This document discusses client referral in healthcare. Referral involves sending a patient to another physician or facility for continued treatment of a specific issue. It means directing a patient from a primary care or local facility to a secondary or specialized facility that can better address their needs. Effective referral requires connecting the client with a service that can help them, not just providing contact information.
2. Referral System, involves sending a patient
to another physician for ongoing
management of specific problem , or It is
refer patient from one facility to another better
facility. eg. from PHC to Hospital or from
primary care to secondary care.
Referral means putting people in touch with services that have the resources to
help them achieve their goals. It is not just about handing out a number. You are
responsible for bringing the person and the service together.