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Some medical conditions or accompanying symptoms require specialist consultation. You may need to undergo tests that cannot be referred by your GP. Then you can be referred to a specialist doctor. Remember that there is no zoning, so you do not have to choose a clinic in your place of residence.
Referral to a specialist doctor
To register for the first appointment with a specialist doctor, you need a referral. Importantly, you don’t need it to:
- obstetrician-gynecologist,
- psychiatry,
- oncologist,
- venereologist.
Also, learn more about how electronic referrals work
How do I find an appointment with a specialist doctor?
Are you wondering which facility has the shortest waiting queue? You can check it easily and quickly by going to the website Guide on Treatment Dates. In the mentioned search engine you will also find information related to diagnostic tests. So if you do not have time to look for a specialist clinic, but you can also go a little further for your appointment, be sure to check out the website. Importantly, you can always unsubscribe from one waiting list and subscribe to another. However, you are not allowed to register a referral with more than one service. In this case, the clinic has the right to remove you from the queue.
From the moment you make an appointment, you must provide the referral within 14 days. A specialist doctor makes an appointment for your next appointment. It is not influenced by the person in registration. If you are chronically ill, you don’t need to update your referral regularly.
Read more on how to find a free appointment with a doctor
Can a visit to a specialist be accelerated?
When determining your place in the queue for examination, surgery or a visit to a specialist doctor, the medical category to which you have been qualified by your GP will influence. This information is on the referral. This way you can be placed in one of two waiting groups:
- stable cases,
- urgent cases.
Who can issue a referral to a specialist doctor?
Referral to a specialist doctor can be issued by a family doctor, also known as a general practitioner. Taking into account the test results and the patient’s state of health, he can state whether he should be subject to specialist treatment.
How do I sign up for a GP?
When can a family doctor refuse to refer you to a specialist?
First of all, remember that you cannot request a referral from a primary health care physician to a specialist. It is the doctor, taking into account the knowledge and medical indications, who decides whether to issue a referral in a given case. Therefore, if he believes there is no need to do so, he has the right to refuse. At the same time, it should be remembered that such a refusal should be noted in the patient’s medical records.
If you do not agree with it, you can submit an application to the head of the medical facility. You also have the right to request that your GP consults another doctor.
Check what rules apply to registration in a medical facility
Where to perform tests ordered by a specialist doctor?
A specialist doctor can issue you referral for diagnostic tests. It should also inform you in which facility you can perform them. Usually it is the same therapeutic entity. In justified cases, it may be another facility that has a signed contract for the performance of a specific test.
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