Self Referral
Most referrals to other specialists will require you seeing or speaking with a GP. However, there are a number of local services, listed below, that you are able to make self referrals to.
Self-referral to Ipswich maternity services
To self refer please include the following information in an email to [email protected] Please be sure to include all of this information otherwise we will not be able to accept your referral.
iCaSH (Integrated Contraception and Sexual Health services)
Our iCaSH (integrated Contraception and Sexual Health) service provides all aspects of sexual and reproductive health, including contraception, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing and treatment. iCaSH is available from easily accessible single locations across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk.
0300 300 3030
Wellbeing
Wellbeing is important to us all. We want to feel good about ourselves, to get the most out of our lives and feel connected to other people. ‘Wellbeing’ means feeling more than just happy and confident, it means feeling able to cope when things get tough in our lives or when our physical health suffers.
Wellbeing Norfolk & Waveney and Wellbeing Suffolk provide a range of support for people with common mental health and emotional issues, such as low mood, depression or stress.
0300 123 1503
The AHP Suffolk Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service
The AHP Suffolk Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service allows you to access physiotherapy services online.
If you self-refer you will be asked a series of questions to tell us about your problem. This information will then be triaged by our senior physiotherapists and you will be contacted via email within 3 working days with further information or an appointment.
Marie Stopes UK
You don’t need a GP referral to access NHS funded abortion care.
We've been helping people with their reproductive health options for over 40 years. We provide NHS-funded and self-funded abortion and vasectomy care through our network of local clinics all over England. You can give us a call whenever you need us. Our advice line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
0345 300 8090
Find a psychological therapies service in England
You can refer yourself directly to a psychological therapies service (IAPT) without seeing your GP.
These services offer therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for common problems including: stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias