NEW PATIENT MAPS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
newpt1a
SECTIONS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
NEW PATIENT MAPS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
newpt2b
SECTIONS: 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
NEW PATIENT MAPS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
newpt3a
SECTIONS: 9 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
NEW PATIENT MAPS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
newpt4a
SECTIONS: 9 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
23. REFERRING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CONSULTATION

When sending a person to another professional for a consultation, you want to do as much as possible to see that

  • he/she gets there in a timely way
  • the other professional understands what you need and why, and is able to provide it
  • the information is sent to you in a timely way.

Typically the referral is made during session, in the diagnostic context. Your patient may want to understand

  • the reasons that you believe the consultation will be useful to him/her
  • why you can’t gather the information yourself
  • how the information will be used
  • names of consultants, telephone numbers and addresses
  • justification for each one [could be as simple as I trust all of them.]
  • how to make contact
  • whether you will make contact also