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These 'long wait' patients are unlikely to be seen unless their condition deteriorates and an updated referral upgrades them to a Category 1.
These wait listed patients are only likely to be seen if their condition deteriorates and an updated referral upgrades them to Category A. A letter sent to long wait patients offered two options 1) take no action if the appointment was no longer required or 2) visit their GP to update their referral on a clinic specific template if they felt the referral was still required.
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Option A advises patients to 'Take no action' if the referral is no longer required and option B advises them to update the referral by presenting the referral template (included in the patient letter) to their GP within three months.
The overall process included two strategies: 1) to provide access to appointments for patients who have been on the wait list for longer than two years by updating their referral using a specifically designed referral template, and 2) to streamline the process of new referrals coming into the system.
The program was focused to improve the patients' self-management capabilities by implementation of a self-management plan, and to update the referral and treatment networks in primary health care [ 3].
The guidelines include updated evidence on screening and referral criteria, the minimum requirements for a screening vision and retinal examination, follow-up care, and management of DR and DME, including laser photocoagulation and appropriate use of intravitreal anti vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors and, in specific situations, intravitreal corticosteroids.
Referral guidelines are updated frequently in Australia to the extent that GPs felt "swamped by literature".
This was done using a 2012 email list of active educators and administrators that was made public, using email addresses which are updated routinely on State Resource and Referral Agency mailings.
Do whatever it takes to market to a wider audience: ask current customers for referrals; update your Web site; exhibit your products at trade shows.
Referrals from GPs are guided by the Department of Health guidelines for cancer referrals first formulated in 2000 and then further updated in 2005 (Department of Health. The NHS cancer plan; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Referral guidelines for suspected cancer. Clinical guideline 27).
Give business cards and brochures to customers, and mail updated catalogs periodically to get repeat business and referrals.
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