In England, ‘fast-track’ (also known as ‘two-week wait’) general practitioner referrals for suspected cancer in symptomatic patients are used to shorten diagnostic intervals and are supported by ...

Purpose: To describe the events and the reasoning that led UK general practitioners to make a direct referral to a genetics clinic for a family history of cancer. Methods: Asymptomatic patients with a ...

According to most doctors, in the past, referrals were handled through a fairly simple professional network, with specialists meeting internists and family doctors at hospitals, conferences and, yes, ...

Christie M. Gardiner co-authored the report mentioned in this article but received no external funding for this. She does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

The experience of NHS patients obtaining a GP referral has improved, but many still face delays and uncertainty, according to a new report from Healthwatch England. The organisation found that 1 in 7 ...

Over 1,400 lives could be saved every year - four more every day - if more cancers were diagnosed through GP referral instead of emergency hospital admissions, according to a new study led by City, ...

Abingdon GP Prit Buttar has criticised a scheme designed to save NHS funds by cutting patient referrals to hospital. A year ago, the Clinical Advice and Liaison Service (Cals) was introduced in the ...

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has taken the first step into Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology within the NHS, trialling a ‘virtual employee’ which will automatically ...

While healthcare organizations employ different types of marketing and advertising strategies to acquire new patients, referrals stand out as an effective way to grow one's patient base. According to ...

Federal law prohibits the practice of "self-referral" for doctors treating Medicaid and Medicare patients. Many states have outlawed it for patients receiving workers' compensation. And Sen. Robert ...