must include a completed Inter-Provider Minimum Data Set or ensure that one is sent within 48 hours of referring a patient.