GPs' views of consultants' non-urgent referral of patients to other consultants

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Americo Abbruzzese Herbert L. Abrams Stanley J. Adelstein Milton H. Alper William A. Altemeir Alan G. Birtch Bruce R. Brener John R. Brooks Hathorn P. Brown Theodore Colton Oliver Cope Nathan P. Couch Chilton Crane Gustave J. Dammin Donald P. Dressler J. Englebert Dunphy Richard W. Dwight Robert M. Filler William P. Grigsby Richard E. Hicks David Littmann Emmanuel Mannarino William V. McDermott...

Referrals to a rheumatology unit: an evaluation of the views of patients, general practitioners, and consultants.

One hundred and twelve randomly selected patients referred to a rheumatology unit were studied, using structured questionnaires, to gain the views of patients, general practitioners (GPs), and the consultants. There were differences in perception between these respondents on the reason for referral. Major diagnostic changes were made in less than 10% of cases. Nearly all patients claimed that s...

GPs and Consultants: Is There Agreement on Patient Management?

General practitioner attitude questionnaires were sent in May 1987 to 525 general practitioners (GPs) within Avon. A year later a section dealing with the management of clinical situations was sent to 198 Avon consultants, to determine how they would ideally expect a GP to respond to these situations. The majority of both the GPs and consultants held a common viewpoint, but significant differen...

Recruitment into psychiatry: views of consultants in Scotland

Response rates were low from nonconsultants and we focused on the views of the 212 consultants (55%) who responded. The perceived low status of psychiatry among other doctors and the belief that individuals with psychiatric disorders are difficult to deal with emerged as the two most important factors seen to affect recruitment. Improving undergraduate teaching in psychiatry was deemed importan...