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Opening the Gate: Referrals from Primary to Secondary Care

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Rationing and Rationality in the National Health Service

Part of the book series: Economic Issues in Health Care ((EIHC))

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Abstract

Following on from the more theoretical concerns of the first three chapters, and in line with the idea of a progression through the various aspects of obtaining health care in this country, we have arrived at the point where patient and general practitioner interact to obtain assessment and/or treatment.

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  1. Stephen Farrow
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  2. David Jewell
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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine Canynge Hall, Health Care Evaluation Unit, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2PR, UK

    Stephen Frankel

  2. Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4XN, UK

    Robert West

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Farrow, S., Jewell, D. (1993). Opening the Gate: Referrals from Primary to Secondary Care. In: Frankel, S., West, R. (eds) Rationing and Rationality in the National Health Service. Economic Issues in Health Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22553-8_4

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