RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Referral letters: are form letters better?
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 107
OP 108
VO 47
IS 415
A1 Jenkins, S
A1 Arroll, B
A1 Hawken, S
A1 Nicholson, R
YR 1997
UL http://bjgp.org/content/47/415/107.abstract
AB An essential mode of contact between general practitioners (GPs) and hospital staff is the referral letter. This must be clear and concise with sufficient information to aid the GP, the consultant and the patient. In order to ensure this, a proposal was made for the use of a structured or standardized referral letter: a form letter. This report shows that form letters were shorter than typed letters. Form letters were also proven to contain more information than nonform letters.