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The impact of hospital experiences during training on GP referral rates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Hannah M McGee  and
Michael Fitzgerald
Hannah M McGee
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeonsin Ireland, 84, Harcourt St., Dublin 2
Michael Fitzgerald
Affiliation:
Child and Family Centre, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
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Abstract

Findings of the influence of hospital training experience in a particular medical speciality on subsequent GP referral patterns to that speciality are outlined. Specialist training appears to sensitise doctors and increase the referral rate to a given speciality. The nature of this sensitisation in medical education is discussed.

Keywords

Medical SensitisationGeneral PracticeHospital Referral Rate
Type
Original Papers
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 22 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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