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Proportion of general practitioners indicating their wish for information in discharge letters conceming various aspects of their patients' attendance at accident and emergency departments No (%) of practitioners requiring information on aspect Aspect of attendance (n= 213) Mode of referral 194 (91) General practitioner diagnosis (prior to referral) 134 (63) Clinical findings in accident and emergency*: All positive findings 115 (54) All negative findings 57 (27) Only relevant findings 109 (51) Results of investigations in accident and emergency: Haematology 187 (88) Biochemistry 183 (86) x Ray 191 (90) Diagnosis in accident and emergency 208 (98) Treatment in accident and emergency 202 (95) Outcome (admit or discharge) 203 (95) Treatment suggested for general practitioner 192 (90) Follow up arrangements 200 (94) Information given to patient 175 (82) Information to general practitioner**: On all patients 160 (75) Only those sent home 53 (25)*Actual question: Would you like to know all positive findings?all negative findings?only "relevant" findings?other (please specify)?Some respondents replied to more than one category.
Beth Martin (Sat,) studied this question.