Getting Referrals from General Practitioners

Aim:
One of the mainstays of a health professional is their communication with other health professionals. This unit provides a guide into improving professional communication between Clinical Hypnotherapists and General Practitioner (GP). The unit provides an overview of the reasons for writing to General Practitioners and your client’s primary health carers.

Topics include: Professional Communications, What to write, When to write, Mandatory Reporting, Privacy and examples of an Intake form, Letters, Services Available and Referral forms. The aim of this unit is to:

1. Provide basic information on writing to client’s GP;
2. Demonstrate content of letters written to GPs; and
3. Discuss adaptability when writing to client’s other health professionals.