"Bowel Cancer Diagnosis & referral process"

I visited my GP Dr Pal in Ashton-in-Makerfield late March with some concerns about my health. The locum GP put me on a 2 week referral to Wigan and Leigh hospital. He ordered bloods to be taken, which I went for straight away to The Thomas Linacre Centre. I didn’t have to wait long to have my bloods taken and the staff were lovely. The receptionist from my GP then phoned me an hour or 2 later to say my referral had gone through and I was to pick up my letter. I contacted the number given on the Monday and they were still awaiting a decision on the next stage. I rang back the following day and they offered me a colonoscopy. I asked if they had an earlier slot and they managed to fit me in early April. My prescription was ready to pick up from the hospital. Within 1 week I have an appointment and the NHS have been amazing.