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Your GP and Dorking Healthcare?

Will My GP Refer Me To Dorking Healthcare Services?
Your GP will always refer you to the best service for your individual needs. Who you are referred to is always a joint decision between you and your GP.

We expect many referrals will be made to Dorking Healthcare consultants because in these cases the best option for the patient will be to see a well respected consultant, with a short waiting time, in a local facility.

The Relationship Between Your GP And Dorking Healthcare Consultants
One of the main reasons for developing Dorking Healthcare was to create a closer working relationship between GPs and consultants. We have developed an understanding over how patient care should happen in each speciality. This has many benefits, including:

• GPs organising more investigations (eg. x-rays or laboratory tests) so these are available when a patient sees a consultant. This should mean that decisions on treatment can be taken at the first appointment and not need the delay and cost of a second appointment.
• An increased understanding amongst GPs about when to refer patients to a specialist for certain conditions.
• GPs increasingly following up patients under care plans drawn up by consultants or after operations.
• Dorking Healthcare organises an educational programme where the consultants come to Dorking or Holmhurst Medical Centre to give a talk to the local GPs.