OET referral letter sample for doctors

Miss Ingrid Thorsby Consultant Colorectal Surgeon Colorectal Clinic Calderley General Hospital Wellgate Road Calderley CY4 7RT 26 October 2026 Re: Mr Royston Cawthorne, DOB 11/07/1963 Dear Miss Thorsby, I am writing to refer Mr Cawthorne, a 63-year-old retired electrician, for urgent assessment on the suspected colorectal cancer pathway, following a positive faecal immunochemical test. He presented on 5 October with an eight-week history of looser stools, two to three times a day, with occasional dark red blood mixed in. He also reports tiredness and a 4 kg weight loss over two months. His father was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 70. Examination of his abdomen and rectum was normal. However, his FIT result was 86 µg Hb/g, and blood tests showed iron deficiency anaemia, with a haemoglobin of 112 g/L, an MCV of 76 fL and a ferritin of 6 µg/L. His renal function is normal and coeliac serology was negative. I have started ferrous sulfate 200 mg once daily. He takes ramipril 5 mg and atorvastatin 20 mg daily for hypertension and high cholesterol, and has no known drug allergies. He takes no anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. He understands that he may need a colonoscopy but is anxious because of his father's illness. Please note that he is away from 5 to 12 December. I would be grateful if you could see him urgently. Yours sincerely, Doctor Brookfold Surgery