referral
referral
Definition
re·fer·ral (ri fʉr′əl)
noun
- a referring or being referred, as for professional service, etc.
- a person who is referred or directed to another person, an agency, etc.
referral
Usage Examples
Preposition: from
- GP: Access to CLDTs is by referral from the GP or other services.
Converse of object
- accept: We accept referrals for women 16+ , with or without resident children.
Adjective modifier
- onward: They provide help, support and advice and can also make onward referral if necessary for treatment.
- urgent: Treatment is hastily started, there is an urgent surgical referral.
- tertiary: It provides a successful acute knee injury service for the local community and for tertiary referrals.
- inappropriate: Inappropriate referrals will be redirected to the appropriate service.
- psychiatric: Clause 8 ( Psychiatric referral ) A single psychiatrist cannot resolve the question of competence, in the manner suggested.
- appropriate: In no case did he make an appropriate NHS referral.
Modifies a noun
- pathway: To develop referral pathways to ensure more appropriate referral of severe cases to specialist services.
- letter: Appointments can be booked directly by the patient, without the need for a referral letter from the GP or other doctor.
- criterion: The group then involve all referral agencies to modify the referral criteria in line with their service needs.
- guideline: Complementary action required: Consultant visits to practices to review backlog patients against clinical referral guidelines.
- protocol: It is expected that new members will adopt the referral protocol within one month of joining the CSN.
- fee: You are only eligible to earn referral fees on domain name registrations occurring during the term of this Agreement only.
Noun used with modifier
- GP: Access to the service is either via GP referral or by referral from a physiotherapist employed on behalf of Dudley PCT.
- arrest: He played a key role in introducing the first drug arrest referral scheme which was initially piloted at Oxford custody.
- self: Self referral - please call into the center in person or ring.
- word-of-mouth: The *good* contractors get work by word-of-mouth referrals from previous clients.
- pupil: Work's with a lot of pupil referral units to help meet the specific needs of vulnerable young people.
- inpatient: All inpatient referrals to ICU should be assessed prior to ICU admission.
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