Are You Being Served? A Survey of the Opinions of G.Ps. Referring Patients to the Bristol Dental Hospital

A survey of the opinions of general medical practitioners who refer patients to Bristol Dental Hospital We recently carried out a survey of general medical practitioners regarding their opinions of the service they receive for patients whom they refer to Bristol Dental School and Hospital (BDH). METHOD Anonymous questionnaires were circulated in Spring 1987 by the Family Practitioner Committee to 523 general medical practitioners in the Avon Family Practitioner catchment area (Table 1). Questions were posed as to the frequency of referral, the departments or units to which patients were referred and the practitioner's general opinion as to the service provided. A section was also devoted to eliciting specific criticism of the service provided, if any. RESULTS Replies were received from 334 medical practitioners (63.9% response) (Table 1).