Until a treatment has been rolled out to a unit, you should continue to use one of the paper-based forms on this page, to make a referral. For confirmation a treatment has been rolled out, and for your assurance you are following the correct referral pathway, you can check the schedules on the TAS Connect webpage.
The steps you need to follow to make a referral using a form depend on whether or not your Trust has a Service Level Agreement (SLA). If you're not sure if your Trust has an SLA, telephone 0300 020 0496 (24/7, 365 days a year) for confirmation.
Trusts with an SLA
Urgent referrals
The steps to follow to make an urgent referral depends on the time you make the referral; either Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm, or outside these hours.
From Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, follow these steps:
1. Telephone 0300 020 0496 and select the option for your nearest unit.
2. Email a completed treatment request form (Word 55KB) to your closest TAS unit (please note this link will take you to the NHSBT website for the public).
Outside of these hours, follow these steps:
1. Telephone 0300 020 0496 and select option 1.
2. Email a completed treatment request form (Word 55KB) to TAS.Referrals@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
Non-urgent referrals
Email a treatment request form to your closest TAS unit (please note, this link will take you to the NHSBT website for the public). The team will be in touch with you the next working day; if you don't hear back the next working day, telephone 0300 020 0496.
Trusts without an SLA
If your trust does not have an SLA, follow these steps:
1. Telephone 0300 020 0496 to discuss the treatment you're requesting.
2. When our team confirm and agree the treatment plan for your patient, complete a one-off agreement form (Word 68KB).
