Referral to Hospital: Perceptions of Patients, General Practitioners and Consultants About Necessity and Suitability of Referral

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1987 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Family Practice, volume 4, pages 170-175 (issn: 0263-2136, eissn: 1460-2229,

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Authors: J F, Grace; D, Armstrong;

doi: 10.1093/fampra/4.3.170

pmid: 3666347

Referral to Hospital: Perceptions of Patients, General Practitioners and Consultants About Necessity and Suitability of Referral

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Abstract

A sample of new referrals from general practitioners to hospital specialists was examined from the points of view of the patient, general practitioner and consultant concerned with regard to the adequacy of the general practitioners' performance before referral, his ability to have managed without referral and the suitability of the specialist seen. Little agreement was found between the opinions expressed by the three groups, although some of the opinions expressed within the groups were found to be associated with characteristics of the groups.

Related Organizations

Guy's Hospital
United Kingdom
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Outpatient Clinics, Hospital, Patient Admission, Consultants, Humans, Physicians, Family, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Referral and Consultation

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