Choose and Booking Hospital Appointments

Should you need a routine referral to hospital for a further opinion or investigations you now will normally be offered a choice of hospitals (eg Sunderland, Durham, Newcastle or South Tyneside) and appointment dates and times.  This new nationwide initiative is known as "Choose and Book".  When a doctor recommends a referral he/she will advise you on how this will work for you.  Some information on how this works is listed below.

Please go to the National web site Choose and Book Online

or:

• call the Choose and Book Appointments Line on 0845 608 8888 or textphone 0845 8 50 22 50 (calls are charged at the local rate and translation services are available)  

• use the internet and go to the HealthSpace website. If you then select Choose and Book, you can enter the website by giving your appointment reference number, year of birth and password. When you have given these details, you can book an appointment, change an appointment or view the status of your booking.   

• you can compare information between the hospitals or clinics on your list and print off copies. If you do not have access to a computer or printer, your local GP practice may be able to access the same information and print copies for you.