Sentence examples for an initial referral from inspiring English sources

Women who had received antenatal care, other than an initial referral appointment with their community midwife, prior to this hospital attendance, were excluded.

In addition, all NHS health-boards in Scotland are now under statutory obligations to ensure that patients are treated within 18 weeks of an initial referral [ 32].

For patients who need a booked appointment to the PAC, it was reported that an appointment would usually be available within 2 to 3 weeks from an initial referral to the PAC.

An initial referral where the patient decides not to proceed and does not return their family history questionnaire (event pathway 1) resulted in a mean cost of £16.

In the meantime, for those who have depression and physical symptoms, our evidence suggests that acupuncture could be a useful initial referral option.

To determine the diagnostic and predictive value of ultrasound and radioisotope scans of the thyroid, alone and in combination, during a single visit after initial referral by the screening laboratory with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) elevation.

The decision and reasoning was noted in the electronic patient record and transferred to the research file, recording whether or not the endovaginal imaging result was the primary reason for a change from the initial referral for RVT.

According to the minutes, he said: "The process for placing a person in restrictive detention has a number of checks and balances involving the initial referral, followed by an operational and health assessment and then a decision by the regional manager regarding the placement".

However the typical pathway identified in our current survey is initial referral to an ENT consultant and thereafter referral to audiology and the tinnitus clinic where appropriate psychological management can begin.

His initial referral to a specialist brought no answers.

In 2004 ministers decided that patients should have to wait no more than 18 weeks from their initial referral by a family doctor until their actual operation in hospital.