to think this wait is cruel?

On the 21 June I was asked to make an urgent blood test appointment. I am booked for 30 July. I've given up stressing and caring. The nhs is broken beyond repair.

For contrast, I get same day appointments so it’s not good enough just because it’s not as bad as your experience. This is appalling.

If it was serious the GP would have had notification within 24 hours, maybe within a few hours of the scan and they would be ringing you straight away to come in to see them.

You could try phoning the hospital and ask to speak to a nurse in the department that requested the MRI. I've found they are very helpful and some can interprete the results for you. Usally takes it a week or two for the results to be looked at and discussed by the consultants anyway.

That sounds promising.
I had a call from my GP surgery post scan to say they needed to see me asap. When I asked when was there an appt I was told just come today and we will see you when you get here.....

Iv been getting regular ct scans every three months since A august last year. The normal waiting time for me has been 2 weeks after. Good or bad news they will see you face to face, well in most cases.
I have also waited 8 weeks on scan results as well. Good luck it’s a worrying time.

It says routine so unlikely to be serious, if it was serious they would contact you.

I’ve recently had the same thing with waiting for results. Pp’s are correct - if it was bad news or something urgent, the text would have said urgent appointment, or they would have rang you to make an appointment, and it would be within a few days time. Routine, means they have the results and want to discuss them with you and any next steps/referrals if necessary.

I know it is scary but, honestly, don't think you need to worry.
The message says "routine" which is medical-speak for not urgent, if there was something concerning they would have fitted you in as urgent

I had a MRI last week and the results showed up on my NHS Hospital App. I don't really understand the medical terms for most of what it says but I got the gist. I can also see that I've been referred on to another specialist. Does your Hospital trust have their own App?

@VeterinaryCareAssistant fingers crossed you’re not working in this sector 🤞

Don't be this much of a bell end.

@RoyalCorgi yeah, I guess there is something that needs discussion, but if it would be a case of halving the person's life expectancy by making them wait 2 weeks I doubt they'd be that cruel? Sorry, extreme example. I'm just saying it's not the worst I'd imagine.

None of us onow what the op's results are or how her practice would handle them.

I've had a couple of MRI scans in the last few years: I don't give consent for the scan unless they agree to cc me on the copy of the assessing clinicians report. The report is my personal data and they cannot statutorily withold it - in the contextnof personal data the BMA guidelines do not prevail.

I insist now because previously a GP told me there wasn't a problem. There was, albeit not cancer but nevertheless a chronic condition and its treatment was delayed due to incompetence.

But cancer is not a routine appointment.

If they are classing it as a routine 2 week appointment, its because your results aren't a worry. If it was serious they would call you in much much sooner - count it as a blessing!

I saw my GP 2 weeks ago who said they'd be making me a 2ww referral for gyne cancers and today I've had to chase whether the referral has actually been made.

It's so bloody frustrating isn't it?

For most things I actually don't mind waiting weeks to months. Things that are chronic but non urgent. But cancer, come on!

Do you think the GP knows how to interpret them? That has already been done before they report back to the GP.

Honestly, if there was anything seriously wrong they'd have had you in to discuss it within 24 hours.

I would be anxious, but they literally say a routine appointment. It might even be your MRI is fine, but they have to discuss what else may be causing your symptoms.

I work in a GP practice and this is mental to me! If you have a lump, you should be prioritised through the NHS.

OP, it is very likely that a clinician has looked at your results and considered them non-urgent, hence a routine appointment has been advised. Can you do an e-consult, explaining your anxieties to see if someone can get back to you sooner?

I dunno. Based on my own experience, if the MRI scan shows nothing wrong, they don't bother to give you an appointment at all. Calling you in to tell you everything's fine is a waste of time when they are already overworked.

I'm not saying this to add to the OP's worry - for all I know their GP might have other things they want to say, or be particularly conscientious, or perhaps it takes that long for the scan results to come through. I'm just saying that if they already know the scan results are fine then they're more likely to call you and say "everything's fine" than to ask you to come in for an appointment.

Agree that it’s very stressful op, you have my sympathy. I found a lump in my breast, called my gp to make an appointment and was told, due to my age (45) it’s not a priority and the first appointment I could have was in 4 weeks. I was shitting myself, no way could I wait 4 weeks so I went private. It was all done and sorted within 5 days which was a massive relief. And yes, I am fortunate that I can go private but I really shouldn’t have to. It’s shit.

Sorry you’re struggling with the wait. It’s tough and it used to be easier than this but 2 weeks is not that long. It is likely that they would have got you in earlier if they thought it was urgent so it’s probably good news.

I had to wait 6 weeks and it was something serious so they don't always bump you up the queue. I know it's hard but 2 weeks is absolutely standard for results. Try and keep busy and gets lots of fresh air while you wait, it's the only way to get through in my experience.