Plastic surgery referrals

Providing planned and emergency surgery

Referral address

Department of plastic surgery 
3rd floor, Lambeth Wing
St Thomas' Hospital,
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH

We provide a stand-alone plastic surgery service, but also work as part of a large number of teams to provide integrated assessment and treatment for patients.

  • Routine referrals 

    All NHS GP referrals must be submitted using the NHS e-Referral service (formerly Choose and Book). Referrals sent to the nhs.net mailbox or by post from GPs will not be processed. Tertiary referrals can be emailed to:  (service’s nhs.net address)

    General plastic surgery clinics run daily and we aim to see routine referrals within eight weeks.

    Referral may be made either:

    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.

  • Urgent referrals

    All NHS GP referrals must be submitted using the NHS e-Referral service (formerly Choose and Book). Referrals sent to the nhs.net mailbox or by post from GPs will not be processed. Tertiary referrals can be emailed to:  (service’s nhs.net address)

    Any referrals for suspected cancer should be via the standard two week wait referral proforma from the London Cancer Alliance website. This should be emailed to our two week wait office gst-tr.2wwgstt@nhs.net, within 24 hours of the GP consultation.

    Other urgent plastic surgery referrals should be emailed to gst-tr.plasticsurgeryreferrals@nhs.net. We aim to see all urgent referrals within two weeks.

  • Emergency referrals 

    Where you need advice, emergency patient review or to arrange an admission, please telephone the switchboard on 020 7188 7188 and ask to speak to the on-call specialist registrar or senior house officer in plastic surgery.

    Hand injuries - referral form for GPs

    If you are a GP and would like to refer to our hand and plastic emergency clinic at St Thomas', please download this referral form (Word 161Kb) and send to gst-tr.handtrauma@nhs.net. Please see the form for details of referral criteria.

    Hand injuries - referral form for tertiary hospitals

    If you work in a tertiary hospital and would like to refer to our hand and plastic emergency clinic at St Thomas', please download this referral form (Word 155Kb) and send to gst-tr.handtrauma@nhs.net. Please see the form for details of referral criteria.

  • Cancelling an appointment 

    If you need to change or cancel an appointment for any reason, contact the plastic surgery access team on 020 7188 8882. Please tell us as soon as possible so that the appointment can be given to another patient.