Primary care

‘Aggressive marketing’ fuels surge in patients seeking private referrals from GPs

By 2024-12-16T07:00:00

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Growing numbers of patients are requesting NHS-funded referrals to private providers “operating outside of agreed guidelines”, fuelled by long waiting lists and “aggressive direct marketing tactics”, GPs have warned.

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