About this item

Issue date:
1 April 2005
Status:
Current
Corporate Author:
National Screening Unit,
Type:
Report,
Topic:
Screening, Women's health,
Copyright status:

© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

The content of referral letters determines which patients get seen with what priority. Referrals to a Colposcopy Service were reviewed as there were concerns that inappropriate or inadequate referrals from primary care could be impacting on the service provision and waiting times for all women.