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2008/11/29 Paul Bromley <[log in to unmask]>: > My favoured hospital allows you to produce an ordinary referral letter and > then just complete their proforma stating basically that you are referring > as a 14-day wait - far more flexible. I rang the patient and told him that > although he had chosen one hospital I felt certain they would 'bounce' the > referral and suggested that he went to my favoured hospital. He accepted > this and I have now referred him on. Personally I think the 6-week rule is > crazy re change of bowel habit. In my book if they have a change of bowel > habit and no obvious cause - i.e. codeine use (constipation) or possible > infective cause (diarrhoea), then something odd is going on. > > Paul Bromley > If you don't have an explanation you do need to find one. Cheers Geoff -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments unless by prior arrangement. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html