Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine) by Subject "Referral"

Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine) by Subject "Referral"

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  • Reasons for and perceptions of patients with minor ailments bypassing local primary health care facilities 
    Visser, C.A. (Chris); Marincowitz, Gert J.O.; Govender, Indiran; Ogunbanjo, G.A. (Medpharm Publications, 2015)
    INTRODUCTION : Despite having access to several clinics and health centres in their local communities, numerous patients opt to go directly to hospitals for non-emergencies and minor ailments. Reasons for this include their ...
  • Why doctors do not answer referral letters 
    Smith, Selma; Khutoane, G. (Medpharm Publications, 2009-01)
    BACKGROUND: Health care workers at primary health care (PHC) clinics are frustrated by not receiving replies to their referral letters to doctors. Referral letters act as permission slips to allow patients easy access to ...