After referral, patients can freely choose a specialist care provider, although actual choice is often limited – in particular in rural areas – and waiting lists are substantial. One of the most important problems is that the system is severely underfunded: total health expenditure in 2012 was ...
referral processes to hospital outpatient clinics, communication between GPs and hospitals from the point of referral to patient surgery, post-operative discharge information provided by the hospitals, and finally, any issues identified in the patient surgical journey and areas for potential service improv...
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