GPs urged to refer directly to the independent sector

By Helen Mooney2007-08-09T00:00:00

Western Cheshire primary care trust has told doctors across its patch to refer orthopaedic patients needing hip and knee replacements directly to an independent sector treatment centre because it is under-used.

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