'In-house' referrals : a primary care alternative to immediate secondary care referrals.
Completed
- Conditions
- ot applicableNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN60533639
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients judged to need hospital referral by their general practitioners. In the intervention practices, these patients were initially referred 'in-house' to another GP in the same practice. In control practices, patients were referred directly to hospital.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Health status: SF 36<br>2. Patient Satisfaction: Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale (MISS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration