Refer to the elderly medicine service

Here you'll find advice and referral information for GPs who want to refer a patient to our elderly medicine service.

GP referrals

Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our elderly medicine services. 

GP advice

Our GP advice line is a direct phone line to a consultant geriatrician, which operates 09.00 to 17.00, Monday through Friday. The consultant is able to offer advice, urgent outpatient clinic appointments and a rapid access clinic review if appropriate. 

• Charing Cross Hospital: 020 3311 5162 — for advice and frailty unit admissions

• St Mary's Hospital: 077 8961 8954 — for advice and urgent clinic appointments 

There is also an email address to seek advice or ask a question about an inpatient or recently discharged patient: ICHC-tr.adviceelderlymedicine-imperial@nhs.net