The experience of NHS patients obtaining a GP referral has improved, but many still face delays and uncertainty, according to a new report from Healthwatch England. The organisation found that 1 in 7 ...

The NHS Cancer Plan for England set waiting time targets for cancer referral (14 days from GP referral to first hospital appointment) and treatment (31 days from diagnosis, 62 days from urgent GP ...

To assess whether information in general practitioner (GP) referral letters provides a basis for selection of diagnostic tests in patients referred for specialist respiratory advice. We undertook a ...

Scan.com is a British-based service offering access to private diagnostic imaging, including MRI, ultrasound and CT scans, ...

Over 1,400 lives could be saved every year - four more every day - if more cancers were diagnosed through GP referral instead of emergency hospital admissions, according to a new study led by City, ...

Commercial programme helped more than half of those referred to curb their risk More than a third of patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes avoided developing the condition after they were ...

Tackling obesity by offering the opportunity to attend a weight loss programme during a routine consultation is effective, welcomed by patients and takes 30 seconds of physicians’ time, according to a ...