By use
Letter
Complete correspondence — discharge, non-attendance, handover to primary care — needing only the fields filled.
- Letter Did not attend - letter before discharge Gives someone a defined window to get back in touch before they are discharged, rather than removing them silently.
- Letter Discharge after no response Closing the loop when the window given in the previous letter has passed, with the re-referral route stated.
- Letter Invitation for a repeat chest x-ray The short letter that gets someone back for the follow-up film, with the reason stated and the result loop closed.
- Letter Letter footer - dictation note and signature The blocks that sit at the bottom of every letter: the voice recognition note, the signature, and how to reach the department.
- Letter Asking the GP to arrange nodule follow-up Handing surveillance of a low-risk nodule to primary care, with the safety net written down rather than assumed.