Referral falls could cause financial difficulty for hospitals - BMA

By 2011-09-12T10:21:00

Doctor writing a referral

Hospitals could suffer “financial problems” as a result of GPs referring fewer patients, the British Medical Association warns today, after new figures showed the number of referrals has fallen by 4.7 per cent since the beginning of April.

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