This book provides a detailed discussion of the organisation of postgraduate medical education in the NHS, and the administrative and financial implications if changes are to be made. The material is organised within a 'demand and supply' framework: demand from employers, notably the NHS, and supply provided by various institutions ...
The book studies referral behaviour by relating medical referrals sent by doctors to a district hospital to findings from in-depth interviews with these doctors and to information about their use of the investigation services. The author goes on to study the outcome of the referrals by interviewing the consultants concerned ...