GPs cry foul over hospital’s ‘named referral’ demands

There have been repeated claims that public hospitals are engaged in double-dipping
Geir O'Rourke
Dr Michael Rice.

Public hospital bosses have again come under fire for demanding named referrals from GPs so outpatients can be treated privately under Medicare.

In recent years, there have been repeated claims that public hospitals are double-dipping by designing referral processes that require the names of specific doctors.