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

Daily Mail Health · 17 August 2026 at 00:01

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

Around a quarter of patient referrals to hospitals are being rejected and returned to GPs, a poll has found.

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

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