College slams mandatory GP referral rules
The new requirements seem more focused on decreasing waiting times, says Dr Harry Nespolon
The RACGP has hit out at the introduction of GP referral criteria in Victoria, saying their real purpose is to knock back patients in a bid to “artificially” cut outpatient waiting times.
Under statewide rules starting next month, Victorian public hospitals will judge all new adult referrals for three specialties against core criteria, promising to reject GP referrals that fail to include “essential information”.
