ABSTRACT

This exciting series is unique in providing advice on management, leadership and development for those in the Allied Health Professions (AHP). This practical and comprehensive guide contains all the information you need to set up a self referral service successfully, including answers to frequently asked questions, sample referral forms, a sample poster, datasets, guides for consistency, an anticipated referral calculator tool and a complete glossary of terms. "Over the last ten years we have lost count of the inquiries we've fielded from all over the United Kingdom and from many other countries worldwide. We've been contacted by a wide range of healthcare providers, clinical staff from a variety of professions; therapists, nurses and doctors, service managers, professional bodies and healthcare policy makers and the questions have been the same. This is a practical guide that should help to take you relatively stress-free through the very important key stages of preparation. It will provide useful hints and tips to assist you in your decision making and will ensure as successful and painless a transition as possible." - Lesley Holdsworth and Valerie Webster, in the Introduction.

part I|28 pages

chapter 1|4 pages

Background

chapter 2|4 pages

Why consider patient self-referral?

chapter 3|8 pages

Legal and professional considerations

chapter 4|4 pages

What do we mean by patient self-referral?

chapter 5|1 pages

Checklist

chapter 6|1 pages

Useful websites

chapter 7|2 pages

Further reading

part II|31 pages

chapter 8|1 pages

Before you start

chapter 9|2 pages

Know your population

chapter 10|2 pages

Know your service

chapter 12|8 pages

The most frequently asked questions

chapter 13|3 pages

Making critical friends

chapter 14|2 pages

Checklist

chapter 15|1 pages

Further reading

part III|29 pages

chapter 16|3 pages

Preparing for implementation

chapter 18|14 pages

Measuring and demonstrating impact

chapter 19|1 pages

Checklist

chapter 20|1 pages

Further reading

part IV|7 pages

chapter 21|1 pages

Final countdown to implementation

chapter 22|1 pages

Publicising the launch of your service

chapter 23|1 pages

The final countdown