Email: rdsugi@elht.nhs.uk
Phone: 01282 803003
The aim of the Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Rapid Diagnostic Service (RDS) is to ensure that all patients referred by a GP to gastroscopy who are suitable for nurse-led care receive a telephone safety assessment and suitable investigations are arranged in an appropriate time frame with prompt communication of the results as appropriate.
Some referrals are an urgent suspected cancer referral. You may have previously heard it be called a 'two week wait referral' (2ww). This referral is to investigate your symptoms and find out what is wrong and if it could be cancer.
The service can provide support and advice from the initial nurse-led appointment until either ruling out cancer or confirming a diagnosis of cancer.
Our nurses are:
Naomi Haworth
Firoza Fulat
Admin support:
Olivia Kershaw
The Team can be contacted on 01282 803003 (or internally on 13003)