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Quarter of hospital referrals are sent straight back to GPs, survey finds

Daily Mail 1 min read 4 hours ago

Around a quarter of patient referrals to hospitals are being rejected and returned to GPs, a poll has found. One London GP said they felt the system was 'getting more risky and unsafe'
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