Can I refer patients to the two-week wait as a private GP?

It is possible for private GPs to make two week wait (2WW) cancer referrals. This requires you to obtain local proformas and contact details for the 2WW team. There will typically be a preference for 2WW referrals to come via ERS, however as ERS is not available to private clinicians (currently), a 2WW cancer referral would need to be submitted via secure email (e.g. NHS mail, Egress). If an NHS GP is going to coordinate a patient’s care, then it may be better for the referral to be made by the NHS GP. In this case, either you can attempt to make contact with the patient’s NHS GP, you could send notes back to the NHS GP (with consent), or print consultation notes for the patient to take to their NHS GP.