ENT in general practice: Training, experience and referral rates

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 580-583

  Clamp, P J ^a   Gunasekaran, S ^b   Pothier, D D ^a   Saunders, M W ^b  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education, Medical; Family Practice; Hospital Referral; Otolaryngology; Postgraduate; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34249058361     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106003495     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Griffiths E. Incidence of ENT problems in general practice. J R Soc Med 1979;72:740-2
2. Donnelly MJ, Quraishi MS, McShane DP. ENT and general practice: a study of paediatric ENT problems seen in general practice and recommendations for general practitioner training in ENT in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci 1995;164:209-11
3. Coulter A, Noone A, Goldacre M. General practitioners' referrals to specialist outpatient clinics. I. Why general practitioners refer patients to specialist outpatient clinics. BMJ 1989;299:304-6
4. Mace AD, Narula AA. Survey of current undergraduate otolaryngology training in the United Kingdom. J Laryngol Otol 2004;118:217-20
5. Veitch D, Lewis M, Gibbin K. General practitioner training in ENT in the Trent Region. J R Soc Med 1992;85:156-8
6. Bhalla RK, Unwin D, Jones TM, Lesser T. Does clinical assistant experience in ENT influence general practitioner referral rates to hospital? J Laryngol Otol 2002;116:586-8