For queries relating to referrals to hospital:
Phone 0141 347 8347
e-mail: Appointmentsbookingcentre@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Each hospital in Glasgow also has a patient Support and Information Service
These attachments can help answer some questions about what happens after a referral:
"Waiting for NHS Treatment" leaflet
"Waiting Times" informations NHS Inform
"Confirming your place on the waiting list" text messaging
About waiting well and prehabilitation following an NHS referral
You may be put on a waiting list to see a healthcare specialist or to get health and social care services. This website has information to support your health and wellbeing at this time. This includes information on your physical and mental health, as well as advice about practical issues like money worries.
It may seem strange to say you could be ‘waiting well’ as you may not be feeling your best. You may also be unsure what to do while you wait. But, it’s really important to use this time to support your health and wellbeing.
There is also an information sheet about what to expect waiting for NHS services
If you have been referred on a pathway to exclude cancer there are more specific resources and information about prehabilitation.
Why it’s important to support your health and wellbeing
Taking positive steps for your health and wellbeing can help you to:
- ease some symptoms
- manage or improve your health
- stop new problems from starting
- improve your health before your care – this may help you to get better faster
Explore more of the waiting well site to see how you can:
Support your health and wellbeing while you wait
How to look after your health and wellbeing while waiting for health or social care.
Using NHS Scotland and community services
Help, advice and support that’s available from health, social and community services in Scotland.
Learn more about conditions, tests and treatments
Information on common health conditions, tests and treatments.
Getting fit for surgery
How to prepare for surgery to help support your recovery afterwards
Types of waiting list
If you’re on a waiting list, you may be waiting for:
- an operation
- a test
- expert advice, for example from a pain specialist or psychologist
- social care support