Self Referrals and Advice

Review the links below for ways you can self refer to different services available without the need of seeing your GP

Diabetes

• Diabetic Eye Screening – Patient Portal makes it easy for you to access your retinal screening results, images and manage your appointment. 

Foot Health

• Community Podiatry Referral – Podiatry services operate from local health centres, community clinics and community hospitals across Kent

Mental Health

• What to do in a mental health crisis? – If you are suffering from any mental health problems then you may find this link useful

Optical health

• Providers of urgent and minor eye services can be found here

Pregnancy

• To book your pregnancy care you do not need a referral from your doctor. You can refer yourself to have your baby at Medway by simply completing an online referral form

• Kent and Medway Bump, Birth and Beyond

Sexual Health Services

• Refer yourself to Sexual Health Services here

• If you would like to order an online home testing kit for all sexual transmitted infections and have no symptoms then order through SH24. You are also able to order online prescriptions for oral contraception using the same link

Healthwatch Kent – Information and signposting

Healthwatch Southwark provides an independent, confidential information and signposting service. We support people to access health and social care services and resolve difficulties. We are a small team but if we don’t know the answer, we will try to find someone who does.

Visit Healthwatch Kent

Eating Disorders

Does your weight or how you look affect the way you feel about yourself?

Do you worry that you have lost control over how much you eat?

Do you do something to compensate if you feel you have eaten too much (make yourself sick, over-exercise or take laxatives)? If you answer yes to any of the above please visit this website