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Can the patient or the referring clinician choose which consultant the patient sees?

April 26, 2017clinician consultant patient referring sees

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Can the patient or the referring clinician choose which consultant the patient sees?

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Free Choice Policy does not extend to a patient’s choice of consultant. Where the referring clinician decides it is clinically appropriate for the patient to be seen by a named consultant the referral letter should be addressed to the named consultant.