General practitioner obstetrics in Bradford.

Clinical, provider and sociodemographic predictors of late initiation of antenatal care in England and Wales

“…Obstetric risk factors identified at booking were defined a priori by the study working group using information gathered from seven seminal pieces of empirical work within obstetrics 42–48 . These risk factors included a history of diabetes mellitus, cardiac disease, essential hypertension, renal disease, thrombosis, substance abuse and a range of less prevalent disorders (including anorexia, asthma, depression, epilepsy and schizophrenia).…”

Consultation, Referral, and Collaboration Between Midwives and Obstetricians: Lessons From New Zealand

“…Six studies were located. One was from the United Kingdom, 36 two were from Canada, 37,38 and three were conducted in the United States 39–41 . These studies included mixed‐risk women and reported referral rates from 12% to 49%.…”

Community dermatology.

“…Not for the first time, hospital doctors have taken it on themselves to audit general practice activity rather than their own to support their viewpoint. [2][3][4][5][6] The approach also shows a lack of knowledge of the reasons why general practitioners refer patients to dermatologists. Bradlow et al reviewed 3678 referrals from general practitioners to dermatology outpatient clinics and found that 26% of patients were referred for diagnosis or investigation, 14% for advice only, 63% for treatment or management, and 2% for a second opinion or reassurance.7 Thus to analyse general practitioners' referrals solely on the grounds of diagnostic accuracy is to give an incomplete picture of why patients are referred to outpatient clinics.…”