How to refer
Email a referral letter to admin@drnadirkana.co.za with the information listed below. Please say which rooms suit your patient, Milpark or Mulbarton, and how soon they need to be seen.
Doctors outside South Africa can refer in the same way. Sending scans and reports with the referral lets Dr Kana advise on a plan before your patient travels, and helps keep their stay short.
What happens next
The practice acknowledges every referral within one working day and contacts your patient to arrange an appointment.
After the consultation Dr Kana writes to you with his findings and plan, and again after any surgery, so that care continues smoothly when your patient returns to you.
Urgent referrals
For a patient who needs to be seen soon, such as a suspected head and neck cancer, please phone the rooms directly as well as sending the letter, so that the appointment can be prioritised.
Acute emergencies, such as airway compromise or bleeding that cannot be controlled, should go to the nearest emergency unit.
What to send
- A referral letter with the reason for referral and the question you would like answered
- Relevant medical history and current medicines, including any anticoagulants
- Imaging reports and a link to the images
- Histology and cytology reports
- Audiograms, if done